Hands of Mercy Israel

10/31/2026

💬 VOICES & OPINION
Liberty is God's idea

David J. Harris Jr. recently posted a hard list from history: Greek Christian women and children sold in the slave markets of Smyrna and Constantinople after the Chios massacre of 1822; the burning of Smyrna in 1922; the Istanbul pogrom of 1955, after which only a few thousand Greeks remain in the city their ancestors founded. Ancient Christian lands, emptied.

These are not only old wounds. The same ideas are still written down: the 1990 Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam states that all the rights and freedoms it lists "are subject to the Islamic Shari'ah" (Article 24).

Our stand: radical Islam is a danger to every free society, unless it willingly leaves behind the norms and dogmas that ruled it, and accepts liberty, equality before the law and the freedom to pursue happiness for every person, regardless of gender, ethnicity or religion.

And our hope: we do not hate Muslims. Many suffer most under that ideology, women and minorities first. Courageous Muslim-born voices are already saying "enough." And many are meeting Yeshua, who frees people from the inside: "If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed" (John 8:36).

True liberty and equal dignity did not begin with any government. They begin with a God who made every human being in His image (Genesis 1:27). "There is neither Jew nor Greek… neither male nor female; for you are all one in Messiah Yeshua" (Galatians 3:28).

🙏 Pray for courage for reformers in the Muslim world, protection for converts and minorities, healing for the descendants of those who suffered, and for many Muslims to meet the Messiah who frees.

🔗 Sources: David J. Harris Jr. (Facebook, Oct 27) · Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam, OIC 1990, Art. 24 · Avner Boskey, David's Tent (davidstent.org)

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10/30/2026

📖 Unbreakable Covenant: Israel, God and the Church (Jerusalem, Nov 1–10)

What: Bridges for Peace is holding its 20th annual Institute of Israel Studies. Over ten days, participants walk the land, hear from Jewish, Christian and Arab leaders, and worship and fellowship with local believers.
When: November 1–10, 2026 (Israel time).
Where: Jerusalem, in person. If you're not traveling, you can still stand with the group in prayer.

"For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable." (Romans 11:29)

🙏 Pray with us: Pray that these days strengthen a biblical understanding of Israel's covenant that sees clearly, without romanticizing. Pray for honest listening across Jewish, Arab and Christian voices, and for real friendships with believers in the land to grow out of it.

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🔗 https://www.bridgesforpeace.com/event/20th-annual-institute-of-israel-studies

In a world unraveling with confusion, conflict and deception, few issues carry as much weight—or are as often misunderstood—as the covenant relationship between God, Israel and the Church.

10/30/2026

📖 TEACHING
Parashat Vayera: who appeared to Abraham?

This Shabbat's reading (Genesis 18–22, with 2 Kings 4:1–37) moves from a tent door to a mountaintop.

"The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre," yet Abraham looks up and sees three men. He runs, bows, and serves them a meal. Sarah laughs at a promise that seems impossible, and hears the question that still stands over every impossible situation: "Is anything too hard for the LORD?" (Genesis 18:14).

Then Moriah: the son of promise, the wood, the knife. Isaac asks, "Where is the lamb?" Abraham answers: "God will provide for Himself the lamb" (Genesis 22:8). And in the haftarah, another promised son dies and is raised to life. Yeshua said, "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day" (John 8:56).

What "impossible" thing are you carrying up the mountain this week?

🌱 Want to study it with friends? On the same site, see "Start a group" to learn how to start a Yeshua group.

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Shabbat shalom 🕊️
📖 Read and discuss this week's study:

Adonai appears to Abraham, three men arrive, the promised son is given and almost taken, and in the Haftarah a son returns to life. Who is the One who appears, and what does the story reveal about Yeshua and the hope of resurrection?

10/30/2026

💬 VOICES & OPINION
France: what happens when a nation forgets its foundations?

Messianic Jewish teacher Avner Boskey (David's Tent) asks hard questions after this month's riots in France: a synagogue ransacked, Jewish-owned shops burned, after years of attacks on Jews and on churches. And a widely debated IFOP survey (Nov 2025) found that close to 6 in 10 young French Muslims say Islamic law should take precedence over French law.

We may not share every detail of his reading, but his warning is worth hearing.

Our stand is clear. Our love is for the people, including our Muslim neighbors in France. But we fully object to Sharia rule over free nations, and to anything that crushes human freedom and women's freedom. A nation that forgets the foundations it was built on will not keep the freedom those foundations gave it.

That truth is as old as Scripture: "If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?" (Psalm 11:3). And for every nation: "I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you" (Genesis 12:3).

🙏 Pray for France: protection for its Jews and Christians, courage and clarity for its leaders, for Muslims in France to meet Yeshua, and for revival in a land that once sent missionaries to the world.

🔗 Read Avner Boskey's full article:
https://davidstent.org/the-conquest-of-france/

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“For your enemies have conspired together, so that Israel will no longer be remembered” (Psalm 83:2-6)

10/29/2026

🕊️ Sunday, Nov 1: International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

What: On IDOP, congregations around the world pray together for Christians who suffer for their faith. Open Doors and Voice of the Martyrs provide free resources. This year Open Doors USA is focusing on the Middle East.
When: Sunday, November 1, 2026. Open Doors Canada's live prayer event is at 7:00 pm EST / 4:00 pm PST, which is 02:00 Mon Nov 2 in Israel. VOM will also share daily prayer requests through November.
Where: In your church, home group or online.

"If one member suffers, all the members suffer with it." (1 Corinthians 12:26)

🙏 Pray with us: Israeli believers are praying with you for the church in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. Many of these are our neighbors, and some of them are our enemies, so pray that the Gospel would break through.

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🔗 https://www.opendoorsus.org/getinvolved/resources/idop-resources/ | https://opendoorscanada.org/idop | https://www.persecution.com/idop/

Get resources for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP), designed to help congregations of any size pray for persecuted Christians.

10/29/2026

🕊️ HOM ORIGINAL
Welcome! Who we are, and how to walk with us

Many of you found us this week through Joel Richardson. Welcome to Hands of Mercy International!

Some of you know our old logo and our old name, Hands of Mercy Israel. Since 1992, Hands of Mercy has served in Israel, standing with people hurt by war and terror and bringing practical help to those in need.

Mercy is still our name. But we have learned that food and clothing meet a need for a day, while the Gospel changes a heart, a family and a whole society. So the weight has moved from the word IN to the word FROM: not only in Israel, but from Israel to the nations. That is why we are becoming Hands of Mercy International.

Today we invest in people: Gospel and discipleship materials, and training believers online and face to face, in Israel and in many nations, to reach their own neighbors.

Our heart goes out to the Jewish people everywhere and to all the sons of Abraham, including those from a Muslim background. Reaching the hearts of Israel's enemies in the opposite spirit is one of the deepest ways to bless Israel.

"Nations that do not know you shall run to you, because of the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel" (Isaiah 55:5). That verse is why our daily channel is called I555.

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🙏 Above all, pray with us: for Israel, for her neighbors, and for many to meet Yeshua the Messiah.

Blessings and Shalom!
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10/29/2026

👁️ PROPHECY WATCH
Are we indeed very near the end?!

On Nov 2–6, the First International Congress of Noahides meets on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives. Organizers plan a founding charter, regional councils and an international Beit Din for voluntary religious guidance, with delegates from six continents. Their own words: "a foundation, not a conference."

One charter. One court. One shared covenant for people from every nation.

Could a worldwide framework like this become a precursor to a one-world religion? We don't know where this will lead. But we are told to watch.

To be clear: we are not suggesting Israel or the rabbis are plotting against Christians. We love the Jewish people and respect every sincere seeker.

Zechariah speaks of the nations joining the LORD when He dwells among His people: "Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent Me to you" (Zechariah 2:11). There is one Mediator between God and humanity, the Man Messiah Yeshua (1 Timothy 2:5). "Let no one deceive you by any means" (2 Thessalonians 2:3).

🙏 Lord, give us discernment, keep us from deception, and draw the nations to Yourself through the One You sent.

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🔗 Source (organizers): noahideworldcenter.org/pages/congress

The first worldwide gathering of Bnei Noach: five days of study, community, and founding in Jerusalem, Nov 2–6, 2026. Delegates from six continents, an International Beit Din, and a Founding Charter.

10/28/2026

🌍 MIDEAST & POLITICS
A nation split down the middle

Israel voted in record numbers. With 77% of ballots counted, Netanyahu's bloc has 54 seats, Eisenkot's bloc 47 and the Arab parties 19. Nobody is near the 61 needed to govern. The options now: a broad unity government, a coalition leaning on the Arab parties, or yet another election.

Election nights reveal something true in every nation and every generation: people are deeply divided, and no ballot can heal that.

Yeshua said it plainly: "If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand" (Mark 3:25).

Real unity is not a coalition deal. It is a gift from above: "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity… for there the LORD commanded the blessing" (Psalm 133:1, 3).

And a day is coming when Israel's divided house will be one again, under one King: "I will make them one nation in the land… and one king shall be king over them all" (Ezekiel 37:22).

🙏 Pray for leaders humble enough to put the nation before themselves, for wisdom for President Herzog as he decides who will try to form a government, and for hearts in Israel to turn to the Son of David, who alone can make us one.

👋 To everyone who found us through Joel Richardson: welcome! Here we share news, prayer and teaching from Israel through a biblical lens.

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🔗 Source: Times of Israel, timesofisrael.com/liveblog-october-28-2026

10/28/2026

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10/28/2026

🔥 32 Hours of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

What: Barnabas Aid is hosting a live online prayer event for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP).
When: From Sat Oct 31 at 17:00 UK time (19:00 Israel / 1:00 pm US Eastern) to Mon Nov 2 at 01:00 UK time (03:00 Israel).
Where: Online livestream. Register (free) through Eventbrite.

"Remember those who are in chains, as if chained with them." (Hebrews 13:3)

🙏 Pray with us: Sign up for one hour. Pray for believers across the Middle East: in Iran, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and for Arab and Jewish believers here in the land who pay a price for following Yeshua. Pray that persecutors would meet the Messiah as Saul did.

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🔗 https://www.barnabasaid.org/gb/get-involved/events/idop/

Barnabas Aid works to provide hope and aid for suffering Christians.