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Testimonies from the Isaiah 19 highway.

Answered prayers in Syria, seeds of hope in Iraq

In October 2014 just after the battle for Kobane had begun, and ISIS forces had taken over half of the city and were threatening to take the entire town, a team of young Israelis serving in the refugee camps tr...

Winter worsens refugees’ situation

Since Islamic State's initial attack on Mosul and then subsequently on the Christians and Yezidis of the surrounding area of Sinjar Province -- which precipitated the initial refugee crisis last August into nor...

Yazidis still moving, still need help

Yazidi refugees find shelter in vacant store front and unfinished buildings in Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan, on Aug. 26, 2014. Christ Church Jerusalem and At the Crossroads sent a team to access the situation, conne...

Israelis send aid to Iraqi refugees

Yezidi refugees have set up makeshift camps in vacant and under construction buildings in northern Iraq, including this one in Zakho. The last week of August, two Israelis and an American representing At the ...

N. Iraq refugee aid: How to get involved

The provinces of northern Iraq. Thank you to all of you who have responded and asked how you could practically get involved in helping with the refugee crisis in northern Iraq. We are in contact daily with v...

Pastor reports on situation in N. Iraq (CORRECTED)

We share with you an eyewitness report of the persecution of Christians in Iraq. It is important that the word gets out because we must pray for our persecuted brethren and because we must continue to pray --...

Israeli media continues to cover conference visa difficulties

Last week, two more newspaper articles related to the At the Crossroads Conference were published in Israel. Pray that the LORD would use this coverage for good, that Israelis' eyes would be opened to the extraordinary notion that there are Christians who pray for Israel in her hostile neighbors. Pray that Israelis would be touched by the reality of reconciliation through Yeshua Messiah.

Glory of God is coming from East, says Singapore pastor

We may well be living in the generation to witness Jesus’ return, a pastor from Singapore told a conference in Jerusalem where Arab Christians and Jewish followers of Jesus have been embracing one another in love and unity. And the ‘Isaiah 19 highway’ – which speaks of Egypt, Israel and Assyria (comprising much of the Middle East) one day becoming a blessing to each another – would pave the way for that event just as John the Baptist had prepared the way for the Messiah’s first coming.

Is the church ready for a Mid-East awakening?

“Christianity is at a crossroads. One day Islam is going to fall, and then the Christians are going to have to step up with the answer and fill the vacuum. However, the kingdom of God is more than a gospel of church growth.”