Fires in Israel

As the Jewish holiday of Hanukah has begun this week, a serious national crisis is unfolding in northern Israel. "More than 12,000 northern Israel residents were being evacuated from their homes as a massive fire continued to rage Thursday night," reports Ynet News. The fire, which broke out near the Druze village of Usfiya in the North on Thursday morning, took the lives of 40 prison guards and injured dozens more.

Defense Minister Ehud Barak spoke with the chief of staff and ordered the army to provide all the forces necessary to extinguish the fire that was raging in the Carmel forest and to care for the wounded. Interior Minister Eli Yishai instructed his office to move firefighter forces from all over the country to the North to help gain control of the fire. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his staff traveled Thursday evening to the area of the blaze, in order to be on top of the situation from the field. Speaking earlier in Jerusalem, he said, "we have never known a tragedy of this scope."

PLEASE PRAY:

*For the fires to be contained and put out quickly
*For the Israelis who have been evacuated from their homes to be comforted and to have adequate housing and all the supplies they need
*For no further evacuations to be necessary
*For other countries to provide Israel needed assistance in firefighting
*For believers in Israel to be able to love their neighbors in real and practical ways during this crisis

Thank you!!

Greetings from Israel

Shalom from Israel!

We are visiting the Galilee area, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem, enjoying the land and conducting business meetings. During this thanksgiving week, we are so grateful, thankful, and blessed by Yahweh for the calling and privilege to run Abba Oil. Thank you to our customers, intercessors, friends and family for supporting the ministry of His Kingdom!

Month of Av

This past Monday, July 12th, was the first day of "Av", the fifth month in the Hebrew Biblical calendar. This date is specifically mentioned in Numbers 33:38 as the day on which Aaron, the High Priest died. This is a month which is looked upon with sobriety by many Jewish people—from the first to the ninth, many enter into a form of fasting by abstaining from eating meat.

The three-week period between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av (July 20th this year) is when the First Temple was destroyed and has sometimes been referred to as "Bein haMetzarim"—between the straits. Lamentations 1:3 states, "All her persecutors overtake her between the dire straits."

Because of the many calamities that have occurred to the Jewish people throughout history during or surrounding this period of time, several key leaders in the land of Israel and in the global prophetic and prayer movements see this as a critical time for prayers of protection.

A Time of Attacks

The following are among some of the verifiable events that have taken place within the month of Av itself:

• 586 B.C. & 70 C.E.: Both the first and second Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed during this month.

• 1492, 7th of Av: King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella expelled all Jews who refused conversion from Spain.

• 1929, 17th of Av: 67 Jewish adults and children were massacred by Muslim Arabs in Hebron.

• 1994, 10th of Av: Muslim Arabs bombed the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 86 and wounding more than 300—the deadliest attack in the Diaspora since the Holocaust.

• 2005, 10th of Av: thousands of Jews began to be forcibly expelled from 25 towns and settlements in the Gaza Strip and Northern Samaria, as part of the "Disengagement Plan."

Many "noted seers" have consistently seen this period of time as a season when demonic dark forces have historically sought to take advantage against God's covenant land and people of Israel. This calls for special watchfulness over Israel and Jewish people in the nations, bringing them before the "Father of Lights" according to James 1:17. With this in mind, we are emphasizing special prayer for Israel during the Hebrew month of Av.

Although the name Av is actually a Babylonian name, adopted during Judah's captivity, it happens to bear the same spelling and pronunciation as the Hebrew word for Father. As we pray in our Global Prayer Storm over the land and people at the beginning of this Hebrew month, we can remind God of His word as found in a verse from Jeremiah 3:4: Will you not from this time cry to Me, "My Father, You are the guide of my youth?"

PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY:

• That Israel be protected from evil that seeks an occasion to be released against her during these three weeks and throughout this Fifth Month.

• Pray Psalm 118:5: Out of the strait (metzar) I called to Ya (the LORD). Ya answered me in a wide-open place...

*courtesy of James Goll

July Testimonies

I received the hyssop oil as a gift a few months ago and had only used it once to anoint myself when I was sick. I stored it in my drawer and almost forgot about it. My husband and I opened up our home for prayer last night and the Lord told me to grab it out of my drawer. I opened the bottle in the room where we were meeting to pray and somehow spilled it all over my hands, and a good portion of it spilled on to the floor. As soon as this happened, a tangible prescence of God filled the room and we were all deeply touched by the power and prescence of God! It was truly awesome to have this experience! I will be purchasing more ASAP.

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The Lord truly blessed us as we were part of an annual Mother*Daughter Gala earlier this year. We had been in prayer about what gift would be perfect for each of the guests who attended. When we received our answer, it was to give anointing oil. So, we got the anointing oil fragrances Henna and Pomegranate. It was so special. One mother who had not used anointing oil in a long time received one of the gifts and was so blessed. She just kept saying how beautiful the fragrance was and how she was going to use it for everything.

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A young little girl heard how her little brother was not feeling well, so she got one of the oils and put it on his forehead to pray for him. It is so beautiful how the oil was sweet and used for so many different reasons. Thank you Abba for your ministry. It truly touches many. Love you much!!

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TESTIMONIES

I purchased from Abba a Frankincense & Myrrh mixture of Bath Salts and Oil. I love, love, love it! It's absolutely heavenly and so wonderful for my skin! It was the salt/oil scrub. Your products are amazing! I received my shipment in about four days from the order date! If heaven smells anything like this, I'm so glad I'll be there, and to smell Jesus' robes of cassia, aloes, and myrrh! Thank you for your amazing products!
~Sue


I received the Ketubah as a gift from a Sister-in-Christ. I didn't want to use it at first because it was such a precious gift to me. When I ran out of my other anointing oil, I had to open it and begin using it. I always anoint my children, husband, myself, our home, items, and also when I pray and spend time with the Lord. There is a significance in the sensitivity to the Lord's presence. My children have been able to sleep much better during the night (they used to wake up in the middle of the night at times.) There is a sense of peace in the home when I walk into our side of the house. It has been such a blessing, and I give God all the Glory and Praise for all of His blessings!
~Stephanie

Pentecost ~ Shavuot

On the Jewish Calendar, this day is known as Shavuot meaning “Weeks”. Today the Jews celebrate the anniversary when God gave Israel the Torah at Mount Sinai. Since the Feast of Passover until now Jews have been counting for 49 days and or 7 weeks (Counting of the Omar) and today marks the end of the counting of 50 days. The 49 days counted until today are preparation and anticipation of God's word.

On Passover the Jewish people were freed from their enslavement to Pharaoh... and 50 days later on Shavuot they were given the Torah. On Passover Christians celebrated the forgiveness of our sins and the promise of eternal life through Christ's death, burial and resurrection... and now 50 days later on Pentecost, we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Outside of Israel, Shavuot is celebrated for 2 days on the 6^th and 7^th days of Sivan. Churches around the world will celebrate Pentecost (the Acts chapter two birthing of the catholic Church in Jerusalem) on this coming Sunday, May 23^rd.

This coming Pentecost Sunday is the annual Global Day of Prayer. On this coming Sunday millions of people around the world will gather in stadiums, churches and homes for repentance and prayer. The Global Day of Prayer started 10 years ago on Pentecost Sunday in South Africa and now includes 220 nations. This annual “Feast of First Fruits” prayer offering to the Lord is a foretaste of the feast to come. Through a global and unified prayer movement God is preparing the bride of Christ for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all flesh.

The Shavuot celebration is the celebration of the wheat harvest and the ripening of the first fruits. This is a time for making a wheat offering to the Lord in the celebration of the Feast of First Fruits. There are Biblical times and cycles for special giving unto the Lord... and we will grow in the Lord through our sacrificial giving. If there are ministries that have been on your heart and you have been thinking about giving them a special offering... now would be the time to do that. The Lord speaks powerfully to us through our prayerful giving.

Meals during this holiday are traditionally based on fruit, vegetables and dairy products.

The book of Ruth (deeply moving story of love and covenant) is read during the Feast of First Fruits. God's Holy Spirit is the only capable Kinsman Redeemer in all the world. Now is the time to re-read and reflect on this amazing book... and to pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon all flesh (Joel 2).

May the Lord speak to your heart as you pray and seek Him during the Feast of First Fruits.

*info from Lee Behnken Ministries

Passover: Doorposts

Exodus 12:7-13

And they shall take some of the blood and pit it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of the houses where they eat it. Then they shall eat the flesh on that night; roasted in fire, with unleavened bread and with bitter herbs they shall eat it. Do not eat it raw, nor boiled at all with water, but roasted in fire--its head with its legs and its entrails. You shall let non of it remain until morning, and what remains of it until morning you shall burn with fire. And thus you shall eat it: with a belt on your waist, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste. It is the LORD's Passover.

For I will pass through the land of Egypt on that night, and will strike all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment: I am the LORD. Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.

Matthew 26:28

For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Matthew 27:25

And all the people answered and said, "His blood be on us and on our children."

Passover: Blood

Exodus 12:5-6

Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight.

Matthew 27:45, 50

Now from the sixth hour until the ninth hour there was darkness over all the land. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"

And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.

Passover: Binding

PESACH

The Passover Instituted

EXODUS 12:1-6

Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, "This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.

Speak to all the congregation of Israel, saying, 'On the tenth of this month every man shall take for himself a lamb, according to the house of his father, a lamb for a household. And if the household is too small for the lamb, let him and his neighbor next to his house take it according to the number of the persons; according to each man's need you shall make your count for the lamb.

Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it at twilight'."

Matthew 26:47, 50

And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and elders of the people... Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him.

Testimonies

"Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them." Psalm 119:129

John 8:17 "It is also written in your law that the testimony of two men is true."

"...when He comes, in that Day, to be glorified in His saints and to be admired among all those who believe, because our testimony among you was believed." 2Thess. 1:10

"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony..." Rev. 12:11.

Wow! What a release from heaven above. I've been anointing myself many times per day with the Pomegranate oil. I feel like the many curses have been broken from depression, anger toward my father since a child, bitterness and is in the process of healing me with an increased abundance of Joy, Peace, and over-all "Presence of God." I can hardly wait to use this in my Sunday School class! I am also praying for health in your family and deliverance from attacks of the devil, to set you free from any and all curses that satan has afflicted you with...in the Name of Jesus! ...I am considering selling your products as a business because so many people need them in their lives. I believe in anointing with oil now more than ever before as I see the differance in my own life.

~J.C.

My order of your eleven oil samples arrived today and I cannot tell you how delighted I am! These oils smell fabulous! I will definitely be ordering more of the specific ones that I like. Thank you for the prompt service and the obvious quality of your products.

~Karen

Be BLESSED in the name of Yeshua!

Purim

PURIM

Adar 14 ~ February 28, 2010

Historically:

The Persian empire of the 4th century BC extended over 127 lands, and all the Jews were its subjects. When King Ahasuerus had his wife, Queen Vashti, executed for failing to follow his orders, he orchestrated a beauty pageant to find a new queen. A Jewish girl, Hadassah (Esther), found favor in his eyes and became the new queen—though she refused to divulge the identity of her nationality.

Meanwhile, the anti-Semitic Haman was appointed prime minister of the empire. Mordechai, the leader of the Jews (and Hadassah's cousin) defied the king's orders and refused to bow to Haman. Haman was incensed and convinced the king to issue a decree ordering the extermination of all the Jews on the 13th of Adar—a date chosen by a lottery Haman made. Purim means "lots." The name commemorates the lots that Haman cast to choose the day most suitable for the destruction of the Jews.

Mordechai galvanized all the Jews, convincing them to repent, fast and pray to G-d. Meanwhile, Hadassah asked the king and Haman to join her for a feast. At the feast, Hadassah revealed to the king her Jewish identity. Haman was hanged, Mordechai was appointed prime minister in his stead, and a new decree was issued—granting the Jews the right to defend themselves against their enemies.

On the 13th of Adar the Jews mobilized and killed many of their enemies. On the 14th of Adar they rested and celebrated.

Currently:

History always repeats itself. Especially for the Jews. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini this week again threatened to destroy Israel and warned that Iran will unveil a "punch" that will stun the infidels in the West. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has announced that Iran will enrich part of its uranium stockpile to 20%, moving steadily and aggressively to creating weapons-grade uranium capable of producing nuclear bombs. Now is the time for us to get on our faces and seek the Lord's grace and mercy for Israel, Iran and the people of the middle east.

Observances:

~Reading of the Megillah (Book of Esther), which recounts the story of the Purim miracle.

~Giving money gifts to the poor.

~Sending gifts of food to friends.

~A festive Purim feast. It is also customary for children to dress up in disguising costumes.

*information taken from Chabad.org and November Communications

Healing

Our granddaughter

Madalene Grace Hodges

was diagnosed on Sept 4th with T1DM: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (an incurable disease). This type of juvenile diabetes requires multiple insulin shots a day in addition to multiple finger pricks for blood sugar testing. She is 3.5 years old.

Our family has many people around the world praying for her--a blessing for which we are so grateful. We are seeking the throne of Our God Most High, Jehovah Rapha, for a total restoration of her health. Here is what we believe and are pursuing in the natural and spiritual worlds:

1. It is not God's will for us to live with disease. His will is clearly stated throughout His word--He wills us to have health and life.

~Jer. 33:6 "Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth."

~Jer. 30:11 "For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds."

~Is. 57:19 "Says the Lord, 'And I will heal him'."

~2 Kings 20:5 "I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears, surely I will heal you."

~Matt 8:7 "Jesus said to him, 'I will come and heal him'."

2. Yeshua healed everyone who came to Him and asked.

~Luk3 6:19 "Whole multitudes sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all."

~Matt 4:23 "Jesus went about all Galilee, healing all kinds of sicknesses and all kinds of disease."

~Isaiah 53:5 "By His stripes we are healed."

3. The same power of healing is available for us today as it was when Yeshua walked the earth.

~Ex. 15:26 "For I am the Lord who heals you."

~Heb. 13:8 "He is the same yesterday, today, and forever."

~Psalm 119: "Your Word is truth."

~Titus 1:2 "God cannot tell a lie."

~Luke 1:37 "For with God nothing will be impossible."

4. We believe. It is vitally important to believe that God will heal--not just that He can.

~Mark 9:23 "Jesus said to him, 'If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes'."

~Prov. 23:7 "For as a man believes in his heart, so is he."

~James 1:6 "But let him ask in faith with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind."

~Rom. 14:5 "Let each be fully convinced in his own mind."

~Psalm 41:11 "Because my enemy [sickness & disease] does not triumph over me."

5. We speak. It is imperative to speak God's promises and to speak with positive language every day.

~Prov. 18:21 "Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and he who loves it shall eat of its fruit."

~Rom. 4:17 "God, who gives life to the dead, calls those things which do not exist as though they did."

~Joel 3:10 "Let the weak say, 'I am strong'."

~Psalm 103:3 "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases."

6. We act. Our outward actions must be the same as our inward belief. There cannot be any doubleminded nature. We walk in anticipatory hope for the day of total restoration.

~Psalm 31:24 "Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the Lord."

~Rom. 15:13 "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing."

~James 5:15 "And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up."

~Rom. 8:37 "Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us."

In addition to proclaiming God's word over Madalene, we are careful to refrain from placing invisible shackles on her with our words and attitudes. We do not call her a diabetic, as that is not her identity nor her destiny. With every injection both she and her mom declare: "I am whole, I am healthy, I am healed!" We do believe that the healing work has already been accomplished, and that the Lord has a specific timing for the manifestation to be revealed. Our prayer is that many people would come to the saving knowledge of Yeshua through her testimony! We eagerly anticipate sharing that news with you!

January Testimonies

Happy New Year!

We are so happy and blessed to continually hear good reports concerning Abba anointing oil. God has richly blessed us and many others through His holy oil. May these testimonies bring you joy and encouragement for 2010. Shalom!

Dear Friend, I just had to write and tell you that I used the 1ml of Frankincense and Myrrh and I don't know if I have ever smelled anything more wonderful. I ordered a 2oz bottle tonight because I just could not wait. Thank you so much for such a beautiful and blessed oil !! God bless you.

~Caroline

This was given to me as a blessing. I first received a sample of the Abba Oil frankincense and myrh on New Years Eve. Well, about 3-4 months ago I had a dream and this is what went on in the dream. There was an altar-call for prayer around the pulpit. When I kneeled on my knees around the pulpit, there was a green leaf hanging off of it. The olive oil slid from the leaf and I was saturated. The olive oil saturated me so much, every time I wiped my face it kept coming. Although this was a dream I actually smelled the scent of olive oil in this dream. I do not believe in coincidence, so Abba Oil is just confirmation for me regarding my dream. I have never heard of this website until the sample was giving to me as a gift. Yes, I did order some oils, and will also be ordering a prayer shawl as well. I thank God for Abba Oil.

~Chaka