Deborah Conway AM is an acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter and musician. She rose to prominence with the 1980s band Do Re Mi and has enjoyed a prolific solo & collaborative career alongside her husband & musical partner, Willy Zygier. has a top-20 hit single with “It’s Only the Beginning” (1991). The associated album, String of Pearls, also peaked in the top 20. She won the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist at the 1992 awards.
Avi Efrat is the founder of Fantastic Framing, one of Australia’s leading picture framing and printing companies with locations across the country. Beyond framing, Avi is focused on building communities and opportunities within the art world through projects like the Artizone Community and “The Art of Business” podcast. His vision is to help artists and entrepreneurs grow through collaboration, education, and creative thinking.
The flyer can be downloaded and forwarded to your contacts
Let Everything That Has Breath Praise the Lord: 7 Hebrew Words for Praise by Ps Norman Miller
Praise and worship are important to come closer to God and to give Him thanks and due honour. It is also important for breakthrough in our circumstances. Discover the 7 Hebrew words for praise that can transform your life. Praise can be quiet worship or shouts of praise. It can be giving thanks and adoration to God.
It can be raising hands or clapping hands and using many types of instruments, even the didjeridoo or clapsticks or shofar. It can involve dance and use of flags and banners. We can flow into spontaneous worship led by the Holy Spirit and even write new songs. Above all it is connecting with God and uplifting for our souls. For more videos, go to https://reconciliationandpeace.org/store/
“If I Survive.” This thought haunted Lena. Her loved ones were cruelly forced from her arms in the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland and perished in Treblinka Death Camp. This is a true story of Holocaust survival. In ww2 books, it is a searing story of human rights abuses and genocide.
The story of Nazi Germany and the Jews is a story of anti-Semitism, Nazi concentration camps, gas chambers and World War 11 (wwii). The Warsaw ghetto where the Nazis had imprisoned the Jews was being emptied as Hitler’s Final Solution to murder all of European Jewry was put into action. Lena kept thinking, “It’s my turn next.” As some Jews escaped Treblinka and exposed it as being a death camp not a labour camp, young men and women in the ghetto decided to make a stand.
We have set up the TALK Institute to run our school antisemitism education program rather than Indigenous Friends of Israel International so please check it out and help us get the program into schools anywhere in Australia.
Indigenous Friends of Israel Seminar – ANZAC, Lighthorse & Indigenous & Jewish Connections
Speakers Barry Rodgers OAM Light Horse Assoc, Lance Waters, Indigenous descendant of ANZACs, Adam Dostalek, Filmmaker “Ride Like an ANZAC.”
Host Barbara Miller shared her and Norman’s experiences hosting tours to Israel a number of times visiting sites of World War 1 and 2 including Be’er Sheva and Tzemach. She highlighted the bravery and sacrifice of ANZAC servicemen. Barbara expressed concerns about the erosion of Australian values and the need to address ANZAC modules in schools rewritten by pro-Palestinian teachers to bring shame on our servicemen and Australia.
This meeting discussed the Australian Light Horse’s role in the 1917 Battle of Be’er Sheva and its significance in helping establish the modern State of Israel. Barry explained the characteristics of the Australian Light Horse and their mounted infantry tactics, while Lance shared his personal connection as a descendant of Indigenous Light Horse troopers who participated in a centenary commemoration in Israel. Elsie Amamoo, shared how she reenacted the charge of the light horse at the centenary to honour her great grandfather.
Adam presented his documentary film “Ride Like an Anzac,” which combined footage from both a commemorative bike ride and a horse reenactment of the historic charge, highlighting the previously overlooked Indigenous involvement in ANZAC forces. The discussion also covered the need for better recognition of Australian contributions in Israel and the importance of preserving these historical connections for future generations.
Left – Munganbana Norman’s painting in the Holding Light art exhibition at the Bondi Pavilion Art Gallery. We went to the opening Friday night and then had a Shabbat meal with a family. Right – Barbara checking the first draft of her biography of child survivor of the Holocaust Eva Engel.
We spent 2 days with her and her son Roger in Sydney and visited Judy Menczel who is making a film on Eva. We also had meetings with others in Sydney including Rabbi Ulman of the Bondi Synagogue, Rachel Torrington, filmmaker Adam Dostalek etc. Andrew Lowy and Denise Archie joined us for the art gallery opening as Norman’s guests. 28 paintings were chosen out of 105 entries so it was a privilege for Norman to be involved. If you would like to read the amazing story that goes with the painting.
The Declaration by Indigenous People of the Pacific Rim in support of Israel more info below & can be signed HERE
CANBERRA DECLARATION HELPING SEND PASTORS NORMAN AND BARBARA TO ISRAEL
Ps Warwick Marsh has set up a My Cause fundraiser. We would love it if you could chip in
BOOMERANG FOR PM NETANYAHU
You can just see the scripture on the left of the boomerang of Amos 9:11-15 and on the right of Psalm 122. These will be made bolder. Our congregation is called the Tabernacle of David and we believe in the restoration of the Tabernacle of David, the throne of David on which Messiah Jesus will sit and the restoration of Israel and Jerusalem to the Jewish people for eternity so that Bible prophecy and God’s plan can be fulfilled.
Netanyahu’s speech to the United Nations in 2013 included verses from Amos 9. He said: “In our time the Biblical prophecies are being realized. As the prophet Amos said, they shall rebuild ruined cities and inhabit them. They shall plant vineyards and drink their wine. They shall till gardens and eat their fruit. And I will plant them upon their soil never to be uprooted again. Ladies and gentlemen, the people of Israel have come home never to be uprooted again.” —Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu
The quotation above is how Benjamin Netanyahu concluded his speech on October 1, 2013 at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Netanyahu’s speech was a warning to the world re Iran’s nuclear weapons. We think he will appreciate this scripture being on the boomerang gifted to him. You can be a part of that by helping us get there.
Psalm 122 tells us to pray for the peace of Jerusalem and Psalm 122:2-4 says”
2 Our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is built like a city that is closely compacted together. 4 That is where the tribes go up— the tribes of the Lord— to praise the name of the LordMay the tribes of the nations as well as the tribes of Israel praise the name of the Lord and have their feet standing in its gates.
We have timed our visit for the Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem which we support and hoped to attend anyway on 3-4 Nov. This means that Indigenous representatives can sign the Declaration and form a delegation to present the Declaration and the boomerang with Munganbana Norman.
We give God the glory for His hand on Israel, the apple of His eye and we pray for the harvest of souls for the kingdom of God all over the Middle East. The day the hostages were returned, Oct 13, is the Jewish festival of Hoshana Rabbah which means the great Hoshana with hoshana meaning SAVE NOW.” How prophetic was that?
We welcome home all living hostages to the loving arms of their families who have fought so hard for their release. We pray that the bodies of those killed by Hamas and other Gazans will all be released soon. It will be painful for their families but at least they will have some closure. We pray healing and comfort.
To all those who fought in the IDF we say thanks for preserving the beloved nation Israel, and to those whose families did not see their loved ones return alive, our love and comfort extends to you and to those wounded. May your recovery be speedy.
To the brave Israelis and the Jewish diaspora worldwide including Australia, who have suffered so much also, we also extend our love and say you are not alone. We stand with you.
May this ceasefire, fragile though it is, hold, and bring a long peace. May Gazans turn from their anti-Israel anti-Jewish hate and build a healthy, peaceful, prosperous society.
HOSTAGE FAMILIES VISIT AUSTRALIA NOV 2023
Norman and Barbara joined a rally in support of the hostage families who visited Australia. This photo was at Bondi Beach, Sydney 30.11.23. They also attended a rally in support of the hostages at the visit of the families to Parliament House Canberra. Barbara was also invited to light candles with the families of the hostages at an event at the Central Synagogue Sydney.
There were moving scenes at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv as the 20 living hostages were released. The massacre occurred on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah on Oct 7, a time of joy turned into tragedy. Amazingly, they were returned on Oct 13, the last day of Sukkot, also called Hoshana Rabbah which turned into Simchat Torah at sundown. Israel can rejoice again through its tears.
There were moving speeches at the Knesset on Oct 13 as well with President Trump and his team in attendance. Prime Minister Netanyahu used this quote from Jeremiah 31:16-17: This is what the Lord says:
“Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,” declares the Lord. “They will return from the land of the enemy. So there is hope for your descendants,” declares the Lord.
We are mindful however, that there can be false peace and Israel features in end-time battles.
Left – Parliament House Canberra with hostage families, Kym Taylor and the Millers 28.11.23 and
Right – Women of hostage families lighting candles at Central Synagogue Sydney 1.12.23. We use these photos instead of the moving ones of hostages returning to Israel as we don’t have copyright to those photos.
Oct 7 two year anniversary message for Christian Friends of Israeli Communities Brisbane Event Oct 5 by Ps Barbara Miller
Prophetic Messages for Malaysia from Pastors Norman & Barbara Miller on Oct 7 2025
Ps Norman and Barbara shared after worship led by Ps Joy Tan and prayers by Indigenous pastors from Malaysia.
WHAT’S COMING UP – NAIN & National Events
A powerful lineup of events across the country. Show up. Speak out. Stand together. 👇Norman and Barbara are planning to attend the Canberra NAIN event. See you there.
26 OCTOBER — NATIONAL RALLY Australians Against Antisemitism 📍 Across the Nation – Stand United! 💙✡ One People. One Voice. No Hate. Even in Cairns, our home town but Norman and Barbara will be at the Canberra rally. https://www.australiansagainstantisemitism.org/cairns_rally
📍Register for a rally here https://www.australiansagainstantisemitism.org/
✒️Sign the Pledge: https://www.neveragainisnow.com.au/christian_pledge https://www.neveragainisnow.com.au/citizen_resident_pledge https://www.neveragainisnow.com.au/church_leadership_pledge
A Declaration of Solidarity with Israel from the Indigenous and Diverse Communities of the Pacific Rim
We recognize the Jewish people as the Indigenous stewards of the land of Israel, their ancestral homeland, where their history, culture, and spiritual legacy have been rooted for millennia. This indigeneity resonates deeply with our own connections to land, tradition, and resilience, forging a sacred bond between our communities and the Jewish people. We honor Israel not only as a homeland but as a beacon of morality, kindness, and grace—a nation that exemplifies the highest standards of humanity in the face of unparalleled challenges.
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Rim not only have a shared indigeneity with Jewish people but the shared experience of tribal societies, close family relations, attachment to land and closeness to nature. We also have shared experiences of colonisation, dispersion, ethnic cleansing, persecution, discrimination, marginalisation, trauma and the need for resilience.
Despite this, our cultures and spirituality remain strong. We applaud the Jewish people that they have been able to retain their religion and culture, revive their language and decolonise their land with the rebirth of the state of Israel in 1948 forming the only democracy in the Middle East. See more https://indigenousfriendsofisrael.org/sign-the-declaration/
Yom Kippur Service and Message by Pastor Barbara Miller 2025
SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS WITH EDUCATION AUTHORITIES
We have engaged recently with the Dor Foundation and the staff of Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism who are both very interested in our education program to combat antisemitism so we will be working with them in future.
Norman and Barbara have have continued to have a number of successful meetings with state and commonwealth education authorities over our School Antisemitism Education Project. We are in the process of discussions with a number of schools as well.
So please if you know any primary schools that would be interested in becoming part of a pilot program to test it before it gets rolled out nationally, please let us know. Also, if you know of any funding options, please let us know as we are all working voluntarily including our expert curriculum writer Shoshana Linnane.
Gofundme for Schools Antisemitism Education
There is currently no dedicated, age-appropriate antisemitism education in Australian primary schools—only optional anti racism or holocaust or multicultural education. Please help us while we continue to develop this and work on its implementaton. See HERE
Our expert curriculum writer Shoshana Linnane has developed 10-week modules for Grades 1-2 and 5-6. These lessons use the story of a 7-year-old Jewish refugee girl from the kindertransport during World War II to help children understand what it means to be displaced, excluded, or vulnerable. The modules foster empathy, compassion, and respect for diversity through activities like art, music, and drama, and align with the national curriculum. We want all children to grow up in safe, inclusive communities where they learn to treat others fairly and without discrimination.
If you believe in building a future where every child feels valued and racism has no place, please consider supporting our fundraiser. Even a small contribution or sharing this opportunity to help would make a difference.
Please get involved! We need your help!
We would love to connect with you and help you support Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East, working against calls for its destruction and the genocide of its people. These calls are advancing at great pace since October 7. Indigenous Friends of Israel formed in July 2017 because of concerns over Australia’s policy towards Israel. Since then we have gone international as antisemitism is international and isan ancient hatred. The forces standing against Israel also oppose Western and/or Judeo-Christian values which have helped us achieve a society with social cohesion and the rule of law.
Please help us take a stand against antisemitism, and for a community where all are valued and safe. There are many opportunities to use your passion, gifting and skills as a volunteer whether you are a person of faith or not. United we stand and divided we fall. Please complete the form to volunteer.
Are you good at creating or sharing social media, fundraising, administration, film and video making, government advocacy, newsletters, speaking, representing a geographical area, organising zoom meetings or do you have other giftings or talents that you can use to bless the Lord, the Jewish people, and Israel. It doesn’t matter where you live in the world, you can get involved. Check it out here.
Donations to the ministry of the Centre for International Reconciliation & Peace BSB: 064804 Account no: 14069302 Swift code: ctbaau2s
Commonwealth of Australia Bank, 120 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Donations to Pastors Account BSB: 064804 Account no: 14258760
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Election Aftermath: Where to now re Australia’s stand on Israel and the Jewish people?”
Zoom by Indigenous Friends of Israel International Monday May 26 7.30pm.
Speakers are Roz Mendelle, co-director of the Qld Jewish Collective and co-director of Minority Impact Coalition who was very active in the election. Ps Norman Miller, co-founder of IFI Int, who ran as an Independent in the federal election, will be the other speaker. The next newsletter will give you the flyer and registration link. Save the date and let your friends know.
One concern among many in the election result is that the Liberals lost the election resoundingly. They had accepted all 15 recommendations coming out of the Antisemitism Summit in Sydney that we attended earlier this year. The Labor party has not accepted any of them and is anti-Israel.
Passover Service or Pesach Seder at our Tabernacle of David Cairns – Ps Shirley Miller and Ps Barbara and Norman Miller
Easter Message-Passion, Sacrifice, Resurrection and Victory by Ps Barbara Miller
Photo: Norman being interviewed by 4CA radio Cairns
Norman ran as an Independent for Leichhardt in north Qld and also helped Jewish groups with their campaign to cause the antisemitic party of the Greens, who had been supporting Hamas, to loose seats. While Norman did not win, he ran for public office as the Lord had called him to do and we wait to see what the Lord will do with his obedience. However the campaign against the Greens was very successful.
Also, Advance funded and strategised well in its campaign against the Greens, The Greens lost their leader Adam Bandt and have lost 3 or 4 House of Representative seats meaning they may have no MPs at all except in the Senate. This was one of Norman’s videos which was used in the campaign https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIxqyNjTAlB/?igsh=cjUwaGg3enliZW90
We thank all those who gave Norman support!!!
From Tragedy to Victory Despite the Result of the Federal Election by Ps Barbara Miller 4.5.25
RED WAVE A BLOOD STAIN ON OUR NATION
By Ps Barbara Miller
During our weekend church service, Judy Miller was sharing about the red wave across Australia that the media spoke about with the Labor win and said it reminded her of the blood of the Lord but the enemy is a counterfeit.
Immediately I saw the red across our nation as the blood of unborn babies as Labor is pro-abortion. Unexpectedly, this week there was a sudden push to ram an abortion bill through the NSW Parliament to force Catholic and Christian hospitals, doctors and nurses to do abortions against their conscience. A deal was done between Labor and Greens to keep this quiet until after the election and then they pounced deceitfully immediately upon election end.
Abortion is already easy to get and subsidized by the government and is available right up to birth so is very radical. This bill threatens freedom of religion and freedom of speech. Praise the Lord, 10,000 people rallied this week on the steps of parliament house and this part of the bill was defeated but there are still 3 parts of the bill that need defeating.
We now have a Marxist government in majority federally so we need stronger than ever prayer. Here is Ps Norman’s message on religious freedom that was on his election website during the election. CLICK HERE
Passover with Cairns and region Jewish community
PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN AGAINST ANTISEMITISM AND ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
We thank those who have donated to our Public Relations Campaign Against Antisemitism. We have closed the Gofundme campaign which was not well supported but it is still possible to donate via our website as it will be a long-term campaign and never has it been more needed.
We are continuing with our monthly zoom seminar series and daily social media reaching out worldwide to counter lies re current events and history. We also have a schools education program preparing materials for primary school.
EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AGAINST ANTISEMITISM & DISINFORMATION ABOUT ISRAEL
CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW – COMPASSION AND EDUCATION In a world where misinformation and prejudice often overshadow truth, it’s crucial to elevate voices that stand for justice, compassion, and education. The Indigenous Friends of Israel International is dedicated to fostering understanding, combating disinformation, and supporting the Jewish community both locally and internationally.
Please get involved! We need your help!
We would love to connect with you and help you support Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East, working against calls for its destruction and the genocide of its people. These calls are advancing at great pace since October 7. Indigenous Friends of Israel formed in July 2017 because of concerns over Australia’s policy towards Israel. Since then we have gone international as antisemitism is international and isan ancient hatred. The forces standing against Israel also oppose Western and/or Judeo-Christian values which have helped us achieve a society with social cohesion and the rule of law.
Please help us take a stand against antisemitism, and for a community where all are valued and safe. There are many opportunities to use your passion, gifting and skills as avolunteer whether you are a person of faith or not. United we stand and divided we fall. Please complete the form to volunteer.
Are you good at creating or sharing social media, fundraising, administration, film and video making, government advocacy, newsletters, speaking, representing a geographical area, organising zoom meetings or do you have other giftings or talents that you can use to bless the Lord, the Jewish people, and Israel. It doesn’t matter where you live in the world, you can get involved. Check it out here.
Donations to the ministry of the Centre for International Reconciliation & Peace BSB: 064804 Account no: 14069302 Swift code: ctbaau2s
Commonwealth of Australia Bank, 120 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Donations to Pastors Account BSB: 064804 Account no: 14258760
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Indigenous Friends of Israel International zoom seminar 18 3 25
This was an amazing seminar as Dr Lisa Sarzin has been at the forefront of Jewish-Indigenous relations and has much insight and experience to share. Also the story of the Rona Tranby Trust helping descendants of Indigenous Light horsemen to go to Israel for the Beer Sheva centenary is an amazing one.
Lauren Briggs shared the heart-warming work of the Heartbeat project where UIA helps out with needy families in Israel. Also Lauren and UIA brought a group of Israeli survivors and rescuers from Oct 7 – Jewish, Druze, Muslim and Christian to Australia mid last year to share their stories. Australian Dionne Taylor has connected with them and become the Australian representative of Israel-is. We recommended participants attend the Never Again is Now/Israel-is Survived to Tell events in Sydney and Melbourne in April with these speakers.
We won’t have a zoom in April because of too many commitments.
Norman Miller Campaign as Independent for federal election in seat of Leichhardt 2025
Check out Norman’s campaign announcements on his website and find his Facebook and Instagram links here Support his Gofundme campaign so he can level the playing field a little with the major parties who are spending millions. Find it here
Purim Message by Ps Barbara Miller 2025
Open Heaven by Ps Norman Miller
PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN AGAINST ANTISEMITISM AND ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
We thank those who have donated to our Public Relations Campaign Against Antisemitism. We have closed the Gofundme campaign which was not well supported but it is still possible to donate via our website as it will be a long-term campaign and never has it been more needed.
We are continuing with our monthly zoom seminar series and daily social media reaching out worldwide to counter lies re current events and history. We also have a schools education program preparing materials for primary school.
CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW – COMPASSION AND EDUCATION In a world where misinformation and prejudice often overshadow truth, it’s crucial to elevate voices that stand for justice, compassion, and education. The Indigenous Friends of Israel International is dedicated to fostering understanding, combating disinformation, and supporting the Jewish community both locally and internationally.
Please get involved! We need your help!
We would love to connect with you and help you support Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East, working against calls for its destruction and the genocide of its people. These calls are advancing at great pace since October 7. Indigenous Friends of Israel formed in July 2017 because of concerns over Australia’s policy towards Israel. Since then we have gone international as antisemitism is international and isan ancient hatred. The forces standing against Israel also oppose Western and/or Judeo-Christian values which have helped us achieve a society with social cohesion and the rule of law.
Please help us take a stand against antisemitism, and for a community where all are valued and safe. There are many opportunities to use your passion, gifting and skills as a volunteer whether you are a person of faith or not. United we stand and divided we fall. Please complete the form to volunteer.
Are you good at creating or sharing social media, fundraising, administration, film and video making, government advocacy, newsletters, speaking, representing a geographical area, organising zoom meetings or do you have other giftings or talents that you can use to bless the Lord, the Jewish people, and Israel. It doesn’t matter where you live in the world, you can get involved. Check it out here.
Donations to the ministry of the Centre for International Reconciliation & Peace BSB: 064804 Account no: 14069302 Swift code: ctbaau2s
Commonwealth of Australia Bank, 120 Pitt Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Donations to Pastors Account BSB: 064804 Account no: 14258760
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This painting by Munganbana Norman Miller was the backdrop to the Sydney event. It is still in Sydney waiting for a home for someone who will cherish it. Do you have or know of a home or office where it could find a home? Please let us know if you do. It is 2m x 1.8m.
This is the story that goes with it: We Stand Up For Israel: Indigenous Friends of Israel
by Munganbana Norman Miller
The star of David is the centre of this painting just as Jerusalem is the centre of the world (Ezekiel 5:5). The star of David is also on Israel’s flag. It is surrounded by yellow ochre representing G-d’s glory and His calling for the Jewish people to be a light to the nations. The Magen David is encircled by blue and white dots representing Israel.
The dots that continue to circle it reflect the yellow and red ochres of the earth and of the sun. They also represent sunrises and sunsets. This speaks of the heavens touching the earth. The purple dots represent royalty as Jerusalem will be Messiah’s throne. The stars in the sky represent the stars of the southern cross over Australia and in its flag.
The dots also represent the Indigenous Friends of Israel as the Indigenous people of the earth surround, protect, and support her.
The dove of peace, also representing the spirit of G-d, alights over the star of David. As Psalm 85:10-11 (NLT) says:
Unfailing love and truth have met together;
righteousness and peace have kissed.
Truth springs up from the earth,
and righteousness smiles down from heaven.
May Australia shine like the stars in heaven to reflect God’s glory and His love for Israel (Daniel 12:3)
Never Again is Now. We stand against antisemitism. And never again will Israel be uprooted from the land G-d has given them. (Amos 9:11-15)
HAPPY RESURRECTION SUNDAY!
THE LORD REIGNS!
LET THE PEOPLE REJOICE!
Purim Reversal to Hamas and the Amalek Spirit
by Ps Barbara Miller 23.3.24
Israel today is fighting a war for its survival just like Jewish people were threatened with annihilation during the time of Esther which we now commemorate at the Feast of Purim. Three times in history the Jewish people have been threatened with or experienced annihilation or genocide with forces starting with H (1) Haman (2) Hitler and (3) Hamas which means violence.
The Amalek spirit is behind it. Today we hear “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free” which does not refer to Gaza but refers to the whole of Israel, the land God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob or Israel. It goes back to the ancient hatred and sibling rivalry of Esau towards his twin Jacob.
God pronounced judgement on the Amalekites because they attacked the weakest of the Hebrews as they crossed over from Egypt to the Promised Land. They attacked from behind the sick, elderly etc. (sounds like Oct 7)
The story of the bible book of Esther is how Haman tricked the king into signing a decree to kill all the Jews in the kingdom of Persia which was most of the known world at that time.
But God was about to do a divine reversal of Haman’s plans. It is said that if King Saul had killed King Agag when instructed to, the Amalekites would not have produced Haman with his genocidal plan against the Jews. Though Samuel killed him one day later, he was able to have a descendant.
Mordecai, a Jew, and his niece Esther were raised up by God in His plan of saving the Jews from extermination. Amazingly, Mordecai was a descendant of Kish, the Benjamite who was the father of King Saul. Prophetic justice was served.
This gives us another interesting parallel. Every year, the chapter, “Remember what Amalek did unto thee” (Deut. 25:17-19), is read in the synagogue on the Sabbath preceding Purim, and the story of Saul and Agag in 1 Samuel 15 is read as the Haftarah or reading from the prophets.
I see parallels with Netanyahu being urged not to fight in Rafah to finish off Hamas because of the great loss of civilian life & the humanitarian crisis. While Hamas must bear responsibility for using civilians as human shields, using hospitals and schools, and stealing food and aid money and the numbers are inflated, Israel is losing the support of its main ally the US.
Saul did not want to destroy the King of the Amalekites and somehow his progeny lived on to almost be successful in totally wiping out the Jews worldwide in the time of Esther. Netanyahu is saying that Israel cannot live in security because,unless they defeat Hamas, Hamas has promised many more Oct 7’s.
I believe God is declaring a divine reversal in this time of favour for His people. We know that the hatred of Jews is because they were chosen by God to bring his plan of redemption to mankind who are rebellious to God and are jealous of His chosen people.
Listen to the video to get more. Have you been called into your situation for such a time as this like Esther? Do you need to write a decree to reverse an evil decree? (Esther 8:8). Remember that prayer and fasting brought a breakthrough.
The 50:20 Window for the Harvest and Obeying God’s Will
by Ps Norman Miller 30.3.24
Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
We are in a time of harvest. Fulfill the Great Commission
We need 3 things:
1. Adjustment to God’s will
2. Assignment – Find our assignment and fulfill it
3. Alignment with God’s will
Messiah in Micah and Messianic Prophecy
by Ps Barbara Miller 16.3.24
Micah 6:8, the “Micah Mandate,” gives a balanced answer to today’s spiritual and political questions. “What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
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ANNIVERSARY OF KRISTALLNACHT ZOOM MEETING HOSTED BY INDIGENOUS FRIENDS OF ISRAEL 9.11.23
Hear Ps Avi Mizrachi of Dugit Ministries Tel Aviv and Ps Howard Bass of Yeshua’s Inheritance Beer Sheva share at 6.30pm Brisbane time, 7.30pm Sydney, 7pm SA & NT, 4.30pm WA, and 10.30am Israel time.
The photo is of Germans passing a Jewish shop with windows broken during Kristallnacht 9-10 Nov 1938. It was the start of the Holocaust. It is taken from my book Shattered Lives Broken Dreams.
It is with sadness that we tell you that 1930’s Nazi Germany is here again, this time with Islamo-fascism, hatred of Jews and rampant antisemitism, On October 7, the hope of Never Again was shattered. With 1400 Jews tortured and slaughtered, many in their beds or safe rooms, it was the highest number of Jews murdered in one day since the Holocaust.
The October 7 barbaric onslaught on civilians in Israel has sparked a blood lust around the world to annihilate the Jewish state and Jews wherever they can be found in the world. We see it on the streets of western nations like Australia, the US, the UK and Europe
We are calling this zoom meeting on the anniversary of Kristallancht or the Night ot the Broken Glass in Germany where Jewish homes and businesses had their windows broken, synagogues were burned , over 90 Jews were killed and thousands were forced to wear stars of David and marched to a concentration camp.
This time, Jewish families were burnt alive in Israel, Jewish businesses are being vandalised in the United States, Jewish diplomats are wearing stars of David at the UN and Jewish children in Australia can’t wear uniforms to school for fear of being attacked. Actual attacks on Jews are occurring around the world. Jewish university students in Australia are having to sit their exams segregated in safe places.
In my book If I Survive about Lena Goldstein, she talks about how she experienced the attacks on Jews by other students at university in Poland and she and other Jews were not able to complete their studies.
Incredibly, Israel is being blamed for what has happened. It is a classic blame the victim narrative. Worse it is a narrative of cultural Marxism where the Marxists talk about the “useful idiots” in academia, the media and government (even churches) who swallow their ideology that there is only one way of looking at the world – oppressors and the oppressed. Despite being the most multicultural nation in the world, Israel is painted as the white oppressor of coloured Palestinians. It is painted as occupiers of Gaza even though it pulled out in 2005.
We grieve about all innocent victims of this Israel-Hamas war to root out the terrorists – those slaughtered mercilessly in Israel and those civilians killed by Israeli retaliation in Gaza including those used as human shields by Hamas. We know Israel tries hard to avoid civilian casualties but Hamas wins the media war at the toll.
We pray for innocents to be spared and for Christian Arabs in Israel and Arab lands to be safe as well. We pray for God’s angels to be stationed on the borders of Israel to protect her against Iran and its proxies – Hezbollah in Lebanon, proxies in Syria and Iraq in the north, the Palestinian Authority in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza and the Houthis from Yemen firing on Eilat in the south.
We pray Lord that You would comfort your people in Israel and worldwide from the grief of loss of loved ones and fear from threats to their very existence and heal the wounded. I woke up the other morning with the words “existential threat.” Israel and the Jews worldwide are fighting for their very existence, their survival as a people and as the only Jewish nation in the world, the only democracy in the Middle East. And we stand with Israel. Isaiah 40:1-2 “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. “With gentle words, tender and kind …
Please join us Thursday night and stand with Israel as well. Zechariah 2:8 says:
“For thus says the Lord of hosts, “After glory He has sent me against the nations which plunder you, for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye’.”
ISRAEL HUMANITARIAN APPEAL By Centre for International Reconciliation and Peace
Help Israel recover from Oct 7 bloodbath and its aftermath by donating to ministries run by Ps Avi and Chaya Mizrachi of Dugit Ministries Tel Aviv (left) and Ps Howard and Randi Bass of Yeshua’s Inheritance Congregation Beer Sheva (right with Millers on Oct 30 2017 before 100th anniversary of Beer Sheva battle).
For any donation from Australians over $70 AUD, you can receive a copy of Ps Munganbana Norman Miller’s painting of From Mourning into Dancing based on Psalm 30 and Ps Barbara Miller’s book William Cooper, Gentle Warrior: Standing Up for Australian Aborigines and Persecuted Jews. As soon as the flier is ready with details, we will make it available on our church website and send it to you. In the meantime, you still donate on our website or send us an email. https://reconciliationandpeace.org/donations/ Blessings all
Left – From Mourning into Dancing and Right William Cooper book
RECONCILIATION ROUNDTABLE BY ZOOM 2.11.23
We had an inspiring time when Ps Norman Miller called a Reconciliation Roundtable by zoom on Thursday 19 October followed up by one on 2 Nov. It was called to discuss and pray for strategies to move forward in healing and reconciliation after the Voice Referendum divided our nation and brought grieving and anger to many of the Yes Campaigners. Many useful strategies came up and the recording is below. We will inform you of the next one soon.
We all have the message and ministry of reconciliation 2 Cor 5:17-21. Gal 3:28 tells us we are all one in Christ no matter what our race, gender, income or social status.
RECONCILIATION ROUNDTABLE 2.11.23
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