I am very jealous for Zion; I am burning with jealousy for her. I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth.

Zech 8:2-3

 
PRAYER REQUESTS
  • Please pray for Dan and I as we travel this summer

  • Please keep praying that our daughter and her husband will sell their house this month - it has been on the market for a year!

  • Please continue to keep Israel in prayer as there is an ongoing threat of war with Iran

  • Please pray for peace and safety for Joe and Beverly Christian as they move to a new location and continue to work on MJBI Israel. They need all of our prayer covering as they have met with harassment and vandalism from some Orthodox Jews. The battle between the Religious Jews and Messianic Jews is intensifying in Israel!

July 2008

Dear Partners in Ministry:
Greetings from warm Florida. As many of you know, we are now in the United States for our summer American itinerary. We are glad to see our family Stateside. However, we find ourselves missing Israel so very much too. At the same time we are glad for the opportunities on this side of the ocean and know that we are in the will of God.

So much has been done in just a few short weeks. Our major event since the Tikkun Advance was a trip to Argentina to spend time with Jorge and Marcela Goldstein and to teach in our related Bible school there, Messianic Jewish Bible Institute. I taught for several days on the history of Zionism and Aliyah. Zionism is the philosophy that the Jewish people are to return to the Land of Israel, at least in significant numbers, before the Messiah comes. Historically, revived Christians supported the philosophy of Zionism well before the Jewish people and were in the forefront of playing practical roles for this to be accomplished. Aliyah is the process of literally "going up"; that is, going up to dwell in the land. Today, the meaning includes gaining citizenship. We hope to have a book out on this topic soon; it is an inspiring story. We had over 80 students for this course. We also preached in the Messianic Congregation led by the Goldsteins. Their work has expanded to hundreds of extension students. They have a very good television program and are having a great influence on the churches in the southern cone countries of South America. We are so proud of them!

Dan teaching in Argentina MJBI

Part of our time in Argentina was spent just with the leaders: sharing visions, plans and strategy, and giving input. Last year Jorge was stricken with diabetes and was very ill without knowing the reason. He was actually in great danger before this was diagnosed. As a result, although now recovering, he has had to focus on the essentials of his Jewish ministry. From our perspective, we see this period of weakness as actually producing more fruit. Patty as usual gave prophetic input that was very helpful.

Itinerary:
July 18-20:    Ministering in Shoresh David, Pittsburgh, PA
July 25-31:    Vacation with our daughter, Rebecca and her family
August 1-3:    Ministering in Shomair Yisrael, Knoxville, TN
August 3:    Tennessee Leadership Institute in Nashville, TN
August 6:    Teaching at Beit Moreshet summer program for young people in Boca Raton
August 15-21:    New York Itinerary ministering in Tikkun Congregations

TIKKUN INTERNATIONAL
A network of emissaries in Israel and around the world, working towards the restoration of Israel and the unity of Jew and Gentile in the Body of Messiah
 

Tikkun International Fund

Contributions:
TIKKUN INTERNATIONAL
P.O. BOX 2997
Gaithersburg, MD 20886

301.977.3515
www.tikkunministries.org
- Donate online now -

We continue to visit Tikkun related American congregations and will soon teach in our summer training Institutes (Tennessee and New York), before returning to Israel. Next week I was going to teach on Messianic Jewish Theology for the joint program of Messianic Jewish Bible Institute and The King's Seminary which is sponsored by Jewish Voice under our friend and partner Jonathan Bernis. However, it was cancelled at the last minute due to too few student enrollments. This could become the very best of Messianic Jewish training programs. Through Jack Hayford's visionary embrace of the Messianic Jewish congregational movement, we have been invited to provide 15-18 courses toward both undergraduate and graduate degrees with a major in Messianic Jewish Studies and Ministries. I believe this will be Tikkun's primary accredited program in the United States. I am scheduled to teach there again in February. Please pray that the next class will have sufficient enrollment.

We are working on expanding the offerings of the Messianic Jewish Bible Institute in Israel for the training of leaders for the movement there. As the leader of this program in Israel, it is important to me that we give the very best training in Biblical Theology, Judaism, and leadership. Our assistant, Joe Christian, has put in many hours developing this program over this last year and has made great progress in garnering support amongst the other Messianic leaders in the land. We plan on beginning with a limited load this fall. Please pray for the right facilities and interested students!

Dan and Patty with Jorge and Marcela in Argentina

Won't you please pray for us to have wisdom and discernment as we work and serve to meet the challenges, and grace, favor and relationship with those we serve alongside in the Kingdom of our Messiah. We so value your involvement and ask that you continue to prayerfully read our letters. Patty and I are challenged by the growing needs and demands for teaching, leadership and ministry. We have so many fruitful endeavors that it is sometimes difficult for us to focus on development. Our airline costs have increased dramatically. In the midst of all this our monthly support has somewhat fallen. It needs to increase. Indeed, our travels are a key to our giving freely to help build Messianic Jewish networks in the nations to which we travel. We are so thankful for your consistent prayer and support! Please consider a monthly increase in giving. If you are not a supporter, pray and see if the Lord would have you begin. God bless you all.

With love,

Dan (and Patty)