
Late last week, Col. Hassan Sayyad Khodayar was shot dead in his car outside his home in Tehran by two unknown assailants on motorcycles. Ironically, Khodayar was one of the senior commanders of Unit 840 of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a unit known for launching attempted assassinations.

As you receive this, our Medical Outreach to Gambela, Ethiopia, is winding down. We want to cover it in prayer as it ends and realize that, in some ways, things are only beginning. Please join us in praying for the important process of follow-up and discipleship. It is exciting to think about these newly planted “Gospel seeds” now having a chance to grow and multiply.

Late last week, Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed while covering an Israeli counter-terror raid in Jenin. The Qatar-based news outlet attributed her killing to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).

We are taking the Good News to a small city in Ethiopia. It will be our first Outreach there, although there are already 10 Messianic congregations in the region.

Updates on intensifying Russian offensive in Eastern Ukraine, including attacks in Donetsk and Kharkiv. Plus, a former Russian bank executive joins Ukrainian defense.

This year, the month of May holds three important Israeli civil holidays: Yom HaZikaron – Israel’s Memorial Day, Yom HaAtzmaut – Israel’s Independence Day, and Yom Yerushalayim – Jerusalem Day

Israel agrees to provide protective gear including helmets and vests to Ukraine's rescue and emergency organizations, eight weeks after Russia's invasion.