Summer Update
- Leon Mazin
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min read
Shavei Tzion | Return to Zion Congregation
Haifa, Israel
I would like to begin with a request for prayer. In July, our elder, Dima Lutarevich, lost his father and in the same week became a father for the seventh time. These are intense life changes; accompanied by diametrically opposed emotions, so please keep Dima and his family in prayer as you are led.
Shavei Tzion’s humanitarian warehouse and aid project is at full capacity. Together with Tents of Mercy, we received a large shipping container from Holland full of furniture and other items. What a blessing! This means we have more to distribute to those in need. As you know, due to the war in Ukraine, immigration of Jews to Israel from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus continues at a high rate. Please pray that threats to stop Jewish immigration from Russia will cease, for we believe this verse:
“As the LORD lives, who brought the children of Israel out of the land of the north, and out of all the lands into which he drove them… for I will bring them back to their land, which I gave to their fathers.” (Jeremiah 16:15)
Our ministry was able to assist 80 immigrant families in July. Here is an interesting report on the proportions of migration – 60% from Russia, 30% from Ukraine and another 10% from other countries that comprised the former USSR. As we give tangible aid, we also intercede together that the spiritual eyes of our recipients will be opened!
Our music school for young people, Keshet Tslilim, concluded the school year with a very high-quality concert by its graduates. What a special blessing to see how music and the light of the Lord changes children. Approximately 100 students graduated this year. I ask for your prayers for wisdom and guidance, creativity and anointing for all who invest their time and resources to make this essential establishment a success!
