“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
Psalm 34:18
Sometimes the deepest wounds are the ones no one can see.
When our Beit Hallel follow-up team connected with Alina, she and her husband had already escaped the war in Ukraine and begun rebuilding their lives here in Israel. Her husband had survived a devastating drone attack—a miracle in itself—but the trauma of everything they had endured was still very much with them. His health remained fragile, and the emotional weight had become almost too much for Alina to carry.
Our follow-up team took the time to sit with her and listen. As Alina began sharing everything she had been carrying, one simple sentence captured the depth of her pain:
“I’ve been crying so much.”
It was in that conversation that our team sensed an opportunity to gently point her toward the Lord.
They asked Alina a simple question: What if God didn’t spare your husband’s life by accident? What if the One who protected him through that terrible day was now inviting both of you to discover Him in a deeper way?
Our team shared with her the hope found in Yeshua—the One who not only rescues us from danger, but offers forgiveness, new life, and a peace that reaches places no circumstance ever can. They reminded her that even after the darkest moments, God is still able to write a story of redemption.
As they prayed together, something beautiful happened.
Alina quietly opened her heart to the Lord. The tears that had spoken of fear became tears of hope. When the prayer was over, the expression on her face had changed. With quiet joy, she told our team she knew her life would never be the same.
Before Alina left, our follow-up team placed a Bible in her hands, invited her to join us at Beit Hallel, and promised to stay in touch. For our team, the prayer was not the end of the story. It was the beginning of walking alongside Alina as she takes her first steps of faith in Yeshua.
This is why follow-up is such an important part of our ministry.
People don’t only return to Israel carrying luggage. Many arrive carrying grief, unanswered questions, fear, and invisible scars. Our follow-up team spends countless hours calling people, meeting them personally, listening to their stories, praying with them, and building relationships. Again and again, a simple conversation becomes an opportunity for someone to encounter the compassion and hope of Yeshua.
Alina’s story is one of those moments.
Your prayers and faithful partnership help make these conversations possible. Because of friends like you, our team can continue reaching people personally and intentionally—not only meeting practical needs, but taking the time to listen, pray, share the Gospel, and continue walking with those who are searching.
Someone who arrived in Israel believing she had simply survived the past is now discovering the new life found in Yeshua.
Thank you for standing with us as our follow-up team continues reaching new immigrants and families across Israel. Every call, every personal meeting, every Bible given, and every prayer offered can become the beginning of a transformed life.
In God’s hands, every story can become more than survival.
