JUNE 2017 | THE CHOSEN PEOPLE | 7 HELPING ELDERLY JEWISH PEOPLE IN RUSSIA It is not easy to live in Russia now. Due to the economic crisis, many social programs have closed and many of the elderly and disabled are in need of help. It is very sad to see these helpless people, many of whom have been left alone in old age. Chosen People Ministries will continue to give them all the support we possibly can. Recently, staff members Kirill and Vera visited Jewish residents with disabilities at a retirement home in Sevastopol, Ukraine. One of them, Velvl,* suffers from Parkinson’s disease. Chosen People Ministries’ Messianic congregation constantly visits this nursing home and brings them medicine and food. This time the Messianic congregation gave a small concert in which Velvl sang old Jewish songs from their youth; at the end, all the elderly people were asked to sing the Jewish song Hava Nagila. Our Jewish friend Velvl started dancing as though he had no disability! NEW IMMIGRANTS STRUGGLE IN ISRAEL Recently, Israel has had an influx of refugees, including people from Eastern Ukraine. Imagine what it is like to be in a new country under duress— in addition to not knowing the language or culture, you have no friends, no relatives and only a few dollars in your pocket. The situations these people face vary greatly. For example, two elderly women who met each other on the way to Israel decided to rent a room together for the sake of saving money. But on the day they were to move in, it turned out that the former tenants had not removed their belongings and had not returned the keys. Staff members Sergey and Rita helped resolve the situation, and bought the women a mattress since they did not have enough money to buy one. Chosen People Ministries is thrilled to help Jewish immigrants settle into life in Israel, their new country and historic homeland! CONVERSATION AT THE CAR WASH After a relatively fruitless morning of door-to-door work, our worker in the UK, Simon, saw an Orthodox man cleaning his car. Having a hunch he was about to sell it, Simon asked him if he was selling the car. “Yes,” the man replied, and what followed was a long conversation about God, Messiah, and Jesus! Erez* gave Simon his contact information and they look forward to continuing the conversation. When Simon told Erez his name he laughed, “That’s funny...that’s my uncle’s name and as we were talking, I was thinking that you reminded me of him!” Moments later Erez closed his car door and drove away. Simon believes these and many other opportunities are occurring as a result of prayer. EVANGELISM IN THE AIR On a return trip from Israel to the United States, our veteran evangelist, Doug, was seated next to Yitzack,* a young Hassidic man. Yitzack was curious about Doug’s book, What the Rabbonim say about Moshiach, and they fell into a deep discussion of the Scriptures. Doug was not only able to look at some of the Messianic prophecies with Yitzack, but also to open up the New Testament and read of their fulfillment, and how the Apostles and Jesus applied these prophecies to Himself. A doubly strong picture of Messiah! *names have been changed CAMPUS MINISTRY IN NEW JERSEY Our New Jersey university campus outreach team is committed and growing! This semester may be nearing its end, but our outreach team is just warming up! The students want to continue the monthly Shabbat dinners through the summer since many of them will be in New Jersey. Further, our team is excited to do summer outreach in parks and on beaches in Jewish areas of New Jersey. This is awesome and an answer to prayer! Please pray for divine appointments in our summer outreach and please continue to pray for the students we talk with on campus. The Spirit of the Lord is stirring hearts and this is exciting!
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