Dear Friends,
THE HIGH HOLIDAYS ARE UPON US! AND I AM EXCITED TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR. CAN YOU COME JOIN US? IT WOULD BE SUCH A BLESSING IF YOU COULD!
FIRST, THE INFO FOR OUR SUKKOT CONCERT.
THE DATES FOR WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED:
Rosh HaShanah/Yom Tiruot, Friday, September 15, 7pm
Yom Kippur, 6pm, Sunday, September 24 through 8pm, Monday, September 25
Sukkot Worship Concert with Beckah Shae, Friday, September 29, 7pm
Sukkot Celebration, September 29-October 8.
Please see attached flyer for the worship concert.
THE DETAILS
Yom Tiruot or Rosh HaShanah
Friday Evening, September 15, 7pm
We will gather to remember the LORD’s goodness, to shout, make music, make noise, and blow shofars, proclaiming the Glory of YHVH and His Wonderous Names. If you would like to participate, please contact me. I will be handing out Scriptures that celebrate different names of God, and asking volunteers to prepare short, written prayers and optional 1-2 minute testimonies to accompany those scriptures. All will be surrounded by glorious music and noise.
Includes a pot-luck dinner
As Yom Tiruot, Rosh HaShanah, is a day filled with joy and noise, so the Day of Atonement is silent, filled with holy reverence. As Yom Tiruot is a day of celebration and joy, God’s Presence passionately remembered amongst us, so Yom Kippur is a day of sorrow and gratitude, the horrible price Yeshua paid for us in our hearts, our souls humbly sacrificed back to Him. In between the two, we seek God’s Will for our lives, and we search our souls for where we have “missed His mark” during the previous year. We forgive the sins of others against us, and we reach out to those we may have hurt with a heart towards reconciliation and love.
Yom Kippur, The Day of Atonement
Sunday, September 24, 6pm through Monday, September 25, 8pm
We will begin to honor Yom Kippur on Sunday evening, September 24, with a solemn, pot-luck meal in which we will discuss and share our gratitude for what Yeshua has done for us over this past year, and throughout our lives. As we approach 7pm, we will throw out any remaining food, and for those who choose to stay, we will begin a silent vigil, waiting upon the LORD and resting in Him, preparing our souls for the wondrous things He has in store for us in the coming year, thanking Him for what He has given us, and honestly repenting before Him for our failures. People may come and go, but there will be no talking or noise, including from children. It will be a time of silent vigil. We will continue in silent prayer until 8pm on Monday, when we will end with a feast of gratitude and celebration. (Children are welcome to attend the dinner on Monday, but please be vigilant to not bring children’s noise into the worship area when we are in prayer between the two nights. We will have an area on the premises set up for children and parents together. Note that children must be accompanied by a parent to be in that area.)
much up to God this year, excited to see what more He will bring when I do less and wait upon Him more. So this year’s celebration will not be program oriented as it was last year. We will not be providing food and tents, and offering workshops and organized worship times, but WE WILL BE GATHERING TO CELEBRATE THE LORD’S NEARNESS AND GOODNESS IN OUR LIVES, DREAMING AND IMAGINING OURSELVES AS THE BRIDE OF OUR DEARLY BELOVED MESSIAH. We may be creating prayer stations around the property, and if you have an idea you would like to implement re creative, contemplative, or active prayer sessions please contact me.
In between Yom Kippur and Sukkot, we prepare for the yearly “Bridal Feast,” the time of tabernacling, of dwelling with Yeshua, our Lord and Savior, and with His Father, our Father. We lay aside our “clothes of repentance” and don our “garments of praise.” (Isaiah 61:3) It is a time of laughter, wonder, delight and majesty.
Sukkot, Feast of Tabernacles
September 29-October 8.
The opening worship event will feature Beckah Shae. If you have never heard her, you are in for a special blessing. She is Cherokee Jewish, a remarkably gifted, passionate worshipper of Yeshua HaMashiach. You will feel the pressing passionate presence of the LORD of Hosts. Please check out this link to get a taste of what she does.
And what about the rest of Sukkot?
Last year’s Sukkot was wonderful! And busy, busy, busy! We had so many activities, so much food, so much worship … it was wonderful, joy-filled, and family-fueled, but it was a lot to do. This year, I want us to rest, relax, just BE, and leave more of everything up to God. I want us to taste what it means to tabernacle with Him for eternity now. I am excited to see what more He will bring when we do less and instead wait upon Him more. So this year’s celebration will not be program oriented as it was last year. We will not be providing food and tents, and offering workshops and organized worship times, but WE WILL BE GATHERING TO CELEBRATE THE LORD’S NEARNESS AND GOODNESS IN OUR LIVES, DREAMING AND IMAGINING OURSELVES AS THE BRIDE OF OUR DEARLY BELOVED MESSIAH.
I am interested in creating prayer stations around the property, so if you have an idea you would like to implement re creative, contemplative, or active prayer sessions please contact me.
A MOUNTAIN NOTE
People have been calling this mountain “Honey Mountain,” “God’s Mountain,” and other similar names, and I have been struggling with using the Hebrew names God gave me … so I will keep the Hebrew names as the official names for what we are doing, but I have decided to call the worship center “Honeypot,” because it is God’s Holy Honey Pot. And the mountain is “God’s Mountain.” Here’s a bit of news about me …
A BIT OF PERSONAL NEWS
I had kind of a spectacular return to the States this time. After a difficult time, sorting through clothes, paintings, and other belongings in Israel, preparing to sell the house, repainting some areas and fixing problems I had ignored for several years, I returned to the States with much joy and celebration. To my surprise, my whole heart wanted to be back here, in South Carolina, and I felt like a freed bird upon arriving. My luggage did not arrive with me but my soul was celebrating mightily.
I arrived for my birthday, and as it was both the first of Elul and Shabbat, we had quite a celebration. A few friends came to spend the night, with some adorable children, and it was a wonderful time of preparation for the coming of our King. The next night a couple astute prophets came who poured into us, and we had more personal time with friends.
Then, as you can imagine, I collapsed. Smile. Went to bed for a few days, and then started to prepare for SUKKOT and the High Holidays…
Shalom and love. Amen.
FREEDOM 
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