Last night I went to visit my friend Katherine and her husband Adam. They have an enormous heart for Israel. They quit their jobs in Australia a year ago to move to Jerusalem. They rented an apartment here and lived off their savings while serving the Jewish people here through Bridges for Peace. Katherine is now 12 weeks preganant with their first child. Adam & Katherine are moving back to Australia in a few weeks to serve Zealous in West Australia part-time while Adam works. They hope to come back to serve in Israel again once they have the provision for that. Our visit was very timely. I pray God will provide them with a support team to partner with their ministry. Like me, they come from a small church and are facing similar circumstances. I had a chance to pray for them and bless them and their child before I left.
Today is my last day in Israel for a long time. This morning I'll be going to the Bridges for Peace Office to visit my friend Marnus. He's the current leader of Zealous 8:2. Marnus lead the Christian young adult trip to Israel I was a part of this past June. Katherine works for Marnus. Since Katherine's leaving & he also lost another staff person earlier this year, Marnus is now running 4 departments for Bridges for Peace! He's overextended. He's taking a month off to go back to South Africa with his wife to see friends & family. I was able to pray for him for the Lord to provide more workers and refreshing for him. After visiting Marnus, I walked across town to the Knessett. Got to pray there for a little while. Proclaimed Joel 3, especially verse 12. Now, I'm not really into end times prophesy, but this was a clearly the Lord's direction. Along with this, I prayed that Israel's leaders would not divide the Lord's land.
The Sherut to the airport was surprisingly inexpensive. Nesser Sherut rocks! While waiting at the New Gate, I met a young man from California who was waiting for the same Sherut to the airport. He was dressed like an Orthodox Jewish man with a big bushy beard and a black hat. He soon confessed that he believes in Yeshua HaMeshiach. (Jesus the Messiah). He had some awesome testimonies to share about how he was able to share with the Orthodox community about the greatest rabbi that ever lived. Why? Because of his appearance. Very encouraging. He challenged me to think like the Apostle Paul, who became all things to all men. Why did Paul embrace this philosophy of ministry? Cause it works!
Today is my last day in Israel for a long time. This morning I'll be going to the Bridges for Peace Office to visit my friend Marnus. He's the current leader of Zealous 8:2. Marnus lead the Christian young adult trip to Israel I was a part of this past June. Katherine works for Marnus. Since Katherine's leaving & he also lost another staff person earlier this year, Marnus is now running 4 departments for Bridges for Peace! He's overextended. He's taking a month off to go back to South Africa with his wife to see friends & family. I was able to pray for him for the Lord to provide more workers and refreshing for him. After visiting Marnus, I walked across town to the Knessett. Got to pray there for a little while. Proclaimed Joel 3, especially verse 12. Now, I'm not really into end times prophesy, but this was a clearly the Lord's direction. Along with this, I prayed that Israel's leaders would not divide the Lord's land.
The Sherut to the airport was surprisingly inexpensive. Nesser Sherut rocks! While waiting at the New Gate, I met a young man from California who was waiting for the same Sherut to the airport. He was dressed like an Orthodox Jewish man with a big bushy beard and a black hat. He soon confessed that he believes in Yeshua HaMeshiach. (Jesus the Messiah). He had some awesome testimonies to share about how he was able to share with the Orthodox community about the greatest rabbi that ever lived. Why? Because of his appearance. Very encouraging. He challenged me to think like the Apostle Paul, who became all things to all men. Why did Paul embrace this philosophy of ministry? Cause it works!
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