GOSPEL GOES OUT IN NEW YORK CITY

New York City has the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, and we are constantly seeking new opportunities to reach this community with the Good News. May 1st was Holocaust Remembrance Day, a day set apart to remember the Holocaust, its victims, and all its horrors. On this solemn day, Chosen People Ministries’ Messianic congregation held an outreach concert in Central Park which was attended by over a thousand people. The Gospel was presented through music, dance, and a message of reconciliation and hope because the love of the Father was demonstrated in His Son, the Messiah of Israel. Congregation leader Steve Fenchel asks, “Please pray with us for the Lord to open doors for our ministry and for a great harvest of Jewish souls to come to know their Redeemer.”

FAITH DECISIONS IN RUSSIA

Reports of the Lord working through our Messianic Passover Seders continue to come in from around the globe. In our Moscow Messianic congregation, Kirill P. led seven seekers in a prayer of salvation! We held Messianic Passover Seders not only in Moscow, but throughout Russia from the Far East to the central region. In the Far East, one of our workers met a Jewish man who had recently been released from prison. He came to the Messianic Passover Seder and there experienced real freedom—he met Messiah Yeshua and gave his life to Him!

NEW LIFE IN THE WILDERNESS

Neriyah and Anna A., ministering in Israel, recently experienced the joy of leading dear friends to faith in Yeshua. On the last day of spring break before the children went back to school, these friends invited Neriyah and Anna to the desert in the southern part of Israel. There, they spent about twenty hours hiking and talking about the Israelites who had wandered in the wilderness for forty years. Neriyah and Anna had been witnessing to their friends for the last two years, and on that day the seeds sown over the years bore fruit—the whole family committed their hearts to Yeshua. Neriyah reports, “After the hike we were extremely tired, but encouraged by the fact that our friends were born again in Messiah!”

“THAT WAS THE BEST SEDER I’VE EVER ATTENDED!”

Henry,* a Holocaust survivor, and Ingrid* were invited to a Passover Seder presented by Cathy Wilson and her husband Bob. Both Ingrid and Henry recited the Seder blessings and shared a comment or two during the evening. As Cathy describes, “Henry was absolutely fixated on the telling of God’s deliverance at the first Passover and how it so gloriously points to Jesus.” When they left that evening, Henry proclaimed, “That was the best Seder I’ve ever attended!” Cathy visited Ingrid and Henry three days later, and they extended her and Bob an invitation to their Orthodox synagogue. Please pray for this precious couple to put their trust in Jesus, the Lamb of God.

FAMILY RECONCILED THROUGH FAITH

Igor and Vita Swiderski, serving in the Chicago area, recently had a wonderful experience in their children’s ministry at a Messianic congregation. Seven-year-old Daniel’s* parents were getting a divorce. Daniel was crushed and could not stop crying as he prayed with Vita for God to heal his family. Daniel’s mother continued coming to the services, but his father, who had moved out of the home, has always been very opposed to Yeshua. One week, Daniel came running with a huge smile on his face. “Vita, I am so happy!” he said. “Mom and Dad are back together!” Vita could not believe her ears, but then she saw his parents come in together and stay for the whole service! They later shared that God had changed their hearts. Please continue praying for Daniel’s father to receive his Messiah.

* Name has been changed