“Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to Him those He wanted, and they came to Him.”
Mark 3:13
There are seasons when the voice of God can become difficult to hear beneath the noise of everyday life. Responsibilities, decisions, relationships, work, questions about the future—especially for young adults, life can pull the heart in many directions at once. Yet throughout the Gospels, we see Yeshua doing something deeply personal: He called people to Himself. Before His disciples were sent out, before they carried the Good News to others, they first had to learn to come near, listen, and walk with Him.
This Feast of Trumpets, 20 young adults will come away to the Sea of Galilee for a special discipleship retreat centered on exactly that—drawing near to Yeshua. In the very region where He called His first disciples and began forming them for what lay ahead, these young believers will step away from their normal routines to spend intentional time in Scripture, prayer, worship, fellowship, and discipleship. Our desire is not simply to give them a few days away, but to create space where their relationship with the Lord can deepen, their understanding of His Word can grow, and the foundations of their faith can become stronger.
There is something especially fitting about gathering during the Feast of Trumpets.
In Scripture, the sound of the trumpet was impossible to ignore. It called God’s people to attention. And amid all the competing voices speaking into this generation, we want these young adults to recognize and respond to the voice that matters most: the One who still says, “Follow Me.”
And what a place to listen for that call. Along the shores of Galilee, Yeshua met young men in the middle of ordinary life and invited them to follow Him. They did not have everything figured out. They had questions, weaknesses, ambitions, and much still to learn. Yet Yeshua called them close, walked with them, taught them, corrected them, and prepared them for what He had called them to do. Before they were ready to carry His message to others, they first learned what it meant to walk with Him.
That is what we desire for this new generation of believers in Israel.
During the retreat, there will be teaching and study, but also time around meals, conversations, prayer, worship, and the kind of fellowship where questions can be asked honestly and relationships can grow. We want these young adults rooted deeply in the Word of God, secure in their identity in Yeshua, connected to other believers, and equipped to live out their faith with courage and conviction.
We are subsidizing this retreat because we do not want finances to stand between a young person and the opportunity to be there. A gift of $50 helps make a place possible for one young adult, covering meals, accommodation, and discipleship study materials. Behind that $50 is not simply a bed, a meal, or a study book—it is an opportunity for a young believer to step away from the noise of everyday life, open the Word of God, seek Him alongside other believers, and receive the teaching and discipleship that will help strengthen their walk with Yeshua.
Twenty young adults.
Twenty individual lives.
Twenty young believers we want to see strengthened in their faith, grounded in the Word, and equipped to walk confidently in what God has called them to. Your partnership can help make this time in Galilee possible. Whether you help cover one place or several, you are investing directly in the discipleship of a new generation of believers here in Israel.
Two thousand years ago, Yeshua called His disciples to Himself in Galilee, and they came. This Feast of Trumpets, another generation will gather there with that same desire—to come near, to listen, to learn, and to follow.
Will you help send one young believer to Galilee with a gift of $50 today?
