Incredible Journeys

27/10/2024

Very interesting "insider" article about the fight against Hezbollah
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-clearing-lebanese-village-idf-troops-say-weapons-found-in-nearly-every-home/
Please continue to pray for the Lebanese civilians, most of whom want Hezbollah removed, but many of whom are displaced until the Iran proxy is removed.

'They were completely ready for another October 7. It's not hard to imagine that they would have done it,' says IDF reservist. 'We also found N**i flags and Hi**er statues'

21/10/2024

Thank you again to all who prayed for us during our Living Waters Pilgrimage--they were felt! The Holy Spirit permeated our time together, evident in the beauty of creation, but especially the beauty of each pilgrim and everyone we met on our journey! In the midst of this immense joy, we also remember the sorrow of all who are suffering in the Holy Land, especially the 100+ hostages, their families, all the innocent victims of war as we pray for their protection, and our many friends, among them David Katz, Shira Harpaz Pomeranz, Dov Chen and George Safar.

19/10/2024

What a surprise to wake up to clear skies and a full moon this morning! Our first stop was to. Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water, the phenomenal house he built using the landscape and environment to inspire and literally integrate it into the design and build. We had plenty of time to walk the scenic grounds, go on an educational one hour + tour of the house, enjoy lunch before heading to Pittsburgh. We visited Shepherd's Heart Fellowship, a church whose whole mission is to the homeless with a special emphasis on veterans. They are doing the work that Jesus did, going after the lost and marginalized, providing for them physically, spiritually, emotionally. It was the most moving way to conclude our Living Waters Pilgrimage as the Holy Spirit is vibrantly alive and active and evident in their ministry and the fruit it bears. They have helped 700 veterans who were homeless achieve independence through their inspired efforts, their love for Christ and the sharing of his gospel. We thank God for all the experiences we had this past week and for you who held us up in prayer! Special thanks to Rev Susan Tiffany and parishioners from St. Paul's Episcopal Akron, OH , St. Hilary Catholic Parish-Fairlawn OH and various churches in the greater Akron / Cleveland area who made our pilgrimage so meaningful.

18/10/2024

We awoke to a beautiful crisp morning, a fairly clear sky and beautiful fall foliage on our trip to Ohio Pyle National Park. There we witnessed an incredible waterfall, a video of which is below, that in its own way speaks eloquently of the Living Waters of the Holy Spirit in his cleansing power and love. We spent the rest of the day at St. Vincent Archabbey and college campus in Latrobe PA, where we enjoyed a two-man docent team tour of the pristine Basilica Church, made by hand by benediction monks and lay craftsman in the 1800s. The monks baked their own bricks on site and milled wood from the Chestnut Ridge across from the Basilica. It's still stands as a marvelous monument to the grit, talent and hard work of the monks who were self-sufficient when they established themselves here. We ended our day with an inspirational talk by Fr. Patrick Cronauer, OSB, professor and biblical scholar, who spoke to us about the Holy Spirit's work in Genesis and in us today! Some of our pilgrims toured the Fred Rogers Center on campus, with displays from Mr Rogers' Neighborhood and separate crafting exhibitions and demonstrations. Truly a marvelous day!

17/10/2024

It was a fun day of adventures today beginning with "a little taste of heaven" with our tour of Platters Chocolate Factory, Tonawanda, NY! Interestingly they took over the original Wurlitzer building where organs were once made. From there we enjoyed an amazing lunch, pampered by the people at My Tomato Pie, Amherst, NY. Before leaving NY, we were awestruck by the beauty and majesty of Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica, Lackawanna.Then we took a fairly long journey to Ligonier, PA, sharing more about learning to listen to the Holy Spirit and enjoying a robust competition of Bible trivia :-). Thank you for praying for us on this journey where many new friendships are being forged, while deepening our spiritual lives together in the Holy Spirit who is the unifying force of Love, both in the Trinity and in the body of Christ!

15/10/2024

What a refreshing first day it has been for nearly 50 participants on our Living Waters pillgrimage. Led by Rev Susan Tiffany of St. Paul's Episcopal Akron and Randy Malick of St. Hilary Catholic Parish-Fairlawn OH We traveled to the beautiful Niagara Falls, taking in the magnificent sights and sounds. We enjoyed teachings on the Holy Spirit both from the Hebrew scriptures and Christian scriptures, this dynamic, personal and creative power of God, the Spirit of the Father and the Spirit of Jesus, this Person of immense Love, poured out to all who believe! Stay tuned for both fun and spiritually charged adventures tomorrow!

07/10/2024

Please pray for a return of the 101 hostages taken by Hamas a year ago today and for an end to war. No matter how the news reports it, the Israeli army as a whole goes to greater length than any in history to mitigate civilian casualties, often risking their own lives in the process. Right now, they are fighting fronts in Gaza, Lebanon, Judea and Samaria, Syria, Iraq, Yamen and Iran. Not a war they wanted or started.

07/09/2024

So disturbing on many levels. Please continue to pray for all the civilians in the Holy Land and Gaza and for a swift, safe return of the Israeli hostages.

“The theme of UNRWA education is ‘peace starts here.’ How could it possibly be that a U.N. social work agency would be using their education system to prepare kids for war?”

14/08/2024

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21/07/2024

WOW
Solving A Mystery, Archaeologists Find Vast Moat That Protected Jerusalem’s Biblical Kings:
Researchers say fortification required major engineering and resources, separated Temple Mount and king’s palace from rest of Jerusalem; discovery accords with biblical references:
https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-find-fortifying-moat-in-city-of-david-solving-150-year-mystery/

17/07/2024

The Shepherd who is always watching. (Jn 10:14) He never slumbers or sleeps. (Ps 121:4) His eye is ever upon you. (Ps 139)

16/05/2024

Regardless of what one thinks of Israel's prime minister. Dr. Phil gets the clearest explanation and reasons for Israel's very difficult military position and strategy in this interview.

Dr. Phil sits down with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, for an in-depth interview. Join us as we discuss the war between Isreal and Hamas a...

09/05/2024

Marking Orthodox Easter at Church of the Holy Sepulchre, worshipers spread flame they believe has miraculous origins

25/04/2024

Hey, everyone! If you are within driving distance of Akron, OH, please join us this Sat or Sun for a new dramatic reading, a highly entertaining and content-rich imaginary dialogue between Billy Graham, CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien, about the Eucharist, "Symbol or Substance?" (based on the book by Dr. Peter Kreeft). All ages are welcome. Invite a friend and pay only $5/ticket and support local theatre at the same time! It is offered on two weekends at the Akron Makeshift Theater, 833 Carroll Street in Akron: Sat/Sun May 25 & 26, and June 15 & 16, 2:00 pm. Parking is free. We had some nice coverage from ABJ today, as seen below.

21/04/2024

Petition: RELEASE OF HOSTAGES HELD BY HAMAS

Join us in a collective call for the immediate release of lives abruptly taken on October 7th - babies, children, the elderly, the sick, and men and women - currently held captive by Hamas.

19/04/2024

Professor of physics, Maximilian Abitbol, who is also an expert on the defense industry had this to say about the events of Saturday night.

This is a must read.

“I wanted to share something that is much more than a feeling. Something that comes from a real calculation: What happened in Israel on last Motzaei Shabbat was not less than the scale of the splitting of the Red Sea.

I am a Professor of physics and I worked for several years in the defense industry in Israel, in projects that are still the cutting edge technologies of the defence of the State of Israel.

When I look at what happened on Motzai Shabbat, on a scientific level - it simply cannot happen!! Statistically.

The likelihood that everything, but really *Everything* works out, does not exist in complex systems Like the defense systems that were used to defend Israel from the massive Iranian attack.

These systems have never, *but never*, not only in the State of Israel, been tried in real time!!

I took a pencil and dived into the calculations to check the statistic probability that such a result would materialize.

The large number of events that had to be handled, when each missile or UAV is handled independently (that is, human error or some deviation of one operation, is not offset by other successful operations), compounds the chance of making a mistake.

With all the high technologies, a breach was expected In the defense of the skies of the State of Israel.

Even if we got 90% protection it would have been a miracle!!

What happened is that everyone, but everyone - the pilots, the systems operators and the technology operators acted as one man, at one moment in total unity. If this is not an act of G-d, then I no longer know what a miracle is.

It is Greater than the victory of the Six Day War or the War of Independence. Those wars can also be explained through natural events.

BUT

The rescue that took place for the people of Israel on Motzai Shabbat is simply impossible naturally. I believe that this miracle saved the lives of many people from Israel.

If the defense system had failed to intercept a number of cruise missiles, the result would have dragged us into a very complex war.

I wouldn't bet that next time it will work like this without Divine supervision.
The simple proof of what I said is that the managers of the defense industries, who develop and manufacture these systems guarantee no more than 90% success!

And we all saw, with our own eyes 99.9% !!!

Thank You Hashem!!”

M. Abitbol

14/04/2024

Sirens and booms heard throughout country; Israel, US and Jordan intercept projectiles en route; Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon and Yemen’s Houthis attack simultaneously