Regional Updates – Page 2

Encountering the hope of Isaiah 19 at the Nova massacre site

Rev. Cariño Casas, director of CMJ USA Iraqis visit Israel to bless and pray for her in their time of grief and war On October 7, 2023, Hamas fighters broke through the border fence and made their way t...

The God of Israel Doesn’t Slumber: Miraculous protection in the war with Iran

“Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep,” the Psalmist declares in Psalm 121. Many in Israel would say they have also not had a lot of slumber or sleep lately. Confined to safe rooms and sh...

Israel and the Prince of Persia: Hope for a new day for Iran

If the Islamic regime falls, just imagine what could happen to the whole region. If the Persian rug is pulled from under the feet of Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis… if the terror proxies surrounding Israel ...

A Lebanese dream of Jerusalem: a new song released for Jerusalem Day

“No Lebanese citizen, and no country or people in our region, has an interest in excluding themselves from the path of peace,” declared the Christian president of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, in Cairo last weekend. “...

Praying for Syria in the Light of Isaiah 19’s Prophetic Promise

Syria, in many respects, is the locus of what was Ancient Assyria — a hub of sorts, a microcosm of the disparate peoples that made up the Assyrian Empire. God calls Assyria His own handiwork. In that day Is...

A Mixed Multitude from East Jerusalem, and a Vision of Jesus

Ministry partners with Derech Avraham have been working among Arabic speakers in East Jerusalem and the Palestinian Territories for over a decade, meeting needs, bringing comfort, and sharing the Gospel. AR...

The Domari of Jerusalem

The Domari people are Gypsies, originally from India, who came to the Middle East over 500 years ago. They left India about 100 years before the Romani Gypsies left from the same area and headed for Europe, an...

Gaza in the Bible, in History, and the Future

Gaza, much like other countries and people groups that form the Isaiah 19 highway, is mentioned in the Bible several times. It was an ancient settlement of Canaanites, and for much of Israel's history, Philist...

Can You Hear the Sound of Rain? A New Day for Lebanon

As the sun rises over the nation of Lebanon, it’s a new day. Overflowing with new possibilities, new promise, but bringing up old challenges. It’s been nearly three weeks since Nawaf Salam was sworn-in as P...

“We felt surrounded by family”: Isaiah 19 Aid Project Restores Dignity in Syria

Ever since Syrian rebel groups captured the city of Aleppo on November 30th, 2024, Christians and other religious minorities have once again found themselves faced with horrific circumstances. Forced to flee w...

Urgent Prayer for Syria: Voices from the Ground

Reluctantly Redrawing the Map of Syria: Back to the Days of ISIS?

The Implications if the Iranian Regime were to fall

Armenia’s first national prayer breakfast for over 1000 years