July 2021 – Host Israelis Website is Live!

Thank you for all your prayers for our Israeli hosting network! The progress is slow, but we are moving right along! I built the website for Host Israelis (the Cristian host-facing side) in June, and we are now finishing up the development of the Planet Zula (the Israeli-facing side) mobile apps. You can check out the website hostisraelis.com, and learn more about our network.

Host Israelis is a published group of Israel-friendly believers who host Israeli travelers in their homes at no cost to their guests, motivated by a desire to bless Israel through their sacrificial service and to provide a positive witness of the Gospel. The website will allow believers to learn more about our network, and apply to be hosts.

Planet Zula is like Airbnb for Israeli travelers, except that it’s free, and all the hosts are believers who want to bless Israel. The app allows Israelis to see a map with pins of all our hosts’ locations around the world, and to set up their bookings.

We are now in the process of recruiting and training a core group of 50-60 hosts in strategic cities around the U.S. for a pilot hosting program to begin in November 2021. Next year, we plan to open up hosting to the public, so that you and your friends can apply to host Israelis in your home!

Our goal is to have over 1,000 hosts on our network to share the Gospel with over 10,000 Israelis every year! Our desire is for the Salvation of Israel (Romans 10:1).

Please pray with us:

  • For our leadership team, as we continue to face trials and opposition from the enemy. 
  • For the end of COVID and that the vaccine would be effective, so that Israelis will start to travel again before our launch in November.
  • That God would raise up and equip the right hosts for our pilot hosting program.
  • That the right Israelis would hear about Planet Zula, have wonderful experiences and conversations with our hosts, and tell all their friends to stay with us.
  • For me and the other leaders as we recruit and train hosts.
  • That God would use this network powerfully to reach Israelis with the Gospel, and that thousands would come to faith in Jesus as their Messiah.

Thank you for your continued prayer and support for us and our ministry, we sure do appreciate you.

BJ, Carissa and Ari