Neriyah A. – The Message of Messiah Through Practical Outreach

My wife and I are part of the Russian-speaking Messianic congregation in Tel Aviv, which is growing tremendously. About 150 people attend the worship services, which meet at the Center; many of them volunteer in maintaining the Center and participate in the soup kitchen ministry. I am also working with Jason R. to lead the Hebrew-speaking congregation, which began late last year and is slowly growing.

We are busy at the Center practically every day with worship services, the soup kitchen and the Center Café. We are doing a lot of practical outreach and have developed a network of volunteers. So far, we have distributed $10,000 worth of food in Tel Aviv, Sderot and Jerusalem. We have also begun an additional outreach in Ashkelon, where we have a small group of three families that we are hoping to develop into a congregation.

By Mitch Glaser

If you have ever been to Tel Aviv, you know that it is a vibrant, modern city. It is hard to believe that in 1910, the year it was founded, the area was a sand dune. Today, Tel Aviv and its suburbs have more than a million residents. People rush through the busy streets, each person pursuing his or her goals and dreams.

But like many other urban centers, Tel Aviv has another face—it is also populated by people who, for one reason or another, have fallen by the wayside. It is almost like a second city, invisible to those who would prefer not to see it. Its residents are often forgotten by the healthy and hopeful citizens of the glittering Tel Aviv we love to celebrate. But they are not forgotten by the Lord—nor by His servants.

Fellowship and Faith Decision Down Under

As a first step to founding a Messianic congregation in Sydney, Australia, Celebrate Messiah (Chosen People Ministries’ partner “down under”) held its first monthly fellowship outreach meetings earlier this year in a Jewish area. Once a month, the participants have a meal together, followed by a testimony and a Bible study. The Lord has answered prayers for a strong attendance by Jewish seekers—with the added blessing of a Russian Jewish woman receiving the Lord at the very first meeting.