Pray for Peace,

JERUSALEM REPORT
From Mike Evans the founder of the Jerusalem Prayer Team


Dear John,

Time is running out for Iran to avoid sanctions over its nuclear program, Reuters News Agency quoted White House spokesman Robert Gibbs as saying. He added that Tehran's deadline is still the end of the year for responding to international demands.

Iran has ignored a deal offered by the Western powers that would have Iran sending its low-enriched uranium abroad for processing into uranium for making fuel. Gibbs said it was "pretty clear" that the Iranians were backing out of that agreement. The White House comments came a day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared that his country will enrich uranium at a much higher level--a fresh rejection of an international plan to curb Tehran's nuclear program.

We are approaching a crisis point in dealing with Iran. I urgently ask you to join with me in prayer that this great evil will be halted and that Israel will be spared the incredible human and financial cost of having to go to war to stop it.

How sad it is that these rumblings of war come at what should be a time of peace! For many in Israel, especially the children, peace is only a distant dream.

I will never forget as a poor Jewish child in America what it was like to scavenge for food in dumpsters and never having enough to eat. This is the daily reality of life in Ashkelon for hundreds of children. They go to bed hungry many nights. They shiver in the winter because their parents cannot afford to heat their homes. They have no expectation of receiving presents this year for Chanukah. What should be a happy and joyous time is instead just another day to do without.

I will also never forget when my aunt took me to my first Chanukah party. I thought I had died and gone to Heaven! Seeing the gifts and all the food was a wonderful treat. And we can provide that same experience to the poor children of Ashkelon. The Jerusalem Prayer Team is helping a very special family host a Chanukah party just for these needy children.

On my last trip to Israel I met again with the Cohen family...a family that has suffered so much at the hands of radical Islamic terrorists...and yet who nevertheless live with joy instead of bitterness and are focused on helping others. Let me share their story with you. The children were blown up on their school bus.

CLICK HERE TO HELP PROVIDE A HAPPY CHANUKAH FOR NEEDY CHILDREN: https://www.donation-net.net/CTBF/donate.cfm?dn=1032&commID=131593322&ID=211981

Tehilla Cohen lost both her legs when her school bus was destroyed by a suicide bomber near her family's home in Israel. The devastating attack stole so much away from this precious young lady...and yet her spirit never wavered. When I heard this young lady's story, I knew we had to help.

So the Jerusalem Prayer Team furnished her with a special motorized wheelchair which allowed her to regain much of her independence of motion. After many surgeries and extensive physical therapy, she was able to return to school, and now has graduated and is preparing for college.

When I met with Tehilla, she asked me to thank the members of the Jerusalem Prayer Team who have helped her so much. And she asked for our help again--not for herself, but for the poor children who live in her community who are facing the upcoming Chanukah holiday without the hope of the presents that most children are expecting.

Thank you to the 105 Jerusalem Prayer Team members who have already responded as we work to reach our goal of 2000 sponsors to provide a truly meaningful Chanukah to these precious children.

CHANUKAH IS ONLY 5 DAYS AWAY. PLEASE, PLEASE SEND YOUR GIFT FOR THE POOR CHILDREN RIGHT NOW .... "IF YOU DO IT UNTO THE LEAST OF THESE, YOU HAVE DONE IT UNTO ME."

Send Your Gift Today to Help These Poor Children: https://www.donation-net.net/CTBF/donate.cfm?dn=1032&commID=131593322&ID=211981

Chanukah is a wonderful celebration of God's deliverance of His people and His miraculous provision of their needs. Often called the Festival of Lights, the holiday commemorates the freeing of Jerusalem from captivity and the cleansing of the Temple in Jerusalem. When the invaders were driven away, only enough consecrated oil to light the candlestick for one day was found, but miraculously the lamps burned for eight full days until new oil could be made.

Chanukah starts this year on Saturday, December 12th. That means we have just five days left to provide the Chanukah party that will turn this into a season of hope. Send your gift today to make Chanukah a happy and joyous time for the children of Ashkelon and their families. They have suffered so much, enduring terrorist attacks and rockets fired into their schoolyards. They do without, going to bed hungry many nights.

MAKE THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS SHINE BRIGHT FOR THESE POOR CHILDREN: https://www.donation-net.net/CTBF/donate.cfm?dn=1032&commID=131593322&ID=211981

Your gift will provide food and toys and clothing and games--the same things our children and grandchildren look forward to at Christmastime. We can do this together.

Jesus said we should let the little children come to Him...and that's what your gift today will do. We have a wonderful opportunity to show the people of Ashkelon that Christians love and care for them. They are besieged on every side, living every day with threats we can hardly imagine. They need the brightness of hope.

Rush your special Chanukah gift today and help make the Festival of Lights much brighter for these precious children.

Your Ambassador to Jerusalem,

Dr. Michael Evans



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