time went on he saw that followers of Jesus had something different. He wanted
to find out what that was. His journey led him to realize that he too could have
the joy and peace Christians had—through Yeshua, the Jewish Messiah.
Rose Harrison
Rose grew up during World War II and faced a lot of hardships, including
antisemitism. Despite overcoming great odds, she felt empty. Rose was
determined and passionate; she went on to get a doctorate and became a
college professor. But still she felt something was missing. During one of her
classes, a student wrote a paper that changed her life. The student wrote
about virtues and values. This paper was very different from any other she had
seen written on the subject.
Rose ended up befriending the student and he shared with her how his faith in
the Messiah changed him and gave him meaning and fulfillment in life. After
attending a church and seeing a faith community that was loving and caring,
she realized there was something to Jesus and Christianity she had not known
existed. Rose found the peace and fulfillment she was looking for through a
relationship with her Messiah.
Roy Schwarcz
Roy grew up in a successful Jewish family. He had everything he wanted
materially, but still felt unsatisfied. He was distressed by the injustice he saw in
the world and decided that he wanted to change the world—to help people.
He thought one way he could do that was by becoming a lawyer.
Before embarking on his law career, he decided to travel cross-country. While in
Wisconsin, he met a girl and her friends who shared with him the message of Jesus
the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham. At first he dismissed their
views because he thought Jesus was a stranger to the Jewish people. But Roy soon
realized after reading quite a bit of the New Testament that Jesus was very Jewish.
As he continued to read the New Testament, he now viewed Yeshua as a
Jewish man, who willingly faced injustice to be the Messiah of the world.
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