Shabbat Dec 27, 2025

Shalom Mishpacha!

Can you believe that we are almost at the end of 2025? For me, I take some time to reflect on the victories, blessings, challenges and desires for the upcoming year. Millie and I have been encouraged recently to meditate on Isaiah 40:31, a verse that is familiar to many of us, “but they who WAIT for Adonai will renew their strength. They will soar with wings as eagles. They will run and not be weary. They will walk and not be faint.” The Hebrew word for the word WAIT (“qavah”) is not just a passive waiting for something to happen, it is an active, confident anticipation, like watching intently for something you know is coming. The root for “qavah" suggests “being bound or intertwined”. It is staying bound to God in His strength and deliverance! This should be the posture of our hearts in remaining faithful to the promises He has made even during difficulty or when we have been waiting for what seems like an eternity! We sense that this upcoming year for you and us personally, and Or Chaim Congregation, will be a year of release and breakthroughs in areas that you have been WAITING for and believing for, so, trust Him and praise Him for the answers!

2025 has been a difficult year for many of you with health issues, financial challenges and maybe even family “drama” that has drained you or discouraged you. We encourage you to meditate on His word and promises and to keep your eyes and hearts focused on Yeshua, who is “the initiator and perfecter of faith”. Or Chaim Congregation has been a  place of His Presence for 10 years now! It has been a place for healing, revelation, encouragement and blessing to many people! Also, we are fulfilling our call to be a bridge to the Church as well as the Messianic Jewish body in Israel. We have been supporting on a monthly basis several ministries in Israel, and also over the last several years have adopted ministries in Kenya and Pakistan. We may be a “small” fellowship compared to other “mega-churches”, but we are committed to being faithful to be a light to the nations! Millie and I, as well as the leadership of OCC, want to thank you for your love and, support and your financial gifts over the year as we endeavor to complete the Great Commission!

We invite you to come to Or Chaim this Shabbat, December 27th at 11am as we celebrate our Lord and King together! Our address ins 16800 W.9th Ave Golden, 80401. Last week we had to cancel our services due to power outages caused by high winds, and we are not expecting that for this Shabbat! As our last Shabbat of 2025 I will be sharing a message about THE GOODNESS OF GOD and how we are to reveal His glory as we move toward the final harvest of the last days. Come on out and enjoy the fellowship with the Mishpacha and of course we will have a potluck Oneg following the service to catch up with one another. Bring a dish to share and hang out for a while!

Again, thank you all for your faithfulness in giving over the past year! There is only a few days left in the year to receive credit for the year 2025. There are several ways to contribute and here they are:

Many of you have asked how you can donate to Or Chaim:You can give online at:https://www.or-chaim.com 

Or you can make checks payable to :

Or Chaim

1658 Deer Creek Rd. Monument, Co.80132

Reminder: checks must be dated by Dec 31, 2025 for tax purposes.

Blessings and Shabbat Shalom!

Stewart and Millie