He was wise, sacrificial and the epitome of the set of values Roy affirmed.
Roy finally decided to give His life to the Messiah Jesus and in so doing
found shalom.
David Rosenberg
David only wanted his dad to love him. He grew up in an observant Jewish
home, where attending synagogue was at the center of their lives. His brother
became mentally ill and was in and out of the hospital. David wondered if he
would ever get his brother back and was deeply afraid his close relationship
with his brother was irreparably broken. One day, when they were both in
the early years of adulthood, David found his brother sitting at the table and
talking to his mom… about Jesus. Over the next few weeks, he noticed that
his brother had changed. David had to know the source of what saved him
from his tumultuous life. He found that he too wanted to believe in Jesus,
although he dreaded the fact that his father was angry about the decision of
both brothers to follow Yeshua.
As a result, David had second thoughts about becoming a follower of Yeshua.
But a few years later, David stopped running from the truth and decided to
truly give His life to the Messiah Jesus he had already sought. As he did so, he
found shalom even in the midst of his turmoil.
Mottel Baleston
Growing up Jewish, Mottel’s only contact with Christians was with Italian
Catholics, which led him to picture Jesus as Italian. Mottel was told to stay away
from the Christian Bible. So he did what any person does when forbidden to
do something. He began reading the New Testament! He expected to find an
antisemitic handbook, but was surprised it began with a statement about three
Jewish men (David, Abraham and Jesus) and how one is the anticipated Messiah
of Israel. He was shocked to discover that the New Testament was written by
Jewish men about a Jewish Jesus who lived in a Jewish village, in a Jewish country,
claiming to be the Jewish Messiah. Mottel’s life was changed when he tapped into
the powerful truth that following Jesus is the most Jewish thing a person can do.
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