This Shavuot (Pentecost) is a double celebration for us, as we are finally launching our new congregation in the city of Rishon Le-Zion, on the day of Pentecost.
The couple who have been commissioned to serve as Pastors of our new congregation are Igor and Natalie Grossman. They were the very first people to get saved at our congregation in Ashdod.
They’ve been growing and developing at our congregation ever since, and they have served faithfully on the congregational leadership team as elders. Now the time has come for them to take up the Pastoral mantle!
The Lord spoke to me about Rishon LeZion a long time ago and we’ve been fervently praying ever since for that city and for God to open doors for us there. Igor and Natalie received a burden for Rishon LeZion and they understood that God was calling them to serve in the Pastoral ministry there. In obedience to the call of God, Igor and Natalie have since moved out of Ashdod to root themselves anew in the city of Rishon LeZion. We’ve also sent out two additional families along with them to assist with the initial arrangements.
As soon as the new congregation has been launched on the day of Pentecost, a few more families will also be arriving from Ashdod to assist at the congregation. We currently have 20 new believers in Rishon LeZion who’ve received the Lord over the past few months.
We’re very excited, as this is a carefully prayed-over step that we’re taking. What a blessing to have the very first service of a newly birthed church on Shavuot – the day when the first church was birthed in Jerusalem over 2000 years ago.
Igor and Nathalie – the pastors we’re sending to lead the new congregation in Rishon Le-Zion are more than ready and believe God will use them to establish His house of praise in that city. They will need all our support and prayers in this new journey.
