A SPECIAL MESSAGE
>From Mike Evans the founder of the Jerusalem Prayer Team


The situation in the Middle East is the most dangerous it has been in decades.  The entire region is on the brink of war...a war that could very quickly become the most bloody and devastating in decades.  The liberal media does their best to downplay the role of radical Islam in this crisis.  The president even went so far as to say that the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS) is not really Islamic...but they are.

And Israel is on the front lines of this battle.  It is a battle that affects us of course, but the Jewish people are the first targets.  Today we must stand with Israel.  The world is poised on the brink of a conflict it cannot imagine.  But we who know the truth have the opportunity to stand in the gap and do something great for God.  Will you join us in this effort and great cause with your gift for the Jerusalem Prayer Team today?

A SPECIAL MESSAGE
>From Mike Evans the founder of the Jerusalem Prayer Team



It is no secret that Israel is surrounded by enemies, but here in America, too often we forget that we have enemies as well.  The attack that took place 13 years ago today should have been enough to wake us to the danger, but in reality, most of our leaders are still doing their best to avoid dealing with the threat.

A few years ago, my friend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told me that our focus is in the wrong place.  He said, "They don't hate you because of us; they hate us because of you.  We are the 'Little Satan,' and you are the 'Great Satan.'"  The reality is that Israel is our last line of defense against the Islamic terrorists, and when we support Israel, we are defending ourselves as well...and activating the promise of blessing in Genesis 12:3 in our lives.

A SPECIAL MESSAGE
>From Mike Evans the founder of the Jerusalem Prayer Team,








 

The Bible says that God has assigned angels to watch over us. I want to do everything possible to activate my angel and keep him busy, and I'm sure you do, too. In Jerusalem at the Garden Tomb, I prayed that the angel of the Lord would strengthen, protect, and provide for you.

A number of years ago on my birthday, a terrorist attempted to kill me. I am certain that had the angels of the Lord not protected me, he would have succeeded. He had already killed two people--a state trooper and a pawn shop owner he thought was Jewish. When I was informed of his arrest, a spirit of fear hit me. When he was finally caught, he had my address and my unlisted phone number on the front seat of his car.

When I went to the Lord in prayer, God spoke to me to confront that spirit. God gave me an assignment to go to what was then the most dangerous place on the planet--Lebanon. I had the opportunity to minister to Palestinians who hated Jews. I brought them food and medicine. I was warned by Israeli intelligence not to go because of a terrorist attack.

I had also taken a trunk full of Gideon Bibles to give to the Marines who were stationed in Beirut. The next morning, I heard the explosion as a Hezbollah terrorist blew up the Marine barracks and killed more than 240 of them. I was driving a rented car with Israeli license plates in the middle of a war zone. In trying to get out of the country and back to Israel, I got lost. I ended up turned around and headed toward Damascus.

We ran out of gas, and the two other members of my team said, "We're dead!"

I said, "No we're not--you're still talking." A young Arab who looked to be around 18 or 19 stuck his head in the window of the car. My first thought was, "He's going to shoot us." He smiled and held up a can of gasoline. After he put it in the car, he pointed at the door lock. I unlocked the door, and he got in.

For thirty-two minutes, he never said a single word. He pointed to where we needed to go. Just as we arrived at the border, he put his hand up. We stopped the car, and he got out. The colonel at the border checkpoint told me he had informed the Prime Minister's office that my team and I had been killed in Lebanon. They thought there was no way I could survive. He said, "How did you make it?" I started to point toward our guide, but he was gone. I believe it was an angel of the Lord who delivered us from death that day. We need our angels to be active because we are part of a crucial and mighty battle