There is a particular feeling in Israel as Rosh HaShanah and Sukkot draw near. Families begin preparing, tables will soon fill, and across the country we enter a season woven deeply into the biblical story of our people—a time that naturally turns hearts toward what has been, what lies ahead, and the faithfulness of God through generations.
And this year, as the Feasts approach, our hearts keep returning to another picture: buses traveling north toward the Galilee, filled with Israelis who may have no idea what God has prepared for them there.
Hundreds will join us for a full day together.
Some will come with friends; others will accept an invitation simply because they are curious about the places and stories of the Bible. They may expect a beautiful day in the Galilee—sailing across the Sea of Galilee, visiting biblical places, sharing meals and enjoying time away from everyday life. But woven naturally through those hours will be something much deeper: relationships being formed, testimonies being shared, Scripture being opened, questions being asked, and ultimately a clear opportunity to hear the Good News of Yeshua.
The Galilee is not simply where we chose to hold an event. It is the landscape of so much of Yeshua’s earthly ministry. Along these shores He called ordinary people to follow Him. Here He taught the crowds, healed the hurting and restored lives. He crossed these waters with His disciples, entered homes, shared meals and met people in the ordinary places of their lives.
Two thousand years later, Israelis still know these roads, hills and shores as part of their own homeland, yet so many have never truly heard about the One whose footsteps are woven through them. This fall, we have the privilege of bringing hundreds of them into that story.
An entire day together gives us something precious: time. Long journeys give us time to talk. Meals give us time to listen. Biblical places give us opportunities to open the Scriptures. Standing beside the Sea of Galilee can make familiar words suddenly feel remarkably close.
Our team will spend those hours alongside our guests, hearing their stories and sharing our own. Questions that may never be asked inside a formal meeting can emerge naturally after people have spent a day together. Then we will gather everyone for the heart of the outreach: to clearly share the Gospel and give each person an opportunity to consider Yeshua for themselves.
When we speak about an outreach involving hundreds of people, it is easy to see a crowd. But as we prepare, we keep thinking about something much smaller:
One seat.
Every seat on those buses represents a person God knows by name—a person with a story, questions, hopes and struggles we may know nothing about yet.
The complete cost of making this day possible is approximately $100 per Israeli, including transportation to the Galilee, meals, visits to biblical places, the Sea of Galilee boat trip, and the venue and costs of the evangelistic gathering.
But you do not need to sponsor an entire place to be part of this outreach.
$25 — Give toward one Israeli’s day
Help toward the overall cost of bringing someone to the Galilee.
$50 — Sponsor half a place
Two partners giving $50 can make it possible for one Israeli to attend.
$100 — Sponsor one Israeli
Cover the complete evangelistic experience for one person.
$500 — Bring five Israelis
Sponsor five people for the complete day.
And if your gift is smaller than $25, it still matters. Gifts come together until several quiet acts of generosity become something very real: another seat filled, another person welcomed, another opportunity for the Gospel to be heard.
Paul expressed the longing behind this outreach when he wrote,
“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved”
Romans 10:1
That remains our prayer.
We do not yet know who will occupy every seat, which conversation will linger in someone’s heart on the journey home, or who may look across the Sea of Galilee and suddenly hear the words of Yeshua differently. But God already knows every one of them.
So as the Feasts draw closer, we are preparing, praying and making room—on the buses, around the tables, on the boat and in the gathering—for hundreds of Israelis to spend this day with us.
Will you help us make room for one more?
Whether you can provide an entire place or simply become part of one, you are helping give another Israeli the opportunity to come to the Galilee, hear the Good News of Yeshua, and perhaps begin a story only God can see from here.
