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In the Holy Land, despite the politics and conflict that divide Jews and non-Jews, the Body of Christ is growing.
Author Julia Fisher presents fourteen true stories from Jewish, Arab and Palestinian believers living in Israel and Palestinian areas that describe what God is doing despite the current tide of political and religious turmoil.
Reconciliation is at the heart of each story, though reconciliation in the context of the Middle East is fraught with danger and seemingly impossible challenges. These interviews, demonstrate how, despite the tensions and the dreadful headlines, the Christian faith is growing. More and more Muslims are becoming Christians - stories of Palestinian Muslims becoming Christians and stories of Jewish people, some of them former orthodox Jews, becoming believers.
Interviewees include expatriate Jews, children of Holocaust survivors, believers from Muslim backgrounds, a former drug addict, a pastor in Bethlehem, and an Egyptian setting up an underground church in Gaza. This will be enjoyed by those fascinated by the land of Israel, and the narrative of the Jewish people.
Contents
Introduction 7
Chapter
1 David and Leah Ortiz in America 11
2 David and Leah Ortiz in Israel 33
3 Muslim-background Believers Living in the West Bank and Israel 49
4 Michael Kerem – a Jewish Missionary to the Muslim World 73
5 Andrey Teplinsky – a Russian Jew in Israel 91
6 Magdi and Rima Anwar – an Egyptian Pastor in Jerusalem 105
7 Sandy Shoshani – the Cost of Believing in Yeshua 120
8 Nashat Filmon – a Christian Arab in the Old City of Jerusalem 140
9 Tzachi Danor – a Moroccan Jew Becomes a Missionary with Jews for Jesus 155
10 Shmuel Salway – an Indian Jew Who Finds Yeshua 172
11 Mazen Naswari – a Palestinian Pastor in the Old City of Jerusalem 190
12 Patrick Radecker – an Outcast from Society Finds Faith in Yeshua 206
Postscript
The Story of The Olive Tree Reconciliation Fund 220
Endnotes 232