Yom ha Shabbat, 4 Ellul 5773
Saturday 9August, 2012
Thursday we went to what is known as little Odessa, which is where Brighton Beach, and Staten Island is located. We ministered to mostly Russian speaking people, and it was great. One Russian woman, Mira, before our team met up with her (she's a believer, and works with Chosen People Ministries Russian congregation in Brooklyn) was able to pray with five Jewish people to receive Yeshua as their Lord, God is so good!
Claudia, another Russian on our team was able to give us good insight in what it was like being Jewish in an oppressive regime. The Russian tracts we were handing out were her testimony, she really has a great story of how she came to Yeshua.
Yesterday morning we did some ministry at the Subway station during the morning commute in the more Orthodox area, and then we took a tour of the Feinberg Center, a Centre for Messianic Jewish studies currently being constructed (the construction is being overseen by by a born again Gentile believer in Jesus, with a heart for Jewish ministry, and has a Messianic Jewish wife) in the predominately orthodox area of Brooklyn. This was a time of prayer, and worship, asking God to move in the building. It will serve as a Yeshivah (Seminary), a Beit ha Midrash (House of study), a synagogue, and a community centre (including dorms for missionaries). Bob (the head of construction), told us of all the things Satan has tried to use to act against this construction, and how the Holy One, blessed be He!, moved into the situation. We all laid hands upon him to pray for him, and the ministry God has given him.
We had some challah together as a communal luncheon, before we headed out into the streets to give loaves of challah to the Jewish people for Shabbat. My beloved uncle Izzy and I, went into the Judaica store (I needed some things, and he wanted to look around, and maybe buy some things), he ended up giving a loaf of Challah to one of the attendants, they accepted it. We bought what we wanted, and left. Our brother Michael went back in and overheard them calling the police on us claiming that we were harassing them (which was a total lie, but in Jewish ministry this is just one thing to be aware of, false accusations and possible police calls, God is good though), so he came out immediately, and told us, and we left.
Going back to yesterday morning. I got into a very fruitful conversation with a fellow Jew, who was from an observant background. He accepted the Isaiah 53 tract, and we had a good discussion, however he did not give me any contact information. He did seem open though so please pray for him (I do not know his name, but God does).
This evening we had a wonderful time of erev Shabbat praise and worship, as well as a wonderful Shabbat supper, and a time for testimonies.
This morning I am leading the liturgical part of services at Sha'ar Adonai Messianic Synagogue, as well as my testimony. My friend Izzy (who has been a Jewish Christian for over 52 years, a 71 year old who is jus a fire ball of energy, I love him deeply in Messiah, that's why I call Israel Cohen, uncle Izzy) will be preaching the word.
Shabbat shalom v'simcha kulanu (Sabbath peace, and joy to you all).
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