Once an Arafat Man

Muslim Demographics

This video is sobering.

The Evil Regime of Hamas

Friends, it's been so long since we have posted or updated.  We've been traveling so much and have been overwhelmed by what God is doing through Once an Arafat Man.  Thank you all so much for being a part of this and promoting it among your friends.

The book is in such demand, not just in the U.S., but many of the English speaking nations.  The effect that it had on the people is far beyond my expectation.  I guess because it is a "God thing" and not a "Tass thing".  I've been receiving so many emails from all over the world telling me how the book has impacted people and brought a broader and more balanced understanding of who the Arabs (Ishmaelites) are.

The book is being published right now in German, English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Portuguese and Russian...and more to come.  Arabic and Hebrew will follow this year.  Please keep praying for it.

Now, onto the current war in the Gaza strip...it is so amazing to me how many people suddenly become experts about the Middle East.  I am not, by any means, an expert.  War, any way you look at it, is an ugly thing.  One thing I must say, the world is becoming so "anti-Israel" because of the lack of understanding of the real conflict.  Let me say this, the real conflict is spiritual and not political.  If Hamas could get their hands on the same capabilities the Israelis have, they would have erased Israel off the map a long time ago.  The casualties of war that we see is horrified and expanded by AlJazeera and the like because of their being so "biased".  Don't take everything they show you as truth.  Their goal is to win sympathy for people like Hamas.

I feel horrified by the loss of innocent life in Gaza.  Yes it is ugly, it is mean, it is vicious, but Hamas is the one to blame for all of this.  They put their people in the line of fire and they hide underground.  Karen and I have been there.  We lived there.  We have seen what Hamas is capable of and what they do when they fight with Israel.  They are not as brave as what AlJazeera wants us to believe.  They are ugly, mean spirited evil people and many are  demonically possessed.

The only thing I can fault Israel for is the fact that they have waited too long.  First, they should have gone into Gaza long before this.  Second, they waited too long to start the ground offensive this time.  They haven't the guts, because they haven't their God.

Let us pray for the victims on both sides of this war.  Pray that God will bring Hamas down to save their own people from their evil government.

-Tass

Another 9/11 Come and Gone

As I sit here at Zurich airport getting ready to return to the greatest country on earth,AMERICA, I found myself really needing to say something about 9/11. I know so many people have written about this catastrophy, but i find myself drawn to write about it even though a few days have past by. Yes, i did not forget about it, how could I.

Each year the entire world is reminded of the cold hard truth that there is a religion that wishes nothing but harm on people who do not embrace their ideas.  On September 11, 2001, I watched in disbelief as my fellow American citizens and I witnessed one of the most tragic events in world history.  Each year I am reminded of the need for the "scales" to be removed from the eyes of my fellow Arab countrymen.

As time has gone by between that day and now, it seems to have become a distant memory for many.  The desire for people to live a peaceable life with no war sometimes overtakes us. Many times our desire to forget that tragic day when some 3,000 people lost their lives becomes our false reality...it happened...and we cannot ever forget. As a former Muslim and ex-PLO member, I will always remember. 

To America, I feel a great desire to apologize on behalf of the many people who have succumbed to the influences of this world.  As the Bible states, we are all of two families...God's or the Devil's (John 8:44). And it is with this understanding that makes the urgency for me to request forgiveness for the actions of Muslim radicals.  I was once like them...as a man in the army of Arafat.  Without the love and forgiveness shown to me by an American Christian, I would still be a man living for a cause with no eternal significance.  Thank you to all who have shown me the grace, mercy, forgiveness and love that helped me down a road of redemption with Jesus Christ.

During this month, I ask for you to consider this...pray for the Islamic  leaders. Pray that God would reach their hearts, that God would stir up within them a desire to pursue Him, that God would use the church to reach these people with the same love and understanding that helped change my heart some 15 years ago.

God bless you all,
Tass

The Victims of War

While on the road we learned some very sad news.  Over the weekend a dear friend in Gaza was killed by an Israeli sniper.  He was on his rooftop tending to his chickens when the snipers bullet pierced his heart.  Abu Nidal leaves behind a loving wife and 8 children.  He will be greatly missed.  Would you please pray for his family as you read this?

This is another example of the great need for a revolutionary transformation of hearts that only Jesus Himself can give.  Thank you for praying.

-Tass