There is no one beyond the reach of God’s grace. Recently, we witnessed a beautiful reminder of this truth as several men publicly declared their faith through baptism in the Jordan River after completing the rehabilitation program at the House of Salvation. Their journey began on the streets, where they regularly came to a local…
Some weeks remind us that ministry is rarely predictable. There are moments of joy, moments of frustration, and moments that quietly remind us that God is still working, even when we cannot yet see the results. This past week was one of those weeks. Serving More Than a Meal As we gathered for our weekly…
Nobody told us Tuesdays would feel like this. It started before we even got going. A woman came in, caused an immediate scene, swore at the others, grabbed what she could, walked outside, and threw her coffee and biscuits on the street. She was banned for the day. She tried to come back twice. Then…
Something is happening in the world that deserves more than a headline. In 2025, violent antisemitic attacks killed the highest number of Jews in over 30 years. Twenty people were murdered in four separate attacks across three continents, including a Hanukkah attack in Sydney, Australia, that killed 15 members of the Jewish community in a…
In our last update we told you about a door that had opened in a sensitive area. Two men who came to faith out of Islam, asking to be discipled. We told you we were not certain the interest was genuine. We told you there were enough reasons to be cautious. We told you to…
There is a wall that no treaty has been able to tear down. Seventy-five years. Fourteen major peace initiatives. Zero lasting agreements. The conflict between Arab and Jew is the most negotiated dispute in modern history, and it is no closer to resolution today than the day it began. Not because the diplomats were not…
There are moments in this work when something shifts without warning. This is one of them. Through a partnership we have built with a local pastor and his congregation, we were recently introduced to two men from a sensitive area who are asking to be discipled. They came to faith out of Islam. They cannot…
Salman came in from Jerusalem, sat down, and stared at his plate. He is Arab, and no one had told him there were conditions, because there weren’t any. The food was simply free. His astonishment was the most honest thing in the room that morning. That was Tuesday, and Tuesdays are new for us. The…
Last Sunday we made fasulio. Bean stew and rice, simple and filling, and the kitchen filled up the way it does when word gets around that there is a hot meal and a place to sit without being moved on. Pastor Ronnie from House of Salvation came and sat with people one by one. He…
They were already waiting when we arrived. Before we were ready to open, people asked to come in. Within twenty minutes we had gone through a liter of milk and two packets of biscuits. That is what Sunday morning looks like at our soup kitchen in Tel Aviv. This week we served borscht, made with…