Iran's sweet negotiation may not be real
We have been interceding for Iran since April and God has opened doors. But this is a caution that we mustn't listen to what the media tells us about the recent new Iranian president's sweet negotiation about Iran's nuclear programme. This is not a political issue but spiritual. The spirit of Islam has been trying to get rid of Jews and the Jewish nation so that God's eternal purpose may not be fulfilled through Israel.

Pray that God will send a spirit of confusion to the political and religious leaders of Iran to confound the enemy, and a spirit of clarity and boldness to Iranian Christians, releasing signs, wonders and dreams among Muslims. Pray that God may raise modern day Daniels, his 3 friends, Esthers and Mordecais like in that ancient land of Persia, so that God's purpose may be fulfilled.

What is the Destiny of Egypt?
Often God creates completely new things in the chaos. “Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, 'Let there be light!', and there was light.” (Genesis 1:2-3)

Egypt has been in the chaos, although the superficial situation is getting quieter, so she needs to hear the Word of God. God has got an amazing purpose in Egypt, so I think that he has allowed this chaos, so that he may create and fulfil his purposes in Egypt and through her in the Middle East and the nations.

And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the LORD because of the oppressors, and He will send them a Saviour and a Mighty One, and He will deliver them. Then the LORD will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the LORD in that day, and will make sacrifice and offering; yes, they will make a vow to the LORD and perform it.(Isaiah 19:20-21)

Barak Obama has encouraged the Arab Spring or Arab Spree!
In August 2010, US President Barack Obama issued the secret Presidential Study Directive 11, asking agencies to prepare for change. He made a major, but unannounced foreign policy shift regarding the relations to the states of the Arab world. Instead of supporting stability Barack Obama vowed to support change and democratisation in the Arab world. (source: Wikipedia)

Arab democracy brings Arab theocracy!
Israel has long been the only democratic country in the Middle East and nothing much has changed, although the Arab Spring has changed some governments from dictatorships. Even though Barak Obama's intention is to help the Arab World to have democratic governments, they are becoming theocratic, ie ruled by Islamic regimes. These transformed “democratic” Arab countries are planning to attack and to wipe Israel from the world map. They seem to have democratic elections but actually they are electing theocratic governments, ruled by Allah (the god of Islam).

Why have almost all the Arab countries been trying to destroy Israel? This is not because of political issues but spiritual ones. The same reason Hitler tried to wipe out the Jews. The spirit of Islam knows God's eternal purpose, so he tries to destroy Israel, because God demonstrates his faithfulness, his covenant and his eternal purposes through Israel.

What we see happening in the Middle East is a horrible picture of war but God's promise of restoration and prophecy of returning are so clear. He is redeeming and restoring his people and his land for his name's sake. He is coming back as King of kings to reign and as Bridegroom to celebrate with his bride, One new Man, Jews and Gentiles. It is a time of disasters, but it is going to be the time of great celebration.

[ Place All on the Altar! ]
On Sunday 31st March 2013, I went to Penllergaer to walk with God. While I was walking, I heard, “Go back to the beginning!” This voice was lingering nearly all day. A few days previously, I had got a phone call from a friend of mine in Swansea. He was organising an Easter Egg Hunt for children on Monday 1st April and he wanted me to bring over my son Noah and family to Swansea on BCW site. I reluctantly went and found that Derwen Fawr house was opened.

Later on I called my younger son Yohan to come to the Blue Room with me because his conception and birth are deeply related to our journey of faith. I took a couple of photos of him in the room and I saw a card on the top of fire place. As soon as I looked at it, God spoke to me loudly and firmly. “Place All on the Altar!” On that card there were a few Bible scriptures and this hand writing. Only this sentence jumped out to me and convicted me. Later on I found that a lady sent this card last November from Penllergaer area. Isn't it interesting? One day I heard “Go back to the Beginning!” and the next day “Place All on the Altar!”

In January 2009, our family started going to the BCW sites every Sunday according to God's conviction, that he wanted us to redeem and restore the SPIRITUAL INHERITANCE of Rees Howells. Then the BCW sites were closed down and the college moved to England in July 2009. From that point I felt that God wanted us to redeem and restore the PHYSICAL PROPERTIES too, as part of the inheritance. Thankfully one of these has now been purchased and is being restored by Cornerstone Community Church, Singapore. So “Go back to the beginning” might mean that this journey is to redeem and restore the spiritual inheritance of Rees Howells only. Although I still don't know a lot of things, what I know is that I have to place all on the altar and I have placed BCW sites on the altar. Of course it was so hard for me but obedience is better than sacrifice.

It looks like my 4 years and 4 months intercessory journey with BCW sites has come to an end, although we are still pursuing Rees Howells spiritual inheritance and the picking up the baton of equipping Jews and Gentiles for the last harvest fields. But we are pursuing in redeeming his spiritual inheritance through the Forge vision.

[ Unfinished Race with Rees Howells ]
Rees Howells purchased a fourth property, which is called Penllergaer, for Jewish children. He planned to bring at least 1000 Jewish children from Europe to the UK but he managed to bring only 12 children because Second World War began. On Friday 21st September, a Korean lady and Mathew Toller, a Messianic Jewish Rabbi wanted to visit the BCW sites. Three of us went and walked on Glenderwen, Derwen Fawr, Sketty Isaf and Penllergaer. As we got to Penllergaer waterfall, Mathew asked me about “The Forge” vision, which is raising up spiritual blacksmiths through setting up a centre for worship, intercession, mission and to raise up the next generation and to work for Jewish people at BCW sites.

At that point Mathew told me that Jewish people need to come to 'The Forge' to be equipped as missionaries and should go out to the nations of the world again. I really felt and prayed that is what Rees Howells left and we need to pick up. The Jews who will come might not be from Israel but from the USA and Europe, etc. It is very interesting because we didn't plan to go there at all on that day and the Jewish connection reopened up in our prayers in that place where Rees Howells prayed and planned.

When I was in Israel in October 2012, God spoke to me again about Jewish missionary training in Wales. On 7th October, when I woke up at about 6 am, I felt God wanted me to go up to the Temple Mount. When I was in a queue and also on the Temple Mount, God spoke to me again about the Jewish missionary training. I came down to the Western Wall. As I touched the wall, he spoke to me again. So I told God, “I don't know what to do and how to do it although you are saying to me.” Then he told me, “I have called you because you don't know and you cannot do it with your own ability.” I wept!

3 Day Fast for Israel
2nd - 4th December 2013
High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. EN118SG

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SETTING OUT

Does age restrict, contract the vision of a man
Or can I stretch in time, beyond what I think I can
To go to territories unknown,
To start again another home.

Does fear lurk large
Within the corners of my mind
Restricting vision to what I know
Can fingers once so deft
Begin again to pen
Stories untold inscribed
In memories way bank then

Or can I unthinking bow
In obedience to the Now
The setting out to explore
New horizons, an open door.

So Abram journeyed
And so must I
What excitement will we find
As we journey with one so kind.

What new vistas will we see
Will we have eyes like one whose 3
Wide eyed with wonder
As we behold
The mysteries God unfolds?

Vivien Firth