Shalom Partner and Friend of Israel,

We are very blessed that you partner with us… Thank you for your love, prayers and financially support for the many dire needs in Israel especially during these difficult times of WAR and as Nations turn against God’s Land and people.  Pray4Zion has a birthday and turns 18 years on 27^th July 2025 by the Grace of God …and by your faithfulness. You are very much appreciated, and we pray that God WILL be bless you abundantly for partnering with us and standing with Israel. This surely touches God’s heart! We understand that Yeshua (Jesus) was a Jew …and His Brethren - the Jews are God’s chosen people and Israel is God’s chosen Land. You truly are loved and appreciated – thank you!

So much is happening today and is as if End-times Prophecy is speeding up… The War that began on 7 October 2023 against Israel by Iran’s Proxy Hamas terrorists in Gaza has now escalated to a full-scale war on Iran to destroy their many nuclear facilities. Israel has conducted a precision strike on Iran's most secretive and secure nuclear facility - the Natanz nuclear complex, which is located deep underground. Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini is the axis of evil and so the people of Iran are ruled by an evil leader whose only intention is NOT for His people but to destroy Israel and the Jewish people! However, their fight is against the God of Israel – Yahweh and so they will never win just as we read the FINAL chapters of our Bible! God’s Eternal Covenant to Israel; "And I (God) will establish My Covenant between Me and you (Israel) and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you (Israel) and to your offspring after you. And I (God) will give to you and to your offspring after you the land (Israel) of your sojourning’s, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I (God) will be their God." – Genesis 17:7-8.

We know that “people of EVERY tribe, tongue and Nation” WILL stand before “the King of kings and Lord of Lords” AND will give account for how they treated Israel! As true Judeo-Christian believers we want to stand before the Almighty - Yahweh God …and know that we have done our best for Israel in their times of great need. Prophecy WILL happen and we cannot stop what God has set into motion. After the Church is Raptured (since we believe these are the Last Days) …OR should we go home alone to meet God …our “times are ALL in His Hands!”  

The Bible contains numerous passages that address both Leadership and Nations… “He makes nations great, and destroys them; he enlarges nations, and disperses them.” – Job 12:23-25. The Word of God offers insights into the; “nature of Authority” and the “responsibility” of Leaders, and the well-being of Nations. God is the ULTIMATE Authority over ALL! “The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; He turns it wherever He will.” – Proverbs 21:1. While Leaders are given authority, the Bible emphasizes that; TRUE Leadership is about “service and caring” for the people placed under their care of the Nation. “For lack of guidance (leadership) a nation falls but victory is won through many advisers.” – Proverbs 11:14. Yeshua (Jesus) teachings on Leadership, in Matthew 20:25-26, highlights the importance of “humility” and “serving others” rather than self-serving! 

Leaders are held accountable for their actions and decisions, both before God and before their people…  as we read in; Proverbs 28:2, for instance, compares an EVIL Ruler to an “angry lion” and the potential HARM that can result from BAD Leadership! “Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth.  Serve the LORD with fear and celebrate His rule with trembling.” – Psalm 2:10-11. 

A Nation and a people WITHOUT God Yahweh – the God of Israel – the God of the Bible – the only one TRUE God …WILL fall!

How can we tell when a Nation is ruled by a wicked evil Leader? The Bible acknowledges that some Leaders will act against and contrary to God’s Will, BUT it also encourages believers to stay faithful. Stories of good …and bad rulers show the importance of trusting God’s plan. Here’s what the Bible teaches about unjust leaders. “When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.” – Proverbs 29:2. This verse highlights the impact that EVIL leaders can have on a Nation! The Bible tells us that when “righteous leaders” are in authority, the people experience joy, peace, and prosperity …BUT in contrast when wicked leaders are in positions of power, their decisions and actions WILL bring harm, suffering, and oppression to the people they govern! “Your rulers are rebels, partners with thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the cause of the fatherless; the widow’s case does not come before them.” – Isaiah 1:23. South Africa Does this verse sound familiar? Isaiah condemns EVIL leaders who use their positions for personal gain rather than seeking justice for the vulnerable. This verse reveals the corrupt nature of some leaders who prioritize their own interests over the well-being of those they lead; “Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.” - Proverbs 28:15.

"Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out." – Psalm 10:15. Recognizing the need for God’s JUSTICE, this verse implores God to act against "wicked leaders" who engage in hidden EVILs of greediness, self-gain and personal enrichment. Scripture acknowledges that without God’s Divine intervention, their wickedness goes unnoticed and unpunished! You see when a wicked leader is in power the Nation decays and ruin sets in even as he rules in corrupt power …while the Nation falls apart and the people starve.

The past few weeks have truly been eye-opening… and as we spent much time in prayer seeking God’s Word about something not many really want to talk about …in fear of offending someone! BUT when we know the TRUTH, it WILL set us free! And so, after much consideration we share something, we found very interesting and believe that it is NOT by chance that the Lord has shown us events of the "SIMILARITIES," between ISRAEL and SOUTH AFRICA AND AMERICA! First, we recognize that all three Nations received their Independence ending the British Imperial rule! The first country to gain independence was the United States of America in 1776.

The phrase "The Empire on which the sun never sets" is one which has not been applicable to the United Kingdom for a long time now …however it was once a fairly accurate statement to make! Israel gained Independence from British Rule on 14 May 1948 …AND South Africa partially on 31 May 1910. Today Israel, South Africa and America are making headlines ALL at the same time …while Iran (Persia) is involved affecting ALL three Nations in different ways! Israel and America are close allies and are Biblically correct recognising that Israel is God’s Land and the Jews are His chosen people (like it or not) …while the current South African government (not the people) over past 31 years have opted to join the Communist Dictators and Islamists regimes who are Israel’s greatest enemies and enemies of the God of Israel Himself!

It’s NOT just coincidence that God has placed US President Donald Trump in the White House as a strong Leader for America "for a time such as this" …as God is using Trump for "peace’ AND as mediator …BUT he is also exposing corruption everywhere not only in America but also in South Africa …and the Nations! While Israel is fighting a WAR of SURVIVAL against Iran and its terrorist proxies …the current South African government is a proxy of Iran and has joined Iran’s fight against Israel …NOT only with the "Lawfare" lies BUT by financially clearly supporting Islamic terrorist regimes. Thank God that America remains a strong ally of Israel during these difficult times of WAR …and that stands against the South African president’s lies and discrimination against Israel AND discrimination policies towards the minorities in South Africa! When a government becomes "tyrannical" when it engages in abuses and laws undermining the rights and freedoms of ALL its citizens then; "We must obey God rather than men." Acts 5:29, 4:17-20. We MUST always let TRUTH reign as this honours God!

Something very important that many may have chosen to ignore …or have forgotten …or NOT even aware of! It is Prophetic and has "spiritual" implications that are taking place before our eyes! Now ask this question? Why had the previous Government of South Africa (before 1994) …stand with Israel especially in 1947/48? South Africa fought with Britain against Nazi Germany in WW11. South Africa was blessed by God for doing so and became a prosperous first-world Nation!

Here’s the answer; (1) Jewish pilots and some non-Jewish pilots from the South African Airforce (SADF) went to help establish the newly formed Israeli Airforce (IAF) to enable them to fight the surrounding Islamic Arab Nations who had attacked Israel immediately after being re-established by God in 1948; Genesis 28:13-15; Ezekiel 37; Deuteronomy 7:6-8; Amos 9:15 AND…"Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation (Israel) be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children." – Isaiah 66:8.

The re-born State of Israel was a Covenant promise fulfilled by Almighty God Himself …and a modern-day miracle. There is that promise to all of us that; Those who stand with and bless Israel WILL be blessed as God always keeps His Promises! (Genesis 12:3; Psalm 122:6; Numbers 24:9). However, there are many Scriptures also for those who harm …or curse Israel …or divide Jerusalem and God’s land. God WILL be their judge! (Zechariah 2:8, 12:2, 12:9, Genesis 27:9, Joel 3:2, Isaiah 41:11-12).

Now let’s go back in history to the 1900’s before Israel became a Nation again after 2,000 years. Did you know that Concentration Camps had begun by the British and upon the Boers (Afrikaners) in South Africa first? The Boers knew what it was like …to be forcefully placed in, to suffer, and have family members die in British Concentration Camps in 1902. These brutal camps were erected across South Africa! Afrikaners are mostly God-fearing people that love and support Israel …and are hard-working people as we can see with farmers producing food for the Nation. They had also made "a covenant" with God …and even today it stands, and they continue to honour it. God has His Hand on His people …and that is a promise for ALL of us believers – that’s a fact! As we look back into a history shelved even long before our time and generation …and bring to light a TRUTH that is NOT taught or spoken of. Please just bear with us to the end of this article as we know that you will be blessed. (All the details that we are mentioning can be researched online).

With so many things happening in our world today South Africa is also on the fore front… EVEN while Israel fights "a war of survival" against Iran …and even as Hamas’s brutal terrorist attacks continue and hostages are still held in Gaza in inhumane conditions. And as Israel fights a war against 7 Nations as well as a unfair Lawfare case …Israel is fighting a war for all of us against Islamic takeover and inevitable nuclear attack is it is not stopped! One thing we MUST understand is that God’s Word is true and it’s clear that; "those who bless Israel WILL be blessed BUT those who curse Israel WILL be cursed." – Genesis 12:3. The people of South Africa like America are mostly Christian and of ALL races are Judeo Christians and who love Israel - stand with Israel …and pray for Israel.

The government of South Africa (not all its people) for the past 31 years (since 1994) have sadly joined sides with communists and Islamists Nations; This government supports Hamas terrorists who have brutally attacked Israeli Citizens …and IRAN is the worst enemies of Israel. Iran had allegedly paid for the elections of present South African government and in return they took Israel to the ICC/J Courts for so-called "genocide" while they are themselves are NOT innocent! God reminds us: "You hypocrite! First take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye."– Matthew 7:5. There is a "silent war" against minorities in South Africa that have been ongoing for a long time BUT the world is finally waking up to the present government’s Communist plan and Islamic Agenda of which their laws are slowly beginning to correspond with Hitler’s "Mein Kampf." God is using US President Trump to reveal ALL unrighteousness and greed of ALL the Nations! "For the nation and kingdom that will not serve you (Israel) shall perish; those nations shall be utterly laid waste." – Isaiah 60:12.

Did you know that the term; "ethnic cleansing" refers to the removal of people belonging to a specific "ethnic or religious group" from a nation? Either by forcefully displacing them, or by killing them, or by any other means such as disallowing then to function part of the society i.e. denying employment etc. The goal of such actions is used to establish an "ethnically uniform" country, or other geographic region. In addition to "removing people," "ethnic cleansing," often involves "removing any physical, cultural evidence or history" of previous existence in the region.

To explore this concept further, consider the following ethnic cleansing definition; (1) The removal of an unwanted "ethnic group" from a Society, whether; "forced emigration," or "economically" to be withdrawn from Society, or by murder - "genocide." (2) The expulsion, imprisonment, or killing of an ethnic MINORITY by a dominant MAJORITY to achieve their "sameness." The Jews have suffered in the Holocaust …and still are suffering from "Antisemitism and Nations of wicked leaders who want to "cleanse" their own people from "minorities!" It is said, "Islam; - first they will come for the Jews then finally the Christians!"

One of the most significant events in the History of South Africa was the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. And why is this event so important? You see, the British had first invented "Concentration Camps" …way back in the early 1900’s against the Boers and then 30 years later Hitler used the same concept upon the Jews in Germany and Europe!" Did you also believe it was NAZI Germany? It was the British and NOT Nazi Germany! The British Concentration Camps against the Boers in South Africa was way before WW11 BUT Nazi Germany had taken a lesson from the cruelty of the British! Although the British Imperialists and the two Boer Republics of Transvaal and the Orange Free State, were at war …the population of South Africa became embroiled in the brutal WAR …either directly or indirectly. At least 40 concentration camps were constructed - holding in some 150,000 Boer refugees while families displaced! World War II or the Second World War began; 1 September 1939 until 2 September 1945 …and was a GLOBAL conflict. The Nazi’s then took it a step further during the Holocaust against Jews …with the "Final Solution" and Gas chambers in 1941.

Have you heard of "The Scorched Earth policy? "The British "Scorched Earth policy" was a military plan with ruthless attempts to win at ALL costs. A "take NO prisoners" approach is a rough synonym; both terms imply a total focus on victory without regard to consequences, burn Boer farms, houses, destroy infrastructure and crops, etc. In early March 1901, Lord Kitchener; initiated a series of "systematic drives" aimed at killing, capturing, or wounding Boers - organized "similarly to a hunting expedition," …with success measured by "a weekly bag of casualties!" Kitchener also sought to sweep the country bare of everything that could give sustenance to the Boers (Afrikaners) such as livestock, women, and children and so the last phases of the war as being dominated by; "the clearance of Boer Civilians" and thereby uprooting a whole nation! "Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless. Deliver me, my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of those who are evil and cruel. My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the clutches of cruel oppressors." – Psalm 71:4.

During the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 in South Africa, the British "Concentration Camps" where the capture of Boer civilians… Most were the vulnerable Boer women and children. But they also had separate brutal Camps for any "loyal" African Farm workers as well as their families who helped the Boers fight against the brutality of the British. These "camps," were known as; "internment camps," established to deprive the Boer Commandos of support, supplies and weaken their ability to fight. (Wikipedia) These British "death camps" were designed to control Afrikaner Commanders by inflicting pain and suffering on their families! The camps were overcrowded lacking proper sanitation and faced shortages of food and water leading to high mortality rates from disease and malnutrition. Some 81% of the deaths were innocent children!  The camps contributed to the overall brutality and dehumanization and further straining relations between the British and the Boers.

This "Scorched Earth Policy" led to the destruction of about 30,000 Boer farmhouses and the partial and complete destruction of more than 40 towns. Thousands of women and children were removed from their homes by force! The Boers had little or NO time to remove valuables before their houses were burnt down! Boers were then taken by ox wagon or in open "cattle trucks" to the nearest camp. Conditions in the Concentration Camps were less than ideal, tents being overcrowded and only reduced-scale army rations of food were provided. In fact, there were two scales; Meat was NOT included in the rations issued to women and children whose menfolk were still fighting. There was little or NO vegetables, NO fresh milk for the babies and children and thus starvation set in! Doesn’t this just sound a lot like what the Nazi’s went on to do to the Jews during the Holocaust of Nazi Germany during WW11? You see Death Camps began way back in 1900’s to Afrikaners (Boers) in South Africa first!

Now look at these pictures below they were from Boer Concentration camps…

Emily Hobhouse tells the story of the young Lizzie van Zyl who died in the Bloemfontein Concentration Camp; She was a frail, weak little 8-year-old child in desperate need of good care. Yet, because her mother was one of the "undesirables" "sub-human" and because her BOER father would neither surrender NOR betray his people, Lizzie was placed on the lowest food ration and perished with hunger. After a month in the camp, she was transferred to the new small hospital where she was treated harshly and then died!

The number of deaths for the incarcerated victims of the British Concentration Camps for Afrikaners (Boers)… is estimated to around 40,000 and as mentioned the majority of which were women and children! By May of 1902, when "The Treaty of Vereeniging" was signed, the total number for Black South Africans in the Concentration Camps was recorded at 115,700 …and deaths are officially calculated at a minimum of 14,154 also mostly children. So, we see it was an attack on Boer and African people who fought side-by-side against the British. Sadly, today the Afrikaners (Boers) are once more at risk …and now forced to become refugees in America and other countries as the government of South Africa has 141 "race-based" laws against minority whites making it so very difficult as the crime increases.

It’s just so amazing to see how God had chosen America as a "safe haven" …NOT only for the Jews after the Holocaust …BUT also today has given safe haven for South African Boers (farmers). Jewish people have experienced the horrors of "Death Camps" - "Concentration Camps" and once more are facing ethnic cleansing!

So, let’s recap… Did Hitler get his idea for the Holocaust Concentration Camps from the British Concentration Camps in South Africa during the Anglo Boer War? Yes, it is very true! The British invented the cruel "Concentration Camps" and Nazi Germany used the same method on those they deemed to be "undesirables" (there’s that word again) …but this time it was the Jews! Not only was Germany aware of what happened in South Africa in 1902 since there were fellow Germans who had justified building these "Concentration Camps" and who drew inspiration specifically from the Boer Wars on how to weaken their enemy! This is showcased in Hitler’s own book "Mein Kampf." The Nazis used News Media Publications to showcase the images of the British "Concentration Camps" in South Africa in comparison to the Nazi "Concentration Camps" they were building to garner public approval and support and thus how to convince Jews to enter them through lies and deception!

Generally speaking; a "Concentration Camp" is a place where innocent people are to be "concentrated" or "imprisoned" without trial. To "incarcerate" people whom the Nazi regime perceived to be a so-called "security threat" "incarcerated" for indefinite amounts of time like a prison. To eliminate individuals and small targeted groups of individuals by murder, away from the public and judicial review. Inmates were exploited for their labour under harsh conditions!

Why must we NEVER ever forget the evils "ethnic cleansing" of any MINORITY group …NOR of placing people in "inhumane conditions" or in "Concentration Camps" or in underground "tunnels" as in Gaza …NOR the horrors of the past Holocaust Camps? The Hebrew word for the Holocaust in Hebrew is "Shoah" meaning "Catastrophe!" The Holocaust was the systematic annihilation of 6-Million Jews during the Nazi "genocide" between 1933-1935 since 9-Million Jews lived in the 21 countries of Europe that would be occupied by Nazi Germany during World War 2. By 1945 two out of every three European Jews had been killed. It was a process, over time and well planned …and it began with first taking away everything owned by the Jews, employment and then to even their rights then putting blame on the Jews!

YES, the Holocaust should NEVER be forgotten as it must remind us of what we are ALL capable of if we do not act with love and compassion… Someone other than Hitler had to usher Jews into the "gas chambers"… Someone before that person took away their belongings, destroyed their homes and shops …and gave them to another person to rifle through… Someone else forced them onto the trains to Auschwitz and other "Concentration Camps," knowing that they were sending them to their death …just like the "Concentration Camps" the Afrikaner Boers had to endure. It is NEVER the leader who does the crime! Why? So he can deny doing it AND instead he commissions his followers! These facts should send chills down our spines! If we ignore the lessons from past history, we are destined to repeat it again in the future!

A quote of Hitler told us of his plans; "When I came to power, I did not want the ‘concentration camps’ to become old age pensioner’s homes, but instruments of terror." (Adolph Hitler) … It can happen again in the future! Or a "Christian Holocaust" especially in the countries where Muslims are ruling? Muslims allegedly consider Christians as infidels, and enemies of Islam. From, that assumption, extreme Islamists seize in eliminating Christians just as the Nazis used to eliminate Jews …because the Nazis felt threatened by Jews just as the British felt threatened by the Boers …and today Muslims feel threatened by Christians. Many Muslims now seem to think that they need to kill Jews and Christians to safeguard their alleged religious heritage – Koran and the Al Aksa Mosque (which is the Biblical Mount Moriah) in Jerusalem. Yes, they are at war with Israel BUT after the Jews …Christians are surely next!

Do you see what is happening today once more? YES, the Jews were the most persecuted group of people under the Nazis …just as the Boers were under the British …and today both are facing challenges once again!  Nazi ideology was, at its heart, extremely antisemitic and between 1933 and 1938, over 400 hundred antisemitic laws were enacted against the Jews.  These laws were made to limit EVERY area of Jewish life! The first law to be enacted was "The Law for the Restoration of the Professional Civil Service" on the 7 April 1933 (which ordered that Jews were NO longer allowed to work for the Civil (Government) Service). This was quickly followed by; "The Law Against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities" on the 25 April 1933 (which limited Jewish students in German schools to a maximum of 1.5% of the total intake). AND, just four months later, on 29 September 1933, the "Hereditary Farm Law" was passed (banning Jews from owning or running FARMS or LAND)! These are just a few examples of the range of "persecutory and exclusionary laws" that the Nazis passed. (can read more click on link: Antisemitic laws – The Holocaust Explained: Designed for schools

Israel is fighting a gruesome war that Hamas terrorists in Gaza began on 7 October 2023 against innocent Jewish civilians; killing, raping, burning babies, murder and the taking "hostages" to live in inhumane conditions in tunnels under Gaza’s schools, hospitals, civilian homes …so we can even say like living in "Holocaust Concentration Camps" as the picture above illustrates very well! Hamas is a proxy of Iran …whose main desire is for every Jew to be killed. And today sadly the South African government has chosen to support these EVIL Islamic entities …AND are most certainly on the wrong side of History …AND most assuredly their fight is against Yahweh God Himself! Did you know that radical Islamists Nations have also adopted Hitler’s "Mein Kampf" …and openly confess that Hitler is their hero and have Hitler’s book since many were found in homes in so-called innocent Palestinians in Gaza!

Yes, most certainly it depends on how "genocide" is defined… but generally it involves "violent crimes" carried out against a group of people with the ultimate intent to eventually exterminate by removing what they deem to be "undesirable" or of a specific "ethnic" group. You see God created us all unique and He looks at the heart and NOT the outward appearance as we read in; 1 Samuel 16:7; "But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or his stature because I have rejected him. Humans do NOT see what the LORD sees, for humans see what is visible, but the LORD sees the heart." One thing we all learnt from 7 October 2023 is that Hitler has never left just as we saw with the cruelty that took place on Jewish people in their own Homeland orchestrated by Iran by Hamas terrorists and cheered on by wicked Nations!

We most sincerely believe that God WILL bless you for your faithfulness and love for His land and chosen people. God’s Word is true! He IS watching to see how the Nations are treating His people. God will have mercy on Israel through Gentile believers acting as mediators towards them. This is one of the most amazing revelations ever given to the Church – an opportunity to do something that carries the highest priority in the heart of God. Yet, sadly, so few have seen the potential and the rewards of serving God in this manner - as agents of mercy to Israel and the Jewish people! Israel was and still is despised today and a despised Nation continually turning away from God …BUT nothing ever altered the purpose of God for that Nation. The "despised element" is always a noticeable element in the purpose of God. When the Saviour of the world came, He came of that "despised Nation" (and just like Israel) He Himself was "…despised and rejected by men." And there is that despised element; "…things that are despised God has chosen," - 1 Corinthians 1:28.

We hope that you enjoy and become more informed by our work. We serve an awesome God and we are humbled by this opportunity to bring you this information.

With Shalom to you and your family always,

Alf & Julie Saunders

01st July, 2025

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