Although date palms are hardy, they are not necessarily easy to cultivate. The trees are fertilized by hand, with the pollen flowers from the male tree painstakingly inserted by the farmer into the flowers of the female tree. Shortly after pollination, the fruit branches are bent down to ease in harvesting; the clusters naturally grow straight up!

Every part of the date palm is used for numerous purposes: for food, furniture, housing, fencing, animal feed, rope, handicrafts, and even beehives! Traditional Omani housewares are woven from palm fronds, such as fans, mats, baskets, etc. The cultural significance of the date palm in the Middle East was recently recognized by UNESCO as an item of World Heritage.

Today, let'st bless Omani beleivers with a promise for the righteous:

"Yes! Look how You’ve made all your devoted lovers to flourish like palm trees, each one growing in victory, standing with strength! You’ve transplanted them into Your heavenly courtyard, where they are thriving before You, for in Your presence they will still overflow and be anointed. Even in their old age they will stay fresh, bearing luscious fruit and abiding faithfully." (Psalm 92:12-14, TPT)  

• We bless Omani believers to flourish! We bless them to grow in victory! We bless them to stand with strength! 
• We bless Omani believers to thrive in Your presence, anointed by Your Spirit, worshipping in Spirit and in Truth!
• We bless Omani believers to bear much fruit, to abide faithfully, and for their fruit to remain!

Worship with us!: Flourishing, Thriving by Jillian Edwards. May Omanis have a flourishing, thriving friendship with You, Jesus!

Matthew 18:14 Focus—‘Your Father in heaven does not want one of these little ones to be lost.’ 

Please bring these towns and villages before the Father:

Al-Mityakh, Al-Musna’ah district, Al-Batinah South region. Population: 156

Al-Jazirah, Al-Musna’ah district, Al-Batinah South region. Population: 159

Ruwayhah, Al-Musna’ah district, Al-Batinah South region. Population: 123

Al-Iqaydah, Al-Musna’ah district, Al-Batinah South region. Population: 50

Al-Wishayl, Ar-Rustaq district, Al-Batinah South region. Population: 5,337