Imagine an Israeli stepping onto a boat on the Sea of Galilee. The shoreline is familiar. The names of the towns are familiar. Perhaps some of the Bible stories are familiar too—they are part of the language, history and landscape of this country. But Yeshua Himself may not be familiar at all. For many Israelis, the places where He walked are much easier to encounter than the Gospel He preached.
Very soon, hundreds of Israelis will spend a day with us in the Galilee.
We will travel together, eat together, visit biblical places, and cross the Sea of Galilee by boat. There will be conversations along the way, laughter, questions, probably a few people wondering when lunch is coming—as there always are. But everything is leading toward one moment we have been praying about: gathering together while Pastor Israel shares the Gospel clearly and openly. No one can manufacture what happens in a person’s heart when they hear about Yeshua. We can simply bring them close enough to hear.
That is what the practical side of this outreach makes possible. Approximately $100 covers the complete day for one Israeli—transportation to and throughout the Galilee, a shared meal, visits to biblical places, the boat trip on the Sea of Galilee and the evangelistic gathering. On a spreadsheet, it is a cost. On the day itself, it looks very different. It is someone climbing onto the bus in the morning. A plate set down at lunch. A place on the boat. A chair waiting when the Gospel is shared.
And there are still seats we would love to fill.
We don’t know which conversation someone will remember afterward. It may happen on the bus. It may begin while looking across the water. It may be something Pastor Israel says from Scripture that catches a person completely by surprise. We have seen enough over the years to know that God often works in moments we could never have planned ourselves. Our part is to open the door, welcome people in and give them the opportunity to hear.
If you would like to put someone in one of those seats, there is still time. A gift of $25 helps toward one Israeli’s day. $50 covers half the cost. $100 makes the entire day possible for one person. And $500 enables five Israelis to join us. Every gift becomes something wonderfully concrete before this outreach even begins:
$25
Help toward one Israeli’s day
$50
Cover half the cost for one Israeli
$100
Sponsor one Israeli
$500
Sponsor five Israelis
Soon, those seats will be filled. There will be people on the buses, conversations over lunch, faces looking out across the Sea of Galilee, and a room full of Israelis listening as the Gospel is shared. We don’t know yet whose heart God will touch that day. We only know we want to make room for as many as we can.
Will you help us make room for one more?
“How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard?”
Romans 10:14
