2020 Q3 Connections Newsletter

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Newsletter: 17” x 11”, 4cp/4cp, with bleeds, 40636 on 70# matte text; fold to 8.5” x 11”, then letterfold to fit OE; 1 print version

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What the Enewari persecution can teach us about how to face our current challenges As you read in the cover story, during our first Medical Outreach of 2020, we experienced unprecedented violence in response to a key part of our Outreach – sharing the Good News of Jesus the Messiah. How our team saw God at work through it all and how they responded is a powerful lesson for all of us right now.

For months now, we’ve all faced unprecedented I find in times of trouble, I enjoy some of challenges to try to stop the spread of the deadly my deepest fellowship with the Lord. I pray coronavirus. We will never forget this time in our lives. that is true for you as well – that your faith is strengthened as you see God working My hope is that we never forget it for more than just through the challenges. the difficulties we’ve experienced.

And I pray that we move forward confident Like the intense persecution our Enewari team in the knowledge that God is in control no endured, this took most of us by surprise. And it would matter what we face personally or be easy to focus on the negative aspects. when something happens on a But what if, like our Enewari team, we look for God in larger scale – like the coronavirus. the midst of our chaos and depend on Him? What if we see the opportunities to live out our faith and make a difference in our communities, our neighborhoods, even right in our homes with our families?

Theo Steinhauer, our Spiritual Affairs Manager who was one of our leaders on this Outreach, shared how the entire team was strengthened in their faith because of the persecution they faced together. They grew closer to God as they saw His love, grace and protection personally.

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CMYK

Shalom Partner Pitch US and Canada

QUARTER 3, 2020

Connections

Please be praying for our upcoming Outreaches. If you feel led to give today, you’ll support all of our efforts to reach Jewish people with both physical help and the Good News of Jesus our Messiah. Thank you!

3 easy ways to bless a Jewish person today!

Your gift helps meet the physical and spiritual needs of Jewish communities through our Medical Outreaches.

How God used persecution to pour out His grace and peace ENEWARI, ETHIOPIA – “We said no Gospel!”

ONLINE

BY MAIL

BY PHONE

Put your gift to work even faster at jewishvoice.org/donate.

Return your gift along with the accompanying reply form in the envelope provided.

Call the appropriate toll-free number listed below and use your credit card.

Jewish Voice Ministries International PO Box 31998 Phoenix, AZ 85046-1998 Phone: 1-800-299-9374 40636-Newsletter.indd 1

Jewish Voice Ministries UK Admail 4224 London, W2 4UN Phone: 1-855-993-7482

Jewish Voice Ministries Canada PO Box 476 Maple Ridge, BC V2X 3P2 Phone: 1-855-793-7482

had gathered in the prayer tent. The Good News was presented and the whole group prayed to accept Jesus as their Messiah!

Those were the words shouted at our team as an angry mob forced their way into our Medical Outreach prayer tent this past March. They waved sticks in the air as they yelled and did what they could to disrupt what God was doing.

“They received it with joy, with tears in their eyes,” said Theo Steinhauer, Jewish Voice Spiritual Affairs Manager, who was leading their time together.

Just a short time before, an entire group of about 30 members of the Beta Abraham Jewish community

And before this, many others had prayed to receive Jesus in just the first two days of the Outreach. A Continued inside . . .

www.jewishvoice.org/newsletter 5/26/20 4:26 PM

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Job # Litho Ver

Newsletter: 17” x 11”, 4cp/4cp, with bleeds, 40636 on 70# matte text; fold to 8.5” x 11”, then letterfold to fit OE; 1 print versio

How God used persecution to pour out His grace and peace total of nearly 100 – more than all of the Outreaches to Ethiopia that took place in 2019. It was clear to everyone that God was working in mighty ways!

toilets and showers, a refrigerator, a generator, everyone’s personal belongings – it was determined shutting down the Outreach was the best course of action.

It was also clear from the angry mob and other resistance to the Gospel being shared that this was a spiritual battle.

Late that night, Ethiopian special forces helped evacuate all of our team members.

“He shielded us” Local authorities were able to get the mob out of the prayer tent.

“The Lord’s amazing grace was there. He shielded us,” said Theo.

No one was injured or killed – either from this attack or later that night when the mob returned in greater numbers and set fire to the camp compound.

Because of the earlier violence, all staff and volunteers were safe in the clinic area.

After the fire – which destroyed everything – tents, sleeping bags,

Peace not fear After all they had experienced, when fear, anger and frustration would have been a logical and understandable response, instead the response from our entire team was peace, compassion, prayers and love toward those who had carried out the attacks.

“The feeling of loss was about people who wouldn’t get the chance to be ministered to physically and spiritually,” says Theo. “They understood that if you’re part of sharing the Gospel, persecution will happen.”

The local Believers told our

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Continued from front . . .

staff they were grateful for the honor of suffering on the Lord’s behalf. They lost more (personal possessions) than other members of our team, yet their faith was strengthened.

“Their love for the Lord was ignited into a bigger flame and their countenance was filled with joy,” Theo says.

Please thank God with us for His protection and for so many coming to faith in Jesus as Messiah!

Your prayers are appreciated for all of the new Believers to be strengthened in their faith. Also for God to be working in the hearts of those who carried out the attacks.

Your financial support can help replace the equipment and supplies that were destroyed so our Outreaches can continue.

Thank you!

Personalization Type Colors None

Notes

CMYK

Solar-powered audio Bible “is changing our lives” Out in a very remote village in Ethiopia called Dengila, one of our staff members, Lee Weeks, sat with a family in their humble home drinking coffee. All of a sudden, the man jumped up and grabbed the audio Bible Jewish Voice gave him. His face lit up with a big smile.

Through a translator, he said, “This book is changing our lives.” He explained how the Bible was changing his entire family’s life and others who came to hear the Bible. This man is now a leader in the small Messianic congregation in the area.

Recently, the local pastor wrote to tell Lee that the congregation has gone from 6 Believers to 18 – they have tripled in size in a year! Being able to listen to the Bible in their own language has made such a difference.

We want to say thank you to our partners in ministry for helping to provide solar-powered audio Bibles in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.

This man was so happy to receive a solar-powered audio Bible and to be able to share it with others.

You help meet a critical need for clean water and share the hope of Jesus Your support helps provide clean, safe water for Jewish people and their neighbors in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.

Earlier this year, southern Zimbabwe was experiencing a drought so severe that cattle and crops were dying. In addition, most homes in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe have no running water for cooking, cleaning and washing.

That’s why, when we have one of our Medical Outreaches, we also provide personal water filtration devices for individuals and families.

When we provide clean, safe water for communities in need, the door is opened to sharing about Jesus the Messiah, who described Himself as “Living Water.”

Together, we’re meeting critical physical and spiritual needs. Thank you!

Water filtration devices mean clean, safe water for children and families.

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5/26/20 4:26 PM

Description

Job # Litho Ver

Newsletter: 17” x 11”, 4cp/4cp, with bleeds, 40636 on 70# matte text; fold to 8.5” x 11”, then letterfold to fit OE; 1 print versio

How God used persecution to pour out His grace and peace total of nearly 100 – more than all of the Outreaches to Ethiopia that took place in 2019. It was clear to everyone that God was working in mighty ways!

toilets and showers, a refrigerator, a generator, everyone’s personal belongings – it was determined shutting down the Outreach was the best course of action.

It was also clear from the angry mob and other resistance to the Gospel being shared that this was a spiritual battle.

Late that night, Ethiopian special forces helped evacuate all of our team members.

“He shielded us” Local authorities were able to get the mob out of the prayer tent.

“The Lord’s amazing grace was there. He shielded us,” said Theo.

No one was injured or killed – either from this attack or later that night when the mob returned in greater numbers and set fire to the camp compound.

Because of the earlier violence, all staff and volunteers were safe in the clinic area.

After the fire – which destroyed everything – tents, sleeping bags,

Peace not fear After all they had experienced, when fear, anger and frustration would have been a logical and understandable response, instead the response from our entire team was peace, compassion, prayers and love toward those who had carried out the attacks.

“The feeling of loss was about people who wouldn’t get the chance to be ministered to physically and spiritually,” says Theo. “They understood that if you’re part of sharing the Gospel, persecution will happen.”

The local Believers told our

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Continued from front . . .

staff they were grateful for the honor of suffering on the Lord’s behalf. They lost more (personal possessions) than other members of our team, yet their faith was strengthened.

“Their love for the Lord was ignited into a bigger flame and their countenance was filled with joy,” Theo says.

Please thank God with us for His protection and for so many coming to faith in Jesus as Messiah!

Your prayers are appreciated for all of the new Believers to be strengthened in their faith. Also for God to be working in the hearts of those who carried out the attacks.

Your financial support can help replace the equipment and supplies that were destroyed so our Outreaches can continue.

Thank you!

Personalization Type Colors None

Notes

CMYK

Solar-powered audio Bible “is changing our lives” Out in a very remote village in Ethiopia called Dengila, one of our staff members, Lee Weeks, sat with a family in their humble home drinking coffee. All of a sudden, the man jumped up and grabbed the audio Bible Jewish Voice gave him. His face lit up with a big smile.

Through a translator, he said, “This book is changing our lives.” He explained how the Bible was changing his entire family’s life and others who came to hear the Bible. This man is now a leader in the small Messianic congregation in the area.

Recently, the local pastor wrote to tell Lee that the congregation has gone from 6 Believers to 18 – they have tripled in size in a year! Being able to listen to the Bible in their own language has made such a difference.

We want to say thank you to our partners in ministry for helping to provide solar-powered audio Bibles in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.

This man was so happy to receive a solar-powered audio Bible and to be able to share it with others.

You help meet a critical need for clean water and share the hope of Jesus Your support helps provide clean, safe water for Jewish people and their neighbors in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe.

Earlier this year, southern Zimbabwe was experiencing a drought so severe that cattle and crops were dying. In addition, most homes in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe have no running water for cooking, cleaning and washing.

That’s why, when we have one of our Medical Outreaches, we also provide personal water filtration devices for individuals and families.

When we provide clean, safe water for communities in need, the door is opened to sharing about Jesus the Messiah, who described Himself as “Living Water.”

Together, we’re meeting critical physical and spiritual needs. Thank you!

Water filtration devices mean clean, safe water for children and families.

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5/26/20 4:26 PM

Description

Job # Litho Ver

Newsletter: 17” x 11”, 4cp/4cp, with bleeds, 40636 on 70# matte text; fold to 8.5” x 11”, then letterfold to fit OE; 1 print version

Kits ABCDFGHIJK

What the Enewari persecution can teach us about how to face our current challenges As you read in the cover story, during our first Medical Outreach of 2020, we experienced unprecedented violence in response to a key part of our Outreach – sharing the Good News of Jesus the Messiah. How our team saw God at work through it all and how they responded is a powerful lesson for all of us right now.

For months now, we’ve all faced unprecedented I find in times of trouble, I enjoy some of challenges to try to stop the spread of the deadly my deepest fellowship with the Lord. I pray coronavirus. We will never forget this time in our lives. that is true for you as well – that your faith is strengthened as you see God working My hope is that we never forget it for more than just through the challenges. the difficulties we’ve experienced.

And I pray that we move forward confident Like the intense persecution our Enewari team in the knowledge that God is in control no endured, this took most of us by surprise. And it would matter what we face personally or be easy to focus on the negative aspects. when something happens on a But what if, like our Enewari team, we look for God in larger scale – like the coronavirus. the midst of our chaos and depend on Him? What if we see the opportunities to live out our faith and make a difference in our communities, our neighborhoods, even right in our homes with our families?

Theo Steinhauer, our Spiritual Affairs Manager who was one of our leaders on this Outreach, shared how the entire team was strengthened in their faith because of the persecution they faced together. They grew closer to God as they saw His love, grace and protection personally.

Personalization Type Colors Notes None

CMYK

Shalom Partner Pitch US and Canada

QUARTER 3, 2020

Connections

Please be praying for our upcoming Outreaches. If you feel led to give today, you’ll support all of our efforts to reach Jewish people with both physical help and the Good News of Jesus our Messiah. Thank you!

3 easy ways to bless a Jewish person today!

Your gift helps meet the physical and spiritual needs of Jewish communities through our Medical Outreaches.

How God used persecution to pour out His grace and peace ENEWARI, ETHIOPIA – “We said no Gospel!”

ONLINE

BY MAIL

BY PHONE

Put your gift to work even faster at jewishvoice.org/donate.

Return your gift along with the accompanying reply form in the envelope provided.

Call the appropriate toll-free number listed below and use your credit card.

Jewish Voice Ministries International PO Box 31998 Phoenix, AZ 85046-1998 Phone: 1-800-299-9374 40636-Newsletter.indd 1

Jewish Voice Ministries UK Admail 4224 London, W2 4UN Phone: 1-855-993-7482

Jewish Voice Ministries Canada PO Box 476 Maple Ridge, BC V2X 3P2 Phone: 1-855-793-7482

had gathered in the prayer tent. The Good News was presented and the whole group prayed to accept Jesus as their Messiah!

Those were the words shouted at our team as an angry mob forced their way into our Medical Outreach prayer tent this past March. They waved sticks in the air as they yelled and did what they could to disrupt what God was doing.

“They received it with joy, with tears in their eyes,” said Theo Steinhauer, Jewish Voice Spiritual Affairs Manager, who was leading their time together.

Just a short time before, an entire group of about 30 members of the Beta Abraham Jewish community

And before this, many others had prayed to receive Jesus in just the first two days of the Outreach. A Continued inside . . .

www.jewishvoice.org/newsletter 5/26/20 4:26 PM

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