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Intercessors To Israel

In May of 2025, the Lord called Vanessa, Alex, and their four children to Israel. The months leading up to their official call and departure, was a season of powerful encounters with the Lord, dreams, prophetic words, angelic visitations as well as intense warfare that ended with Jesus appearing to their five-year-old giving him the key to the departure they had waited for: the date to leave. They were to leave in 13 days for France and Israel. By God’s grace the Thomas’ had just received the entire family’s passports as the Lord prompted Alex a few months prior to get expedited passports for everyone. With little time to time to prepare, they departed for the nations exactly 13 days later! The Holy Spirit would be their guide.

But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. 

1 Corinthians 1:27-29

Three weeks later, they arrived in Tel Aviv with faith in their hearts that God had brought them to Israel for that exact moment. Days after their arrival, at 3:00 A.M. they were jolted awake to the screaming sound of sirens: the war with Iran had begun. The Lord had strategically brought them to Israel ahead of the war as intercessors to decree and apply the blood of Jesus in prayer over the people, the nation, and the region. Even the Thomas’ four young children were chosen intercessors as stated in Psalm 8 and spoken by Jesus regarding the “perfected praise” of children upon cleansing the temple.

    Out of the mouth of babies and infants,
you have established strength because of your foes,
    to still the enemy and the avenger.

Psalm 8:3

“We saw many miracles, signs, and wonders.”

The Jews they met did not believe Jesus was the Messiah, but upon sharing their testimony with them, they were filled with the Fear of The Lord, tears, shaking, and a sensation all over their body that rattled them. Those experiencing the power of God asked, “what is happening to me? I feel pricks all over me?!”, and they believed the Thomas’ testimony was true though they could not reconcile it with their own understanding. Their spirits responded to the Messiah though they did not know Him yet!

The Incredible French Connection

What was truly remarkable was that the Thomas’ had traveled to Paris before arriving in Israel according to the directions the Lord gave to the youngest Thomas boy. While they were at home in Tennessee, the only lead they had from the Holy Spirit regarding Paris was to go to Palace Élysée and pray for President Emmanuel Macron. The Thomas’ did just that. They anointed their shoes and marched to the presidents home and prayed specifically for the heart of President Macron, for the Holy Spirit to flood him, for his salvation, for the blessing and favor of God to be upon him in repentance and mercy, and for his heart to change towards Israel.

It was a beautiful time of prayer, yet it didn’t make a lot of sense to go to Paris on their way to Israel. It seemed as though Paris would be better reserved for a different trip, yet once the the war began, it became of the utmost importance that the French President, who had (and has) been leading the world in the creation of a Palestinian state, support Israel, if such a thing could even be possible given Macron anti-Israel position. To the amazement of the world, Emmanuel Macron came out boldly supporting Israel’s right to defend itself and condemning Iran for their nuclear program.

This was believed to be a watershed moment that set the tone for how all other pro-Palestinian nations responded, mitigating further escalations of violence in the Middle East outside of Israel and Iran, bringing a swift and favorable end to the war for Israel and greater safety in the Middle East. If we step back, we can see how the Israeli conflict with Iran, which brought American involvement, is what set the stage for the revolution in Iran that followed months later.

God is truly incredible! We must never forget how one act of obedience to the Lord, can change the world!

God’s timing of everything , even lining up our itinerary to first pray in Paris for President Macron before traveling to Israel, was astounding. We serve a real God who cares for every last detail! We can see just how “in-the-details” He truly is when we yield and submit to His ways, not our own.

Returning to Israel In 2026

Upon returning home, the Lord continued to put Israel on the entire Thomas family’s heart. One Monday morning while Vanessa was washing dishes in my kitchen, the LORD encountered her in a vision. The LORD showed her that the He desired to gather His children to Himself on Mount Zion and 2026 was the time to arise and go to the promise land in faith!