Ami Ortiz & Russian Woman

We have had some people write us wondering if we started the Lydia World Outreach Project too soon. The Lydia World Outreach Project was started because of my husband Michael's teaching on tithes and offerings. You will be receiving a newsletter very soon from Michael about the Lydia World.

This project is not an extra financial burden on A Rood Awakening Ministry International. On the contrary, it has been a blessing to this ministry. The only funds sent out are those which come in specifically for the Lydia World Outreach Project. Michael and I tithe through this Project. We know Yahweh will bless us as we bless Israel. How can we teach the Word and not do what the Torah says?

I want to talk to you about the plight of a Russian Jewish woman who has returned to Israel.

We were recently told about this woman in Russia who would not be able to live much longer without a kidney transplant. She had begun the long process of applying to make Aliyah (the term for Jews returning as citizens to Israel) but due to bad government record keeping in Russia, she was having trouble proving her Jewish ancestry.

An organization run by Believers came to her assistance. They helped to push the legal system and obtained an emergency visa for her to fly to Israel for surgery. Her health was rapidly declining as she prepared for and made the flight. To her surprise, an ambulance was awaiting her on the tarmac at the Tel Aviv airport to rush her to the hospital. Her surgery was successful. She now lives in the Land of her forefathers with the help of the Lord and His faithful servants who labor to fulfill what the prophets spoke long ago.

Jer 31:8-14 "Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them the blind and the lame, The woman with child and she who is in labor with child, together; A great company, they will return here."

"With weeping they will come, And by supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk by streams of waters, On a straight path in which they will not stumble; For I am a father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn."

Hear the word of the LORD, O nations, And declare in the coastlands afar off, And say, "He who scattered Israel will gather him And keep him as a shepherd keeps his flock."

For the LORD has ransomed Jacob And redeemed him from the hand of him who was stronger than he.

"They will come and shout for joy on the height of Zion, And they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD-- Over the grain and the new wine and the oil, And over the young of the flock and the herd; And their life will be like a watered garden, And they will never languish again."

"Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old, together, For I will turn their mourning into joy, And will comfort them and give them joy for their sorrow."

"I will fill the soul of the priests with abundance, And My people will be satisfied with My goodness," declares the LORD.

Michael and I know that The Almighty has ordained this effort and The Almighty knows why there is an urgency about it.

Since starting the Lydia Project, news of our work and effort have spread all over Israel and now to other countries. I have received e-mails and information from India, Kenya, and South America.

I am making my first local trip to speak to supporters about what is happening in Israel. On May 26, I fly to Israel to meet with different organizations and people.

I will be visiting Ami, the Israeli teenager who was seriously injured by a terrorist's bomb delivered to his parents' home. We have had many more people send in gifts for Ami and his family; I will be delivering them personally.

If you would like to send a card, letter or written prayer of encouragement, please e-mail Lydiaproject@michaelroodministries.com .

If you can, send them in the mail to: The Lydia World Outreach Project, P.O. Box 309, Byron Center, MI 49315.

Shalom Aleichem,
Judith Rood