Saturday, March 20, 2003 Greetings brethren, I pray that you had a blessed Sabbath and are looking forward to the upcoming Passover which is now only a couple weeks away. Keep brother Nehemia Gordon and the brethren in Israel that will be verifying Abib in your prayers. They will be braving the possibility of attack from Palestinians by going into possibly hostile areas around Jerusalem to verify barley is at the proper stage for the wave sheaf offering. Consider donating to this effort online at http://www.karaite-korner.org/donate.shtml. As soon as Nehemia reports the stage of the barley I will make that information available through the Paleo Times web site, under the what's new section. The Abib new moon should be visible here in the US tomorrow, especially in the southwest. From the time of the conjunction this moon will be about 25.5 hours old at sunset here in central Missouri. The calculations point to the moon being about 10 degrees high but only 5 degrees left of where the sun will set. This means that the crescent will be exceptionally faint. The time from sunset to moonset is almost an hour. Please consider sending your new moon report to New Moon and if possible photos of the new moon.  | Screenshot from Moon Calc 6.0, colors represent age of new moon and solid represents clearly visible areas that depending on the will of Yah will most likely see the new moon. |
 | | Screenshot from Distant Suns, yellow circle at the bottom is the sun, the gray circle under the 10 degree mark is the moon. |
Here is a selection of scriptures that speak of this new moon. Exodus 12:2 "This month (new moon) shall be unto you the beginning of months (new moons): it shall be the first month (new moon) of the year to you." Exodus 34:18 "The feast of unleavened bread you shall keep. Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the time appointed in the month (new moon) Abib; for in the month (new moon) Abib you came out from Egypt." Deuteronomy 16:1 "Observe the month (new moon) of Abib, and keep the Passover unto Yahweh your Elohim; for in the month of Abib Yahweh your Elohim brought you forth out of Egypt by night."
Prayer RequestsThe following brethren desire to remembered as you go to Yahweh in prayer. Diane Vacca, Tracy - would like the blessing of a new baby.; Laura - seeking financial help.; Kath Johnson; Brandy Jacque - happy marriage and peace at work.; Gloria Mendez - sister with cancer. Praying for healing.; Jim Chaney; John Randall Frank; Glenn Fleming - diagnosed with a form of leukemia known as CML.; Mike Spellman - cancer through out his body.; Diana Moreno - Diana's father has cancer in his lymph nodes.; Kylie Miller; Linda Brown; Brother Julian - seeking understanding.; Orlando Elijah Faw - needs Yahweh's protection in a real home.; Kathleen Swann - digestive tract problems.; Brother Jay - seeking employment.; Dick Vaow; Glenn Moore - praying for financial relief.; Dearl - praying for restoration of marriage.; Tomas Gomez - needs spiritual and emotional growth in Yahshua.; Irene Tsang - asking for spiritual growth, completing college.; Jonathan Sutton - praying for a better outlook for this sixteen year old teen who under went cancer surgery that removed his colon, rectum, portions of his small intestines and stomach.; Ted Kiraly - is making life hard for his believing spouse, April. April is searching for brethren in Tampa, Florida. Yahweh bless, James Meyer | 
