The First Rains in Israel Dear friends and ministry partners, I hope this update meets you with hope and expectation in Messiah Yeshua. It has been a while since we wrote a more personalized update. I hope to explain why briefly. But first, let's talk about rain. Sukkot in Israel We are currently celebrating the Biblical Feast of Sukkot (Tabernacles), one of my favorite holidays because the Bible explains that one day all the nations of the world will come to Israel and celebrate this weeklong feast together. Then everyone who survives of all the nations that have come against Jerusalem kshall go up year after year to worship lthe King, the LORD of hosts, and mto keep nthe Feast of Booths. 17 And if oany of the families of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship lthe King, the LORD of hosts, pthere will be no rain on them. (Zech. 14:16-17). It is normal to eat and sleep in these booths. For the first in many years, we were able to set up a booth outside, on our rooftop (r