Day 03: Yam HaMelach (Salt Sea)
Today is a Birthday;
I wonder for whom! ME!!!
It’s my birthday.
And what a place to celebrate.
I gave myself the gift of a massage here in the hotel spa. When I told Tonya, a Russian Jewish immigrant, about the tour and that we came to stand with Israel, she reached out to give me a big hug.
What a birthday gift to me! Hugged by a Jewish lady who came home to Israel because God worked a miracle and brought them home from the USSR.
Shelli’s Blessings
While waiting for the elevator (it was a long wait because, due to a storm last night, only one out of six was working), Shelli met a woman in her late 40s and her teenage daughter. They were dressed in A-line black dresses. Apparently religious, their hair was covered under black hats. They were returning from Hotel David, up the hill, where evacuees from Kibbutz Be’eri are housed.
They were from the Netherlands and had been visiting their family who were “sitting shiva” for the woman’s niece. She was taken hostage from Be’eri. Just yesterday, they learned she had been murdered.
The lady from the Netherlands also told Shelli that her son is a “lone soldier” serving in the IDF.
A “lone soldier” is one who is a Jewish young person brought up in the Diaspora, but comes to Israel to serve in the army. She showed Shelli a video of the tall, handsome young man hugging his mother goodbye just before he left the Netherlands to fly to Israel.
He is serving now in Gaza. She said, “We are so proud of him.”
Sderot
As I told you earlier, the citizens of Sderot are here in our hotel. The first act of terrorism there was the destruction of the police station. Terrorists gunned down 50 people in that attack.
Attached to this blog is what happened at the site today. Israel erected a 14-meter-high (46 feet) menorah there.
At My Birth
Due to my mother’s condition just before I was born, the doctor told my father they could not save both mother and child.
My father, his mother, and my mother’s mother prayed. Daddy said, “Lord, if You will save my baby, I will give the child into Your service.”
At my birth, the doctor laid the baby aside, thinking it could not live. He then worked with my mother. She was saved but was really out of it for many days.
I always heard the story of a woman Mom called “the little nurse.” She would not give up on the baby. She worked and worked on me—even breathing into me the breath of life.
Mother was in the hospital a couple of weeks or so, and so was I. “The little nurse” would curl my hair across the top and carry me around, calling me, her baby.
Though I’d heard that story so many years, it was not until I enrolled in Ulpan Akiva and began to be so involved in Israel that mother told me “the little nurse” was Jewish.
That “little Jewish nurse” breathed the breath of life into me on the very date of my birth. I wonder if she had anything to do with saving me for this work of the Lord.
Selah
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How wonderful miss Billye again I just wanted to say happy birthday and I am praying for you and sheil and max safety. Shalom Shalom and Boker TOV now for you in Israel!
Happy birthday! Enjoy! What an exciting life you’re living. Your faith has allowed many events that others would have missed. Look forward to your blogs.
Beautiful!
Happy Birthday.
Thanks be to the Lord for the “little nurse” working with God breathing life.
Life.
Gratefully.
Happy birthday, yesterday, to you, Sister Billye! 💞🎉🎊🎂🎁🎈❤️🇮🇱🙏🔥
As I heard you tell about the “little Jewish nurse” who wouldn’t give up on you when you were born and “set to the side” to die, how she worked and worked on your newborn body, finally breathing “the breath of life” into you; it instantly reminded me of how similar your birth circumstances were to those of your mentor, Kenneth E. Hagin. He also was set aside, believed to have no life in his tiny newborn body, but his grandmother wouldn’t give up on him and worked and worked with him until she felt a tiny bit of life in him! PTL
Happy birthday to you Ms Billye…
I don’t know how to say it in Hebrew, but may your life be long. Live to 120years. May you increase in strength, wisdom and good health in Jesus’ name. 🙏
It sounds like a very Happy Birthday! That’s a beautiful story how God breathed His love for Israel and the Jewish people into your life on the day you were born. Thank you for sharing that.
A very Blessed and Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday so thankful for your dedication.
Wow, Dr. Brim, what a wonderful story of the little nurse. You are a treasure and a gift. God ordained you before you were born! Thank God for that little Jewish nurse! And Thank God for you and your life!! I love you ❤️
Wonderful story! Happy Birthday. You and your whole family are such a BLESSING. We all love you!!!❤️
Happy belated Birthday Billye!!! 🎂🎁🎈❤️ What a blessed birthday to be in Israel where you, your team, and tour group can be a blessing to the Jewish people at such a time as this. Praying for many people to be saved, healed, and delivered in Jesus name! Have a continued safe and blessed trip! Praying for all! God bless! Pat James 🙌🙏🏻❤️
Beautiful love story about Billye from n kriah b’shalom.
Praying in protection of Psalm 91 as He reveals plans.
Amen.
Billye, Happy belated birthday to one of God’s lady Generals! You and your family are an inspiration for living by faith and prayer! Thanks for all you do for Israel’s people as you teach us about God’s last day purposes and plans.
God’s protection around you and all those with you as you bring hope and healing to the Jewish people.
AMEN & AMEN!
Happy belated Birthday dearest Sr Billye❤️
Thank you for sharing all of these stories. Praying for you and the group to be used greatly in Israel! Happy Birthday with rich blessings from the Lord!
I love you. Happy Birthday. ❤️
Thank you 🙏 This is all a awe and a wonder!!! Amazing God!!! Your a miracle You and your whole family!!! Love 💕 Darlene Callery
Oh how we Thank Father God for “The Little Nurse” !❤️
HAPPY AND BLESSED BIRTHDAY Sister Billye! May you be Blessed beyond your years and May His GLORY and GOODNESS be His light to others through you (Eph.3:20 & 2 Cor. 2:14-15 ). Blessings to you all!
👸🎉💎💖🎶
Happiest Birthday Sister Billye. Love and hugs and prayers. Thank you for everything you have imparted to me and mine. We will never be the same. Glory to God forever. 🎂🍰🍫
Praise the Lord, such a testimony. Sister Billy, you were born for such a time as this. This definitely is your calling. Your a gray Woman of God and your family also. Happy Birthday to you . May God Bless you with many more. My name is Elda McAteer, I work for Pastor Jim Bakker, I bet you there, it was a great pleasure to meet you.
Feliz Cumpleano Billye Brim! We had sent a Happy Birthday greeting for You. Then saw this update in my email. Praying for you & your family
while in Israel, for safety. Also the two bus loads.
Thank you for the update hope you enjoyed massage.
My Heart is there, my Son called up on his birthday 10/07/23. I will never forget that. I forgot to tell Judy he hurt his ankle on base. They have been assigned all over, Jerusalem border crossing, Judea & Samaria mostly. Rushing all the time, hill area his foot rolled side ways. Believe has a sprain. We are Sephardim.
We pray every day for YOU am & pm. For Migdal Arbel
Safety. Make invisible to enemies of HaSHEM. AMEN!
Love Arlene, Jessie & Josiah.
Happy Birthday mother Billy Brim. May God continue to order your steps and bless you and keep you all the days of your life. You have blessed and changed many of lives, and I am one of them. May God continue to show you His grace and give you His mercy.
WOW! Never heard your story of your birth! That is AMAZING! Similar to Brother Hagins birth. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And many more!
Oh! How blessed we are to have you. You a miracle!!
Love you always. Have a happy, happy Birthday. Enjoy your stay.
Happy Birthday Billye!! We are all so blessed to have you. I enjoy your pictures and stories so much. I pray for you and your family, and Max and his family.
Happy Birthday, dear sister Billye, thank you for your truly, wholehearted walk with God. May God bless you and yours.
Praying for Israel and her people.
We were watching the other night on YouTube a prayer conference in California and Billy brim showed a few clips from my prayer conference in 1983 if somebody could tell us those file names that we could pull up those meetings we would muchly appreciate it
Happy birthday Billye! Praise God from whom all blessings flow! I have always felt very connected to you and I’m not sure why. I think it is because you are so real and unassuming. I just believe what you share about your experiences with the Lord and all He has taught you! It lights up my spirit! Keep it up! Blessings on your birthday and always! Kittie
Happy Birthday Billye!!!🙌🏽🥳♥️Wow, what beautiful stories!! Thank you for sharing! We look forward to your updates and are standing faithful in prayer 🙏🏽Am Israel Chai!!🇮🇱♥️🙌🏽🙏🏽Od Avinu Chai!🙌🏽♥️🙌🏽
Beautiful! Love reading your blog each day you’re in Israel. Praying for you all.
Happiest birthday to you!! You are so special !! I love and appreciate you. This is the day you were born . Devil tried to kill you. But God had different plans for you. Liitle Jewish Nurse came to save our Billye for the special plan he has for you. We are celebrating with you. I thank god for being so close to you.❤️❤️🎈🎈🎂🎂
Thank you Sister Billye for the new dimension in prayer you have shown me. I praise God for what I have learned from you about intercession and feel so privileged to be a WWP. Happy Birthday and I hope you celebrate all week long!
Thank you! We are with you in spirit!
Love you Miss Billye,,, Our GOD is an awesome GOD!! OH the plans HE has!! 💕💕
Such a great way to enter the world. I was two months early weighing only 3 pounds 4 ounces. Back then, 1944, babies didn’t usually live that were that small. I figured God must have had a reason for keeping me on this Earth. He loves doing miracles. 🙏💕
I love the story of the ‘Little Jewish Nurse’. Of course she played a part in saving you for the Lord to use! And I’m so so very thankful she did. I’ve learned so much from you. Thank-you for your faithfulness and obedience.
I’m so very glad your birthday was so special. Our Father is so very good to us! I’ll look forward to your next blog.
That is a beautiful testimony. God surely did a miracle for you. Happy BLESSED birthday celebration to you Ms Billye. I really enjoy your blogs and teachings. The Lord is making you truly rich. 💖💰👋
Billye, thank you for that sweet story of you and your Mother, and the little Jewish nurse. Praise God for the miracle. Your stories are so amazing. I love reading them. We are all praying for Jerusalem, the Jewish people, all hostages, you and your family and staff. We want to go to Israel with you soon.
We love you. Lavada & Monte B.
Happy and Blessed Birthday Month, Ms. Billye
(or as long as you would like to celebrate🥰🙏).
Thank you so much for sharing about your birth, Billye🙌, and your experiences in Israel. I really enjoy your “news and views”. God bless you, and yours in the strategic plans you are following 🙏🩸
So thankful for BBM Prayer times on Wednesdays
and “watches”. ❤️🙏🙌🎶
What a beautiful blog! Thank you for sharing this. And what a HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🥰💕 more than the place, the PURPOSE. It is a GOD’s thing. Blessing all those people in this time with your presence it is more satisfying than any expensive gift, because is GOD Who is LOVE flowing through you and all those that are with you.
May the GLORY of the LORD BE with you and expand as a big sphere that touches no only the people, but impact the atmosphere around you as well.
Looking forward to read the next blog 😊!!!!
With Love in Him,
Yeli Vale.
Happy Birthday, Billie Brimm. Thank you for your life and ministry.
So many great things God is doing and thankful to hear from you the beautiful stories! May the Lord continue to keep you and the family safe and rested! Much love to you Ms Billye!
Happy Birthday Sister Billie and Blessings to You and Those ladies with those beautiful testimonies!!!
Happy and blessed birthday! And the same dsy as Kenneth Copeland’s birthday! Something amazing!
Happy Birthday from all of us especially the girls, Abbi, Tehilah and our little moad Wednesday baby, Hannah
Wow, that’s a very powerful story, just like Brother Hagin! Yes of course that little Jewish nurse certainly breathed God Almighties will and purpose into your your heart. Praise God for you Miss Billye Brim. That little nurse, touched all our lives even to Australia 🇦🇺 Awesome story, when you think you’ve heard them all another one comes to light so exciting.
Thank you for this amazing update. Your destiny was from birth… actually He knew before your birth what your destiny was and even sent one of His beloved ones to care for you – Jewish women know the value of life!
He is so worthy to be praised!
Have a blessed time with your tour group and know you’re being covered in prayer. Continue to let the people of Israel know that many here in the states are praying for them and standing with them.
Terry Marie
Shalom B.B.,
Happy Birthday and many more.
Blessings to you.
Shalom, Shalom
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Billye!!! We LOVE you!!!
Your life’s journey needs to be written in a book. Time to start putting the chapters together.
Your birth story would make a good beginning in chapter one.
To many supernatural workings of God to not record this faith journey. To many significant events to leave untold.
Thanks for the up dates. We are there in the spirit.
We surround you all with faith and love. 🌺
Happy Birthday Sister Billye, may the Lord continue to bless you with many more.
Selamat Ulang Tahun Billye. 🎊🎉🎂. Birthdays are precious. You were sent for a reason. When you meet the Jewish people who are suffering emotionally your joy in the Lord lifts them high . Looking back could you have envisaged your time in Israel? Enjoy being part of His mighty plan. Peter
Happy Birthday Ms. Billey thank you for your words. I feel that I am there with you all, many blessings. I pray God’s protection over all of you love Silvia from Canada 🇨🇦
Shalom pleating the blood over this blog. Thank you sister Billye Brim for sharing . You are miracle and your mom too. The Lord saw up ahead He had plans for you remember in Jeremiah speaking about the Lord saw you as a prophet in the womb and has great plans for you. Jer.1:4-5. That’s you. And then your dad asked the Lord to save you and give you to Lord’s plans. And the Lord honored your dad’s prayer and your mom’s and grandparents prayers. Then today the Lord blessed all of us on prayer conference call this morning and afternoon and Hannah Brim your granddaughter spoke after you brother Max went off to get sleep. She prayed in Spirit heard that we get deeper in a blood watch from the blood and glory book she quoted about this old times. We go to a deeper level of blood and pleating the blood. Yes amen. I will continue to pray for you all and everyone coming on Israel tour but it assignments truly was spoken on noon day prayer from prayer mountain in the Ozarks online. When shirley spoke it and others agree. Today the Lord shared all our needs to be met we prayed. I claiming that for me .I got new prepaid Samsung Galaxy a14 5g smartphone but the wall charger was in box they said you have buy them online. My sister in Lord just ordered me wall charger online mailing to my home will get it in mail this coming Sunday December 10th, 2023. Her husband a was my pastor and she in ministry with women they are Southern Baptist they live in NC. Her husband was supernatural healing from car reck when he was in college was saved on campus C.for Christ. He . His wife Angela Brady her dad was a Pentecost pastor and went home to Lord. But they have not received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. They think it died out and ect. But the Lord is helping her see deeper. She watched Kim Clement prophecies and shared how he spoke about President Trump that he will get back in White House. I been sharing with her I am on your prayer conference call and how taken authority over the enemy and weather pleating blood which she is agreement with. Now praying in Spirit for my new Samsung Galaxy a14 5g smartphone to get all my email messages and your blog and texts into my new phone. This old phone is very good the Lord provided the money through my spiritual mom from New Jersey but she went home to Lord last year. She was on prayer conference call with me and surprised me with a check in mail and I went Walmart bought this phone 4 years ago I am on right now. I don’t have a computer at my home. But this prepaid straighttalk Samsung Galaxy J3 orbit smartphone has internet connection and texts video and camera and weather and ect. No hidden fees and get prepaid straighttalk card at Walmart. I buy $55.00 one. It last 30 days. They let know when it’s due. And they help you if you have any issues and fix it over phone. I pray for them and blesses them. So praying in the Spirit I will not lose my contacts or emails and pictures and videos. And that Lord raise up correct person to help me get my new phone set up transfer with no issues. Father in Jesus Holy name bring forth the correct person to help me that has internet in there home and blessed them deeply over and over. Eph.3:20 and Phil 4:19. Nothing is impossible with you Lord and anyone else that needs help in getting their prepaid straighttalk phone transfer into new straighttalk phone or different cellphones in advance amen. Thank you Lord in advance amen. Jer.29:11. Ex.20:15. Pleating blood watch over the internet and cell phones. And computers datas. This Pamela Diane Byrd from Orangeburg S.C 29118 wwps and watchman. Shalom Shalom blessings to you all over the world and our troops in USA and in Israel. Will be on prayer conference tonight of Brother Max intersessors. Praying for brother Bruce he having get sim card to use in phone to call us on phone he met you in Israel. He from Canada. Praying in Spirit for him. He to met Max’s and I am excited for you all to met. I asked the Lord could I go to Israel and I will get to next time thanking the Lord in advance amen. Jer.29:11 Eph.3:20 and Phil 4:19. Mark 11:22-25.Eph.3:20 and Phil4:19. 📖🕊🇮🇱🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💗🕎🦁🎶🙌
Happy Birthday!! What a blessing to be there and be a part of what God is doing
Happy Birthday BIllye-WE r so proud of you!!! Have a most Blessed day
Happy birthday Ms. Billye!!
I had goosebumps all over my body as I was reading the story of your mom and the Little Jewish Nurse. Wow! Years later, you’re SO connected to this nation state of the Jews. May the Lord bless you and Israel too as we continually pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Hugs!
Happy Birthday sister Billye. Blessings today and for the next year. Love yo you and Shellie and Max. Continued prayers for the people of Israel.
Happy Birthday Sister Billye! I am 10 years younger than you are and you inspire me so much–to still be a world traveler in your 80’s! Surely the Lord is renewing your youth like the eagle! Thank you for sharing the wonderful testimony of your birth–what a confirmation you were chosen by God for your life’s calling! May your whole 85th year be wonderfully blessed! 💟✡️💟
Shalom! It is 7am in North Carolina haven’t been up long was sitting here gathering my thoughts before the day unfolds just thanking my FATHER, reflecting back on the prayer call, and it just brings tears to my eyes when I think that our savior is talking to all of us on the call, telling us things to come, encouraging us and he has made promises to us and I have to tell you miss Billye he’s keeping his promises too, recently I just had one of those moments where he kept me from something and I know it was him and I just have to give him praise!!!🙌 I love hearing your stories, you just the best story teller of all time, I can almost see you somehow stopping those little children there from driving fast in their little cars around and them all gathered around you listening to a wonderful story you telling them about Jesus! Thank you for your blogs they are wonderful! Praying for your all and Isreal as a floater and sometimes if I’m awakened at 3 am I just say well this must be the time I need to pray and pray for 15 min in the spirit. Love you all! Jamie ps I love reading all the other comments too!
Miss Billye once again Happy birthday 🎂! Love you so very much! My husband and I are so blessed by your blogs. Really blessed by your birth story. I love the ministry your doing already/impacting lives
Happy birthday Billye! You are such a blessing to so many. Thank you for sharing your birth story, that was powerful and truly the beginnings of your destiny in Israel. Much love, Cherlynn Milicic
Happy Birthday Billye!!! You are a BLESSING to me. I love you. I thank GOD for your life.
TO LIFE! TO 120!
Dayami 🙂
Dr. Billye, You are a walking miracle, how awesome is our God to allow the little Jewish nurse to sow a seed of life into you and has now blossomed into a powerful ministry that is supporting the Jewish state, her people, more that a million-fold return for the seed sown! Only our great God can work out a plan like that! What a great Planner!
Happy Birthday m, Billye!
I pray The Lord fill your time in Israel 🇮🇱 with more birthday blessings than you can contain so that your joy may be full all to His Glory.
Dear sister Billye, I believe that the “little Jewish nurse” had everything to do with saving you for this work of the Lord. It brings me to tears of awe to see how she saved you who would, through Christ and Migdal, in turn save them throughout the tribulation. Oh what a Saviour, Oh what a plan!!
Happy Birthday BLESSING Ms. Billye.
Happiest of Birthdays to you Ms. Billye! 🎉🎊🎂🎁🎈 You are such a blessing to us! Thank you for your life! We love you! ❤️
Glory be to God!
What an honor to be along this solidarity tour with you, Ms. Billye and all who are joining!
It seemed so sad and hard to not be able to go, but oh the Spirit of God that connects us!
I have asked and prayed to our Father in heaven that every high you feel, is prayers feel. Every low, we feel. That we could be conjoined with this tour no matter where in the world we are.
Today’s Words from Abba were confirmation to me. Along with the first words from last weeks morning prayer.
Thank you sweet Jesus. I love you I love you.
Shalom shalom family 💛
Happiest of Birthdays, Sister Billye. What wonderful prayer calls we had today! Thank you, Father God. Thank you King Jesus. Thank You, Holy Spirit. We praise you!
Happy birthday Ms. Billye!!! 🥳🥰🔥🙌🏼
Happy Birthday sister Billye thank you for sharing what a beautiful story PrIse the Lord for you were saved for such a time as this. I have the humble honour to know you and serve Him with you
Monique Australia
What a blessing to be used by God for this assignment. Oh the glory that is being revealed in His land. So excited to see God move. The excitement of opening your blog and hearing all thats happening there. Praying for Israel and all of you. Pleading the Blood of Jesus and declaring Psalms 91 over all of you. What a blessed time to be standing with Israel. Peace in Gods land and blessings over all His people. Shalom Shalom
Happy Birthday dear Billye. It was so wonderful to pray with you and Max today❤️
I’m so excited that you’re meeting your tour group today (Thursday.) I’m so happy that you
all will be sharing the Love and Comfort of Our Lord Jesus throughout Israel.
I have such a sense that the Lord of Host’s angels are ministering to the hostages and
protecting Israel’s troops. It’s what we pray together.
Oh, the Blood of Jesus, covering, protecting you all every moment. To God be the Glory.
Kelly on Oak 🏝️
🎶HAPPY BIRTHDAY 2 🎶MS BILLYE!🥰
Enjoy this day as well.
Thank You,
with Love SH
HAPPY BLESSED BIRTHDAY SIS BILLYE!🎶❤👑 My Birthday is tomorrow December 7th! I remember 2 years ago at Prayer Mountain you included me in your Birthday celebration! That meant so much to me! Now you are celebrating your Birthday in Israel!🇮🇱 I thank the Lord for who you are in Him! You and the tour group are in my prayers! I am honored to be with you in the Spirit! Love and blessings and prayers! Karen Jacobs 🙏❤
To my friend Happy Birthday. You are greatly loved. You are such an example to many that love you and your wonderful teaching and your life of dedication to the good Lord. What a blessing that you are in the land celebrating life on this special day. May your trip be filled with joy and God’s peace. . I would have loved to be with you at this special time. Again, know that you are a special gift given by God our Father to many that love you and pray for you. I’m one of the many that love and appreciate you. ❤️🙏
Happy Birthday Ms Billye,
We love you so much. Enjoy your special time in Israel .
Aloha from Hawaii
Happy Birthday Sister Billy, we thank God for your life and Al you have so far did for His Kingdom and for Israel and its people. Amazing story of that Jewish nurse and look what a blessing you have become to us all, it is such an important lesson not to give up on people, we never know who one could and will eventually become. We thank God for that nurse and her contribution to your life.
Wishing you a blessed day, praying for a fruitful time for you all out in Israel!!
Praying God’s favour, protection, blessings over you all as you are a blessing to all around you x
Oh Sister Billye! What a Wonderful beginning! The Father breathed the breath of life through a daughter if Abraham!
Bless the LORD Dr Billye Brim! Oh God set you aside for Israel!🙏❤️ Praise Adonai! His Name is GREATLY TO BE PRAISED!!! That certainly brings to mind Jeremiah 29:11, in the Amplified. “For I Know the plans and thoughts that I have for you, ‘says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a
hope.”
What a Birthday present to be in Israel, and at such a time as this, dear one!!! Multiplied blessings to you and your group!🙏❤️
Sister Augusta
Happy birthday, thic is dec 7th early in the AM you and Kenneth Copeland share the same day. He is just 6 months younger than me 6/8 1936 is my birth date.
Happy Birthday dear Billye. I love you and appreciate you so very much. God has used you so much in my Prayer Life and I enjoy praying with you and the WWP’s each Wednesday. You so walk in the Love of Jesus and live the Word in your Life. So amazing that you did take the tour to Israel at this time, which shows your trust in our Lord and being totally free from fear. I consider it an honour to be a Partner of BBMC and so happy that the Lord placed me into your life. You are an amazing Woman of God, and I know that you would say all because of the Lord’s doing in your life. You have chosen to surrender to Him, obey Him, Love Him and trust Him.
Thank you for the example that you are to all believers. Praying for protection as you Minister on this tour in Israel and being used to be a blessing to others.
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Billye! You are only 2 years ahead of me. Each day I check to see if you have an update. Thank you so much. You, your family, and the tour group are in my prayers.
Linda Fassett
What a lovely testimony! It reminds me that my mother told me I was born at home (in 1947), with what they called “a veil over my face”. I never knew what that meant and mom said neither did she. Can anyone explain what it means? Is there a positive spiritual connection or was it just a medical issue?
Happy birthday Miss Billye. I am so glad you are in Israel on your birthday, thank you for sharing your story.
Thank you sister Billye.for your birth story.as you always say…God has a plan and o what a planner.your steps are truly ordered of the LORD.your life is super natural.. you are GODS mouthpiece for such a time as this.I just want to say thank you for your love and obedience to the call on your life..what a blessing..you are going from glory to glory ..may GOD Bless you continually and wherever your steps are ordered they are surely all ordered by by HIM ..
What an amazing testimony!!
Praying you have the most blessed Birthday EVER!!!
Thank you for blessing me!
❤️🙏🔥🩸🙌🏼
Love hearing about your journey in Israel, I feel like I am on the trip with y’all. The day is coming when I will stand in Israel.
What a perfect time to shower you with the words of the chorus to this song:
“You matter to me. You matter to me. God’s “life” inside me says, ‘Love one another;’ so, You matter to me.”
Can we not hear God’s blessing imparted to you through that little Jewish lady on the day of your birth, as she breathed His “life” into you?
“You matter to Me! You matter to Me! My ‘life’ inside you says, ‘Love one another!” Yes, you matter to Me!” You are definitely fulfilling that blessing’s directive. Much, much successes in your fulfillment of His plans for you and Israel!
Debra Burke
Meeting you during SWBC 23 at the Cheesecake Factory has been such a blessing to me after following your teachings on Israel, on the Victory Channel. I love your love for Israel! You inspire me to believe in my dream of going there one day and serving somehow!
Happy Happy Birthday Sister Billye! ❤️
Much love to you,
Valerie Jordan, RN
KCBC grad 2024
Birthday blessings to you Ms Billye. You’re so loved and appreciated. Have a blessed new year.🎊🎉🙌🏾
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE TEACHERS!!!
Oh Billye you are a General for the Body of Christ and a blessing to all. I was honoured to go to Isreal with you and attend 3 Autumn assembly of faith. I have learned so much from this ministry and stay connected. I am sending love from Canada. Canada shall be saved!!
Happy Birthday Billye, thank you so much for the updates. Praying for you and sending love. I loved hearing your story.
YOU ARE SO SO SO VERY VERY “ LOVED VALUED APPRECIATED 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🌈🌈🌈❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️‼️‼️‼️🌅. HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂🎁🎈
BLESSINGS TO YOU MS BILLYE. TO HAVE BEEN KEPT AND PROTECTED AT BIRTH AND ALL THESE MANY YEARS… “YOU WERE BORN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS”. AND OF COURSE MY FAV Ephesians 3:16 & 20… “May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the (Holy) Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality]. Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare} ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]- To Him to the glory…. AMEN!
BLESSINGS TO YOU MS BILLYE. TO HAVE BEEN KEPT AND PROTECTED AT BIRTH AND ALL THESE MANY YEARS… “YOU WERE BORN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS”. AND OF COURSE MY FAV Ephesians 3:16 & 20… “May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the (Holy) Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality]. Now to Him Who, by (in consequence of) the [action of His] power that is at work within us, is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly, far over and above all that we [dare} ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams]- To Him to the glory…. AMEN!
What a beautiful story to find when you wake up on your birthday about someone’s birthday being so blessed by Yahweh.thank you, blessings
Happy Birthday dear dear Sister Billye!!! You and your ministry team are so very loved and appreciated.!! One day we will meet.
Happy Birthday Momma Billye! what a wonderful testimony. You are such a wonderful, loving, BEAUTIFUL, spiritual mother to me and so many. Thank you for the faithful, faithful, faithful life you have lived for Israel and for the glorious church. I love you with all my heart, Mary Hanlon
Happy Birthday Billye.
Many happy stories of blessing Israel.
All our prayers fuel Gods work in Israel at this time.
Am Israel Chai.
Happy Birthday Dr. Billye Brim! God Bless you, all who work with you, all of all your relatives. God Bless Israel & U.S.A. & Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu & Pres. Donald J. Trump!
Happy and Blessed Birthday! What a wonderful blessing you are to Israel and the Body of Christ! Many Happy Returns! Shalom!
Happy 85th Birthday Billye. I just celebrated my 85th Birthday August 31. Reading about your special time in Israel & your birth, reminded me of the time I was on a tour with you I believe it was 1993 when you had us meet Schulemete Katznelson & we visited her ulpan. I have followed your ministry ever since. I am so blessed by your
words whenever you present a message. Blessings Billye. and also to Max. I am so hembled by your conversation with him on Wednesdays. I feel like the Lord is ministering to me, thru you both. Shalom, Shalom from California, Alycia
May the week of your Birthday continue to be filled to overflowing with Joy bubbling bubbling and spilling out on all the Israel peoples encouraging them. Such a witness the Brim family continue to be and we are so blessed to be in the company with you whether abroad or here in the U.S. We love you and continue to pray for this special Hanukkah visit.
Happy Birthday Dear Billye! ❤️🎂
Happy birthday Ms Billye! You are such an amazing blessing to my life! God bless you beyond measure!
Shalom from Hurley, VA
What a beautiful story about ‘the litte nurse’ and may your birthday be divinely Blessed this year.
Della Prater, Supporter of Israel – Prayer Partner
A very Happy Birthday Dr. Billye. What a blessing you are to so many. Thank you for all you do for Israel! God definitely raised you up for these end times. Thanks for sharing these blogs. They are very much appreciated. Praying for divine protection for you and your family. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Happy Birthday 🎂 Miss Billye may God bless you richly ❤️
Happy Birthday! What a beautiful and miraculous story of your birth. I believe that there are no coincidences in life. Praise God! You were born for such a time as this. We have learned so much from you and we are so grateful to you. Thank you. Sending you our love and blessings today and every day! 💕
LOVE!
Mr. DeMille, Ms Brim is ready for her close-up. I have desired for a long time that there would be a movie made of your life. There is so much to tell. Jesus loves you and so do I. — WWP Deborah Switzer HAPPY BLESSED BIRTHDAY !!
The little Jewish nurse all God’s plan. As you say, Oh what a planner, Oh what a plan! I thank Him for you, Billye. So wonderful that you can be in Israel for your
Birthday. Love to you! Ninamarie Shinta from Hickory Tavern, S.C.
Very good to hear about your celebration in the Holy land!
But this menorah being erected is actually a hanukiah…2 candles being added to the menorah for hannukah.
Awesome. Happy birthday ma’am. Love you
I plead the blood of Jesus over you,Shelly & Terry, & declare that no weapon formed against you shall prosper. Believing for miracles,signs & wonders to continue showing up everywhere. God will deliver Israel from the hands of the enemy.
Blessings!
Happiest Birthday 😇💖❤️🛍️🎈
Hi Billye,
I read your Blog and some of the comments and read this article I like to share as a link-up birthday gift to you!!!
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Between Our Souls and Our Breath | June 26, 2019
Rabbi Allison Berry
In Hebrew word for “breath” is intertwined with the concept of “life.” Early in Genesis, God breathes life into Adam: “Then God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” The final word of this phrase, nefesh – means two things: “soul” – as it is translated here, but it can also mean, “breath” or even “life-force.”
In an essay in the Huffington Post, Tamara Mann explains this idea further: “The [Jewish] definition of life can also be understood through our definition of death. At the end of life, the Talmud speaks almost exclusively about breathing. Breath was used as an indicator for life. The Shulchan Aruch says to test for a dying person’s breath to know whether or not they are alive. So, if death is the absence of breath, life is the presence of breath. Life, personhood, is marked when a baby takes its first breath…”
According to Rabbi Dov Linzer, the presence of a heartbeat, in itself, is not an important Jewish legal marker in determining the viability of life in utero. Even in the strictest ruling, the fetus has to be able to live for a day outside of the mother’s womb to be considered a viable life. As he shares, the definition of potential life, “is fully dependent on it being able to be born.”
Over the past two months, we have watched a wave of new laws pass in states like Georgia, Missouri and Alabama. Some of them have been called “heartbeat bills.” These bills ban abortion once the heartbeat of a fetus can be detected – around the sixth week of a pregnancy. The result is essentially a ban on abortion and the determination that a woman who chooses to have the procedure (along with the medical personnel who support her) commits a criminal act, punishable by law.
The Bill passed by the Missouri House of Representatives reads: “In recognition that Almighty God is the author of life, that all men and women are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life… it is the intention of the general assembly of the state of Missouri to: (1) Defend the right to life of all humans, born and unborn [, and to]; (2) Declare that the state and all of its political subdivisions are a ‘sanctuary of life’ that protects pregnant women and their unborn children…”
Legislation like this is predicated on a particular religious understanding of when life begins. In fact, when you unpack its language the Bill suggests that in order to be a “good” religious person in America today, you must subscribe to the premise that abortion is a-moral, and therefore should be illegal.
Language like this, voted into law does a disservice to all of us sitting here this evening. Religion is not a one-size-fits-all construct. We too, are people of faith. And, in Jewish tradition – the question of when life begins is answered in one word: nefesh. The soul and breath are intrinsically connected to one another.
My colleague, Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkin shares: “In a discussion of a dangerous pregnancy, the rabbis of the Talmud determined that if the mother is having ‘makshah layleid’, trouble giving birth, and the fetus is still in the womb then the pregnancy should be terminated for the sake of the mother. However, if the head of the infant has emerged, it becomes a case of ‘nefesh mipnei nefesh,’ choosing one soul over another. In other words, one may not harm the child whose head has emerged because it has become a nefesh, a being with the same soul-breath that gave Adam life. From this point on in Jewish tradition, the rabbis are quite clear that the life of the mother is paramount until the baby is born.”
What is less clear, both for the ancient rabbis and for us now is what situations qualify as legitimate threats to the life of the mother. In other words, Rabbi Barkin questions, “does ‘makshah layleid,’ ‘trouble giving birth’ just mean physical difficulty?” She goes on, “Does this euphemistic ‘trouble’ include a birth mother’s mental health, or her financial health, or the way that she became pregnant? Does it apply to a pregnancy for a wanted baby with a fatal or painful prognosis? Does makshah layleid account for every heartbreak, every fear, every gut-wrenching reality that informs so many stories of abortion? These questions are too detailed, these cases too personal, these situations too enmeshed in the uniqueness of the souls and heartbeats of the living for any sort of clear cut, overarching, ‘always’ answer.”
Woven into the weft and fabric of Jewish law the rabbis found room for nuance. There is respect for individual decision making. There is space to acknowledge that when it comes to the question of life’s beginning, each situation is unique – just as each of us, in our own complexity and fullness is unique. This point of view is deeply, fully and legitimately religious.
A few weeks ago, in a statement released by the Women’s Rabbinic Network – my thoughtful colleagues wrote, “The ability God gave to women to carry potential life comes with power and responsibility, and we trust women to carry out the blessings and questions that come with this extraordinary capacity…legislation which diminishes women’s right to choose thereby questions women’s ability to be moral, ethical, loving, and thoughtful about life and its potential.”
Reform Judaism teaches that when it comes to reproductive rights, we must trust and respect the right of each individual to make their own choices.
Legislation that removes a woman’s right to choose compromises our own humanity and negates the Jewish understanding that all of us are created equally and fully in the image of God. Women’s rights are human rights and legislation that diminishes the rights of one, diminishes us all.
Nine years ago, when Micah was born, he struggled to take his first breath. His lungs weren’t quite ready. I remember the moment we took him off the ventilator. We were gathered round him filled with anxiety as we waited. After what seemed like forever – but in actuality was a few seconds – his lungs filled with air. He let out his first cry. In that heartbeat of time between the removal of life support and his beautiful and glorious wail, I became a mom. It was my choice to bring life into the world. And it was my choice – with support from my husband and our doctors – to remove life support and trust Micah would breath on his own.
I am grateful every day for the power of choice. I am grateful I can choose to enter the workforce, open a credit card, and travel without a male relative’s permission. I am grateful to those who made room within the embrace of Judaism to support my ability to choose. I am thankful that our Reform Jewish tradition understands I am a living, breathing human being who can decide for myself what is right and moral and just.
On Monday, the Massachusetts Joint Judiciary Committee began hearings on the Roe Act. The Roe Act is a comprehensive bill designed to protect and expand reproductive rights in the Commonwealth. It is the antidote to the “heartbeat bills.” The Roe Act is designed to protect every woman’s right to decide what happens to her own body.
I am proud to share that many Jewish groups turned out on Monday to support this legislation. Rabbi Abrasley was part of the delegaton from the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action (JALSA) that testifed at the State House, and members of our Sisterhood were also present on behalf of our Movement which includes the Religious Action Center and Women of Reform Judaism. Each of these groups have made reproductive justice a top legislative and moral priority. And yet, despite tremendous support, it was clear from the loud and vociferous debate that took place that there is tremendous work ahead. We will share more news with you in the coming months and invite you to get involved.
This Shabbat, we read from Parashat Be’ha’alotcha in the book of Numbers. Near the end of the portion, Miriam and Aaron pose an important question: “Has God spoken only through Moses? Has God not also spoken through us?” I think this statement refers to all of us. The Torah makes clear, our leaders are not the only ones who have a voice. We can speak for ourselves. And it is imperative to speak out as Jews who have a clear understanding of what Reform Judaism teaches.
In the days ahead, let us be bolstered by Jewish teaching and work to uphold the dignity of all people. Let us trust the people we love to choose their own path. Let us celebrate our nafshot – souls and breaths – and appreciate the complexity and uniqueness of every living being.
1.2. Genes 2:7
3. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/heartbeat-involuntary-miscarriage-and-voluntary-abortion-in-ohio_b_2050888 and https://www.huffpost.com/entry/heartbeat-involuntary-miscarriage-and-voluntary-abortion-in-ohio_b_2050888 and https://library.yctorah.org/lindenbaum/abortion-in-halakha-a-study-guide/
4. https://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20190531/missouris-new-anti-abortion-law-and-supreme-court
5. Mishnah Oholot 7:6
6. Both this quote and the one to follow are from a sermon written by Rabbi Sara Mason-Barkan, Congregation Beth Israel, May 31, 2019.
7.Women’s Rabbinic Network Statement on Women’s Rights
8. https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/planned-parenthood-advocacy-fund-massachusetts-inc/issues/roe-act
9. Numbers 12:2
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Blessed Birthday, Dr. Billye! You are a blessing!
A very Happy (belated) birthday dear Billye!
You were born for such a time as this, and what a wonderful testimony of the way the Lord saved/rescued your life!
You had an assignment and no matter how hard the enemy tried, he couldn’t extinguish you life (& mission).
You are pouring back to the ‘little Jewish nurse’ people as she poured out herself to you 🙂
May the Lord continue to strengthen you as you continue to run your race.
Mama Billye, you are a miracle in more ways than one. What a Planner, what a plan for yoru life…and I get the privilege and honour of walking with you and being Blessed by you, God’s Darling General.
I love you dearly and look forward to your daily posts, in prayer.
Your birth story makes me cry good tears. You were set aside for service, adopted into both sides of God’s family, from a young age. You were given into God’s hands just like Moishe, the Nun (Moses, the fish), and you are being so used of God, after God saw your unwavering commitment to Him. I wonder if God also called Moses His friend.
My birth was also very eventful, a tale of faith and perfect timing; my father prayed I would be born easily, and without pain to my mother, and the doctor wasn’t there, so the nurse screamed in panic for ANY doctor, and the ER doctor calmly walked in, caught me, and snipped the cord right before I hit the floor. My dad said my mother grabbed his hand in a vise-like grip following that, and demanded, “Next time, WAIT for the doctor!” 😄
Selah!