In Jerusalem, our follow-up team continues to meet people week after week. It’s not about one-time conversations, but about building relationships over time—creating a space where people feel safe, where trust can grow, and where hearts can slowly open.
Over the past few months, a woman named Anna began joining these gatherings.
Anna is a film director from Belarus. She had to leave her country after facing the threat of imprisonment because of a documentary she produced about the protests there. Leaving was not only physical—it meant stepping into a very uncertain future, carrying loss, questions, and a lot of unknowns.
When she first came, she didn’t say much. She mostly listened. But she kept coming back.
After some time, she began to share that something felt different to her in these meetings. She described it as peaceful, genuine—something she couldn’t fully explain, but something she wanted to return to. At one point, she asked for a Bible and started reading on her own, trying to understand more.
Little by little, as trust grew, the conversations went deeper.
During one of the recent meetings, Anna approached one of our team members and offered to show some of the films she had created. That simple moment opened the door to something more personal. For the first time, she began to share her own story more openly.
She spoke about the loss of her child during childbirth—a pain she has carried for years. Since then, she has not been able to have children. It is something she has lived with quietly, but deeply.
She also shared that during that time, she experienced clinical death for several minutes. She described being in a place of deep peace—so peaceful that she did not want to return. Since then, she has carried a strong awareness of eternity, which led her to search for God, though she never found clear answers.
On the same day as that meeting, before arriving, she had gone to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. She hoped that maybe there she would find something—some clarity, some connection with God. But when she arrived, it was closed.
So she came to the meeting instead. What seemed like a small detail became something significant.
As they spoke, one of our team members shared her own testimony—simply and personally. She spoke about knowing the Lord, about the reality of heaven, and about the difference Yeshua makes in a person’s life. She explained that God is not limited to a place, and that He was reaching out to her even now.
For the first time, Anna heard a clear and simple explanation of repentance and what it means to receive Yeshua—not as a tradition, but as a living relationship.
And something in her heart opened.
Right there, in that simple setting, she chose to turn to the Lord and receive Yeshua—with sincerity and real joy.
When we look at this story, what stands out is not a single moment, but the process. This didn’t happen quickly. It came through consistent follow-up, through listening, through relationship, and through people who were willing to walk with her step by step.
Our team simply stayed present—and God did the work.
Anna had been searching for a long time. She had carried loss, questions, and a deep awareness that there is more. And through these ongoing, ordinary meetings, she came to a clear encounter with truth.
This is why follow-up matters.
Thank you for standing with us in this work. Because of your support, we can continue meeting people, building relationships, and being there in the moments where God is already moving.
Please pray for Anna as she begins her new journey of faith, and for our follow-up team as they continue to serve faithfully—one life, one conversation at a time.
Blessings,
Your Beit Hallel family
