Isaiah 62 Prayer Campaign

Prayer Letter for September 2025

Dear Prayer Partners,

Thank you for joining us each month in prayer. It has been such a blessing to see the nations coming together to pray for Israel and for the work of the ICEJ. We deeply appreciate your prayers — they are making a big difference.

This month, we especially ask you to undergird in prayer the preparations for our annual celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles, from 6 to 13 October. We are blessed to see that a righteous remnant from many nations have decided to come up to Jerusalem to worship God and to stand in comfort with Israel and the Jewish people. Many countries have responded positively to this year’s Feast theme, “Ten from Every Nation” (Zechariah 8:23), and are bringing groups to join us. Please pray that God will continue to stir the hearts of Christians around the world to come up to Jerusalem.

This year’s Feast of Tabernacles will be very special. We are honoured that the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, will be addressing the Feast gathering.

Meanwhile, Israel still urgently needs our daily prayers. Once again, negotiations have failed to free the remaining hostages and Israel is still determined to defeat Hamas and end its rule in Gaza. As I write, IDF operations in Gaza City are intensifying. Meanwhile, the international community is putting more pressure on Israel, with some nations threatening to recognise a Palestinian state. This has fuelled a rise in antisemitism across the Western world to levels not seen since 1939. In Israel, tens of thousands are demonstrating on the streets of Tel Aviv, weary and frustrated that after almost two years of war, the last hostages in Gaza are still not home.

May God have mercy on Israel and grant this nation victory in His good timing and purposes. Let us declare over Israel this promise: “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10)

In closing, please also pray for those standing against Israel, especially Christians who have blindly accepted the propaganda of the enemy. May they receive a revelation of how precious Israel and the Jewish people are to God. The Lord calls Israel “the apple of His eye” (Deuteronomy 32:10; Zechariah 2:8), because they are very dear to Him.

Thank you for praying with us!

And we look forward to seeing many of you in Jerusalem at the Feast of Tabernacles.

Richest blessings,

David van der Walt
Vice President for Finance
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem

PS: Our next day of prayer and fasting for the Isaiah 62 Prayer Campaign will be on Wednesday, 3 September 2025. Also, please join our daily Global Prayer Gathering at 4:30 PM (Israel time) to pray for the nation of Israel. So, please join us there at on.icej.org/ICEJGlobalPrayer

And let us hear from you about your needs and how God has answered your prayers! Send a short email to prayer@icej.org to let us know you are praying and fasting with us.