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Saturday Morning Recap

Psalm 67:6-7

“Then the earth shall yield her increase; God, our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.”

Sister Cities Series

Please pray for requests you remember from this week’s featured cities:

Givatayim, Israel: Chattanooga, TN, and Compton, CA, USA

Karmiel, Israel: Denver, CO, and Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Hadera, Israel: El Paso, TX; Big Spring, TX; and Charlotte, NC, USA

TGP has reached the end of subscriber requested Israeli – US sister cities to feature. As such, we will be returning to the regular format of one city a day, rotating through the world’s continents. However, please continue to daily echo David’s prayer from Psalm 25:22: “Redeem Israel, O God, out of all their troubles!” May what is near to His heart be ever near to ours.

If at anytime you would like to request a city (from any continent) to be featured for prayer, please email targetedglobalprayer@gmail.com.

Thank you for praying!

Hadera, Israel: El Paso, TX; Big Spring, TX; and Charlotte, NC, USA

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfields of these four sister cities.

1. Hadera, Israel: Hadera is a town on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in northern Israel. It is a twenty minute drive south of Caesarea, where Paul was imprisoned for two years under Felix and Festus. Pray for the salvation of the next person to enter the pictured building on the Mifrats Binyamin Beach.

2. El Paso, TX, USA: Pray for a worshipper at each of El Paso’s two synagogues to accept the New Testament as equally authoritative with the Old Testament.

3. Big Spring, TX, USA: Big Spring was originally a major Commanche gathering place to organize trading and raiding groups. The US currently has 17,000 Commanche tribe members. Pray for the Holy Spirit to mightily use the endeavors of Christian Commanches who are reaching out to others with the gospel.

4. Charlotte, NC: Charlotte is home to both a Samaritan’s Purse warehouse and BBN, a major international Christian radio network. Pray for the Lord to bless both of those ministries today.

Psalm 67:6-7

Specific Prayer Requests for Today

TGP is pausing the Sister City Series for a day to ask for prayer for the requests below. As always, the overarching prayer is that many Israelis will trust Jesus as their Messiah during this time of national trauma.

1. Hostages: Pray for their protection and soon release. Pray that if there is a Christian among them, the Lord will show Himself strong and be glorified in/through that believer.

2. Gaza Hospital: Yesterday a hospital in Gaza was hit and hundreds of people killed. Hamas immediately blamed Israel, and media sources reported those statements as fact. Israeli officials have presented evidence to US military leaders that the explosion was caused by a Palestinian rocket misfire. Pray for the truth to be known and acknowledged by the international community. Pray for Gaza’s civilians injured in the blast to receive the care they need on all levels.

3. President Biden’s Visit: Pray for the Lord to give clarity of thought to the president, and direct all meetings (as Proverbs 21:1 says He can easily do) for His glory. Pray for other regional aggressors to back away from conflict.

“Even so, come, Lord Jesus!”

Revelation 22:20

Karmiel, Israel: Denver, CO, and Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfields of these sister cities.

1. Karmiel is located in the Galilee region of northern Israel, and has a population of around 46,000. Pray for skateboarding enthusiasts who normally frequent the colorful park above to experience an even greater thrill than coming off a steep ramp – being personal friends with the God of the universe.

2. Pray for family members of IDF personnel from Karmiel who have been killed in the last ten days.

3. Karmiel is one of several cities that is hosting Jewish families who had to leave their homes near Gaza. Pray for both a host and a guest family to come to Christ.

4. Denver, CO, has an estimated 91,000 Jewish residents, close to 13% of the city’s population. Pray for a dozen of those families to find life in their Messiah before the end of the year.

5. The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh has a website with information about current events. Pray for the salvation of their website developer.

Psalm 25:22

Givatayim, Israel: Chattanooga, TN, and Compton, CA, USA

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfields of these sister cities.

Located east of Tel Aviv, Givatayim was founded in 1922 by 22 pioneers. A hundred years later, the Times of Israel reported on September 22, 2022, that with current development plans, the city would reach a population density of 80,290 people per square mile (https://www.timesofisrael.com/givatayim-set-to-become-israels-highest-density-city/). This is especially interesting in light of current events, in which the media has focused on Gaza’s population density of 15,000 people per square mile.

1. Pray for the mayors of Givatayim, Chattanooga, and Compton to personally hear God’s plan of salvation this month, and respond in faith.

2. Pray for a musician in each of these three cities to be able to one day join heaven’s redeemed choir.

3. In the foreground of the picture is a cemetery. Pray for a family member of someone buried there, who misses their loved one deeply, to embrace the hope of Christ’s resurrection today.

Psalm 25:22

Sister Cities Series

In 1956, President Eisenhower started Sister Cities, Inc., an organization designed to foster peaceful relations between US and international cities. Currently, there are fifty-one US and Israeli sister cities.

TGP is beginning a prayer series focused on those sister cities. If you would like for your city (or your hometown, etc.) and its corresponding Israeli sister city to be featured, please reply to this email (or contact targetedglobalprayer@gmail.com) with the name of the US city of your choice. In a case where that city does not have an Israeli sister city, the closest geographical city to it that does will be featured.

In the meantime, let us continue to pray for the following:

1. Pray for the Lord to protect Israel by deflecting missiles from their targets and bringing terrorists to swift justice.

2. Pray for many Israelis to turn to Jesus their Messiah during this time.

3. Pray for spiritual, emotional, and physical healing for those suffering as a result of the terrorist attacks.

4. Pray for the international community to see the truth and stand by Israel.

5. Pray for the Lord to encourage Israeli Christians today with a renewed sense of His compassion, strength, and presence.

Psalm 67:6-7

Saturday Morning Recap

Psalm 67:5

“Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.”

1. Yad Mordechai, Israel: Pray for people who had to evacuate their homes this week, that they will know the Lord’s provision for physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

2. Gaza: Pray for the loss of innocent civilian life to be minimal.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for any of the other requests you remember from cities featured this week:

Rishon LeTsiyon, Israel

Ashkelon, Israel

Al-Aramshe, Israel

A Step Back

Thank you for praying!

Ashkelon, Israel

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Ashkelon.

1. Ashkelon has been hit several times today by missiles. Pray for continued protection for its citizens.

2. Pray for students at Ashkelon Academic College (pictured above) to turn to their Messiah for hope during this time of national tragedy.

3. Pray for Ashkelon’s newest bar mitzvah candidate to become a man of God.

Psalm 67:5

Gaza

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Gaza.

1. Pray for the salvation of the three young men in this picture. If they are not alive, pray for family members to trust Christ.

2. Pray for the loss of innocent civilian lives in Gaza to be minimal.

3. Pray that each person still driving a car with tires from this garage will have (and take) a clear opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as all that the New Testament proclaims Him to be.

Psalm 67:5

Al-Aramshe, Israel

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Al-Aramshe.

1. Near this Arab Bedouin village in northern Israel, Lebanon’s Hezbollah fighters launched a missile attack just hours ago. Pray for the Lord to protect all of Israel’s borders, and that the Gaza War does not become a full-scale regional conflict.

2. Pray for the families of IDF soldiers, who anxiously wait for the day when their loved ones can return home.

3. Pray for nations around the world to continue to show solidarity with Israel.

Psalm 67:5