Summer 2010

Messianic Jewish Scripture Study At Local Retirement Village

While at a local congregation during our spring Messiah in the Passover presentation tour, I was privileged to meet a woman who lives in a retirement village. We chatted after the presentation, and she shared her burden for Jewish friends. Unbeknownst to her, I had been praying that God would provide a way for me to begin a new small group Scripture study on messianic prophecy. I recommended we conduct the group in her private residence rather than in a public meeting room—I suspected someone would eventually try to shut the meetings down. The only way to protect us from the inevitable was to meet in someone’s private residence.

This Scripture study has been going very well and is, needless to say, the highlight of each week. The material we are covering is Messiah in the Tanakh— a 12-session study series.

Response to the study has been wonderful. Everyone attending has indicated how they have enjoyed the fellowship and unique perspective it offers on the Scriptures. A few weeks ago, one of the attendees wanted to know my credentials. She was impressed that I had attended Cornell University, Tulane University, and Fuller Theological Seminary. She told me that she was so glad that I was teaching, and that the study was interesting with new information.

Needless to say, I was thrilled that my credentials were impressive enough to provide credibility for our teachings. One of the women was so thrilled with the study that she wanted me to meet her six siblings and first cousins—all of whom have a Jewish mother and a Catholic father. As I arrived at the restaurant where this reunion regularly takes place, I surprisingly already knew three people in the family. I had met one of the women at a local church where I had presented Messiah in the Passover. Another woman attended services at our messianic congregation, Adat Yeshua, years earlier.

Ten years ago, I had led the funeral for the brother of another Jewish man. I continued to pray for him regularly, as I was very concerned for his salvation. He was also at the reunion and we spoke at length, and at the conclusion of our dinner we prayed together and he received Yeshua as his Messiah. I cannot tell you how thankful I was for God’s faithfulness. I never imagined a reunion like this, and am so grateful to God for His faithfulness.

National Day of Prayer

For the third year in a row, I was invited to help lead prayers for the National Day of Prayer at Kenner City Hall. Approximately 100 people joined together to pray for our nation and community. What a privilege it was to close out this year’s session with prayer and the Priestly Benediction. The mayor of Kenner along with city council members, clergy from various denominations, as well as citizens from throughout Jefferson Parish were in attendance.

A major prayer concern was the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. We hope you will join us in continuing to pray for our region. The economic and emotional toll on so many people in our area continues to worsen as the days drag on. We pray this will lead to repentance.

Prayer Requests

• I hope you will continue to pray with me for my childhood friend, Shoshanna Bat Baliya, as she continues her battle against liver cancer. Pray for her healing, both spiritually and physically.
• Mrs. J was recently diagnosed with cancer. Please pray for her salvation.
• Mrs. C, a Jewish woman who is caring for her mother with Alzheimer’s, needs prayer that God would provide competent people to assist her with the care. Also, that she will find peace in the midst of all the anxieties associated with caring for her mother.
• Please pray that Mr. D and Mr. L’s hearts would become open to Messiah.
• We are praising God that our daughter has found a three-month summer position as legal counsel for Falling Whistles. You may be interested in looking at its web site—fallingwhistles.com. Our son-in-law will be ordained at the upcoming UMJC national conference in Seattle. He now has a couple of part-time positions in his field, and will continue working on a Masters degree at Towson University this coming fall.
  
  Please continue to pray that they would both find permanent full-time jobs in their respective fields—Monique in international human rights law, and Joshua in full-time messianic Jewish ministry.

Upcoming Louisiana Speaking Dates

08/22 p.m. Christ Church—Prairieville
09/19 a.m. Parkerson Ave Baptist Church—Crowley
09/26 a.m. New Life Worship Center—Moss Bluff
09/26 p.m. Topsy Baptist Church—Lake Charles
09/29 p.m. Grace Baptist Church—New Orleans
10/03 p.m. Crossroads Community Church—Kenner
10/06 p.m. Wesley Foundation—Hammond
12/05 a.m. Christian Freedom Center—Walker
12/12 p.m. Highland Baptist Church—New Iberia

Thank You for Your Prayers and Support

Thank you for standing with us as we take the Good News to "the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel" in the greater New Orleans area! From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your prayers and support! We are so blessed to have you as a part of our lives and ministry.

In Messiah’s Love and Ours,

Michelle and David Beadle