Urgent Prayer Request

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Urgent Prayer Request
Topic Started: Mar 24 2008, 11:23 PM (268 Views)
geomizzi	Mar 24 2008, 11:23 PM Post #1
Member Posts: 91 Group: Members Member #1,620 Joined: August 10, 2007	URGENT PRAYER REQUEST For Ami, the son of Israeli Evangelist David Ortiz in Ariel near Tel Aviv Jacob Prasch & Moriel request urgent prayer for Ami, the son of Israeli Evangelist David Ortiz in Ariel near Tel Aviv. The family has been threatened by both Ultra Orthodox Jews, but also by Moslems & Hamas linked Islamic groups for leading Moslems to faith in Christ. On Purim, a gift parcel arrived for David, his wife and their five children. Ami opened the parcel containing a bomb that blew up in his face. Below is the latest report from Israel. We praise Yeshua that the boy is alive, how be it in serious condition, very badly burned and missing certain body parts. Please pray for this lad's recovery and physical rehabilitation, for the family, and that the evil terrorists who perpetrated this attack will be apprehended and bought to justice. A short update He is out of surgery. The Lord has been merciful. The boy is still a mess but stable. Amazing news - no shrapnel got into his arteries or vital organs. One lung was crushed but they managed to save it. His brain is not injured. His body is intact except for losing several toes (not sure why "toes" instead of "fingers", but this detail is from his mother Leah). The swelling in his face has gone down. It is truly miraculous, given the fact that the bomb was right in front of him. The Lord had to have been shielding him to keep him alive. That was the good news. The rest... he has 2nd and 3rd degree burns, deep gashes all over, and both arms broken. In addition, his eyes are badly damaged. The med team has not even had a chance to take care of that yet, because of all the life- threatening things they were working on all night. He is stable but heavily sedated. His parents were at the hospital all night and are obviously in a state of shock and exhaustion. I have not seen their apartment, but the older Ortiz kids went to the house and they say the entire kitchen and living room are destroyed. No one is even thinking about that, because Ami is alive and that is enough for now. The Shabak (general security people) are doing a complete investigation. They were just here at the house. The two theories of "who" are still being considered - either anti-missionaries (Jewish extremists) or Arab terrorists. For the record, I strongly doubt the anti-missionary theory. The hostile hareidim do things very differently - usually going wild and/or bringing a crowd to demonstrate. In the most extreme cases, they have set fire to a meeting place (while empty). They do not try to carry out cold-blooded murders - and they certainly would not use the tradition of Purim gift-giving (a mitzvah they take quite seriously) for the bait! In fact, it was not a traditional Purim food-basket - it was a wrapped package, unusually bulky and large. Ami called his parents to comment on it, about 20 minutes before opening it.... This bomb was designed by people who knew what they were doing, how to set and hide a trigger, and how to maximize its blast effect. The bomb packed with metal shards is a trademark of PA-sponsored terror. David has had a "fatwa" on his head (death threat) from Hamas for several years, for the crime of bringing Palestinian Muslims to faith in Yeshua. There was not much media coverage of this angle. I personally think the police have downplayed the terrorist theory because it would mean having to face the fact that Palestinians got in and out of Ariel without notice. (We have never had a terror attack inside our gates for the 30 years of Ariel's existence, in spite of being in the middle of Samaria.) They do not want to open that 'Pandora's box' until they absolutely have no choice. We are praying that the guilty parties will be caught - and I am specifically praying that they will feel the Lord's intense pressure on them. We are very thankful the Lord has spared Ami. Bless all of you who have been praying, and thanks to all who replied by email and phone. Please keep praying. Ami is still in bad shape. The family obviously has a long, hard trial ahead of them. Blessings and Shalom



OnTheHorizon	Mar 25 2008, 03:09 PM Post #2
Advanced Member Posts: 1,040 Group: Members Member #58 Joined: November 9, 2005	Praying for this precious family.



MoreofHim	Mar 25 2008, 04:56 PM Post #3
Advanced Member Posts: 532 Group: Members Member #834 Joined: March 24, 2007	Father, we thank you for this family who has put their lives at risk for your name's sake. You tell us in your word that not one sparrow falls to the ground without you knowing it. And how much more valuable are we, your servants, than sparrows. We thank you Lord for your divine protection over Ami. The fact that not a single vital organ was injured is indeed testimony to your protection. Lord, we know that what the enemy plans for evil in our lives, you will work for good. And we thank you for that. I ask that you bring comfort to this family and healing to Ami. I ask that their faith not be destroyed, but rather strengthened through this. I ask for you to supply their needs (medically, emotionally, and spiritually) at this time. And finally I ask that you work forgiveness in their hearts for those who meant evil against them. For vengeance belongs to you, Lord.
	Quote: "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; That He may teach us concerning His ways, And that we may walk in His paths." Isaiah 2:3


domino	Mar 25 2008, 06:07 PM Post #4
Advanced Member Posts: 190 Group: Members Member #2,560 Joined: January 8, 2008	I will keep the Ortiz family in my prayers. Praise God for the mercy He has shown them in sparing Ami's life. May He surround them with His comfort now and always. Love in Christ, Susan
	Domino


belinda	Mar 25 2008, 09:45 PM Post #5
Advanced Member Posts: 1,519 Group: Members Member #50 Joined: November 4, 2005
	John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life....... Amen, Come Lord Jesus!


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