WorthyNewsBot Posted March 25, 2008 Group: Bots Followers: 3 Topic Count: 39,879 Topics Per Day: 6.44 Content Count: 44,496 Content Per Day: 7.19 Reputation: 987 Days Won: 2 Joined: 06/06/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted March 25, 2008 Members of the Messianic community in Israel said Monday that while the near-fatal attack last week on 15-year-old Ami Ortiz of Ariel marks a major escalation, it comes after years of anti-missionary violence directed at the community by both Jews and Muslims. http://www.worthynews.com/news/jpost-com-s...rticle-Printer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted March 25, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.75 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.94 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I hope you all read this article. It is pertinent for how we pray for Israel. And keep in mind that the owner/founder of this board lives in Israel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yahsway Posted March 26, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 657 Content Per Day: 0.09 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/20/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/15/1959 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Some friends of mine flew to Israel Friday to be with the Ortiz family. They have an apartment next door to this family in Israel. They are asking for who ever will to send Ami a postcard to: Ami Ortiz P.O. Box 1903 Ariel Israel 40700 And if any would like to send a donation of any kind go to www. HaYovel.com The info is there. These are the Waller family from TN and they work in Israel and you can learn more about their ministry and more about their relationship with Ami and his family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bubba4J Posted March 26, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 155 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 6,075 Content Per Day: 0.94 Reputation: 471 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/05/2006 Status: Offline Share Posted March 26, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan4257 Posted March 26, 2008 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 421 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/24/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted March 26, 2008 I hope you all read this article. It is pertinent for how we pray for Israel. And keep in mind that the owner/founder of this board lives in Israel. "I read the article carefully and had not realised that the founder of this board lives in Israel. Thank you. What is being described sounds rather like the early church. Ortiz said that he has also been exposed to mild anti-missionary campaigns initiated by Jews. Over the years pamphlets have been distributed in Ariel with his picture on them warning that Ortiz and others that belong to the Messianic community are "masquerading as Jews." But in general, Ortiz, who has brought significant Evangelical Christian financial support to Ariel, enjoys the backing of Ariel Mayor Ron Nachman. Rabbi Shalom Lipshitz, head of Yad Le'achim, the largest anti-missionary organization in Israel, said that he opposed all violent anti-missionary action. But he added that he saw the Messianic community as an enemy to the Jewish people. "There is no one who hates Jews more than they do," said Lipshitz. "They are trying to uproot Jewish faith, just like the Spanish did in the Inquisition. The only thing different is that these people cannot use physical force like the Spanish did. But they try to take advantage of the poor. They prey on Jews who do not know anything about Jewish heritage. It sounds that a very efficient campaign is being carried out to evangelise and persuade Jews to convert from their religion to Christianity. If so that will inevitably lead to antagonism. Resentment would happen in a similar way, I think, were Jews in a Christian community successfully converting evangelical Christians from their faith. What confused me somewhat is the idea that this should be surprising. Perhaps I have read the article without understanding what it was trying to convey. Whatever, I am very sad for the boy, and for all children who are caught up in these conflicts and suffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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