Do you remember the Katz* family from our October 2023 prayer letter? In June 2023, they became the first Israeli travelers to use our Host Israelis network. They traveled all across the United States for about 6 months, staying with a dozen or more hosts on our network. Before they left their home at the beginning of the year, they had never heard of Jesus, they had never heard the Gospel. While traveling, they heard the Gospel from every host they stayed with on our network and were given evangelistic materials and New Testaments in Hebrew, which they read eagerly, asking questions about what they read .

We are so happy to report – praise be to God – that not only is the Katz family now professing faith in Jesus as their Messiah, but after they returned home to Israel in November, they also connected with our staff in Israel and got plugged into the Messianic community for essential fellowship and discipleship!

They have volunteered at Chosen People Ministries’ outreach center in Tel Aviv, which was converted into a packing and distribution center to bring provisions and the Gospel to those in need during the war. They discovered they live within walking distance from one of our staff members and have been hanging out with them quite a bit. They even had an American Thanksgiving with several of our staff in Tel Aviv.

This brings joy to our hearts, that after 3 long years of building the Host Israelis network, we are already seeing fruits of our labor. To see our first guests to ever use this network come to faith feels like God’s stamp of blessing. God has proven Himself victorious and faithful against all the many spiritual battles and heavy opposition we faced in building this network, and we pray this is only the first of many Israelis who are led to faith in Jesus through hosts on our network.

Please pray for us as we continue to develop and grow this network. Pray that the technology runs smoothly, that we catch and fix all the bugs in our apps, that God will raise up thousands of hosts around the world to join our network, and that Israelis increasingly use our network, hear the Gospel,, and come to faith in their Messiah, Jesus.

Thank you for your faithful prayers and support for our family and our ministry. All glory to God!

Love,

BJ, Carissa, Ari and Aviya

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