There are places in the Galilee where the words of the Gospels suddenly become geography. Along these shores Yeshua called ordinary people to follow Him. In these towns He taught, healed, restored lives, and proclaimed the Kingdom of God. This was not simply the backdrop of His ministry. The Galilee was one of the places where the message of salvation began moving from person to person, village to village, heart to heart.
Nearly two thousand years later, hundreds of Israelis will soon gather in this same region—and many of them do not yet know the One whose footsteps are woven into its history. This fall, during Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot, we are preparing a special evangelistic gathering with one prayer above all others: that in the land where Yeshua once called people to Himself, Israelis will hear His name, encounter His love, and be given the opportunity to respond to Him for themselves.
“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved.”
Romans 10:1
Those words of Paul express the heart behind everything we are preparing. Many of the people we will invite would never think of walking into a congregation. Some know very little about Yeshua. Others have questions, misconceptions, or perhaps a lifetime of never having met a believer who could simply sit with them and explain why we believe He is the Messiah of Israel. But an invitation to spend a meaningful day together in the Galilee opens a door.
Throughout the day, our guests will travel together, share meals, visit biblical places, and hear the Scriptures in the very landscape where so much of Yeshua’s ministry unfolded. There will be teaching, conversation, laughter around the table, and opportunities for our team to listen, answer questions, pray, and share the Gospel personally. The places themselves often make these conversations remarkably natural. A familiar story is no longer somewhere distant on the pages of a book; the hills are in front of you, the water is beside you, and suddenly the question of who Yeshua is becomes much more personal.
This is something we see throughout the Gospels. Yeshua met people in the midst of ordinary life—fishermen beside their boats, families in their homes, people walking roads and gathering around tables. Again and again, an ordinary encounter became an invitation to something deeper. That is part of why these evangelistic gatherings matter so much to us. They allow us to leave the walls of the congregation, spend real time with people, build trust, and create room for conversations about faith that may otherwise never happen.
The cost to welcome one person is $100, covering transportation, the venue, meals, and guided visits to biblical places. Behind that practical amount is an entire day in which someone who may never enter a congregation can be surrounded by believers, experience genuine fellowship, ask questions without pressure, and hear clearly about the hope we have found in Yeshua.
And when we think about the hundreds of Israelis we hope to welcome this fall, we do not simply see a crowd. We see individuals. A young person who has never opened the New Testament. A couple carrying questions they have never known where to ask. A family who accepts an invitation for a beautiful day in the Galilee without realizing that God may already be preparing their hearts. We cannot know which conversation will become a turning point or which seed will one day bear fruit. Our calling is simply to go, to invite, to love, and to proclaim.
Would you prayerfully stand with us as we prepare? For $100, you can make it possible for one Israeli to join us in the Galilee and hear the message of Yeshua in the very region where He once proclaimed the Kingdom of God. Our heart’s desire and prayer for Israel remains the same as Paul’s: that they may be saved.
Two thousand years ago, the hills and shores of the Galilee heard the Good News. May they hear it again.
