Caleb understood that when you walk in the will of the Father all things are possible. There are no odds that are too long and no enemies too great when the Lord of Hosts is on your side. When man teams with the God of Israel, to fulfill His perfect will, great things happen.

Occupied territory. West Bank. Palestinians. Roadmap to peace. These are all phrases that have no grounding in truth. These contrived words promote an agenda that is not of YHWH.

What is the Father’s will concerning the Land of Israel? It is simply to have His people, Israel occupy the Land and be a light to the nations from that set apart place. Current events tell us that this is impossible. His Word tells us that all things are possible. Which one do you believe?

Against all odds we are stepping out and taking bold action to redeem the land of our forefathers. Today, January 18, Angus Wootten will present a letter of intent to the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. This letter outlines our intent to re-establish the Nation currently living in exile. We are making the Israeli government a formal offer to eventually purchase the Biblical land of Judea and Samaria. Man currently calls these hills disputed territories. We call then home. We hope to end the dispute.

This bold step is taken on behalf of all of the House of Joseph and his companions throughout the world. While some may scoff and ridicule this event, we believe that it will change the course of history and that the God of Israel will be well pleased that His people have taken action on His behalf. When we do our part, He is always faithful to do His.

I am asking that you join us in prayer for Mr. Wootten and all God's people today. Alone we can accomplish nothing. Working together, within the will of our God, we can indeed redeem the Land. It is our rightful inheritance. The ownership is disputed. It is time to stake our claim.

May the God of Israel go before Angus Wootten and may God be glorified in all that we do. Please join us in praying for this historic event.

On behalf of the Shepherd’s Council of the MIA,
Scott Diffenderfer
Executive Director

PS - Attached is a press release we have prepared in conjunction with today's events.

January 18, 2008

The Messianic Israel Alliance announces that at their annual Convention, which will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, this August, that they will take the initial steps toward establishing recognition of the exiled people of God, and formally establish a Provisional Israelite Council in Exile. This is a first step in re-establishing the fraternal bonds between B'nai Yosef (Sons of Joseph) and their companions, and his brother, Judah and his companions, with the goal of having one united and eternal house of Israel.

In laying the groundwork for the formation of the Provisional Israelite Council in Exile, the Council is making the following offer to the Government of Israel:

Since the government of Israel is planing to relinquish any claim or rights to portions of the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and has already given up Gaza as being a part of the present State of Israel, we ask that your government assign any possible right, title or interest that they may have in these territories, to the Proposed Provisional Israelite Council in Exile which we are in the process of forming.

The attached letters which have been delivered to the Government of Israel more fully describe this offer:

Letter of Introduction with Offer to Purchase
Offer to Purchase Denied but Potential Rights to Land

Additional information included:

Announcement, Meeting the Challenge - A Provisional Israelite Council in Exile
Article, The Challenge of Establishing the Messianic Kingdom