Jewish Voice
2013
From the heart of
Jonathan Bernis Warmest greetings to you in Messiah Yeshua! Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the Lord comforts His people and will have compassion on His afflicted ones. —Psalm 49:13 It continues to be another great year for our Jewish Voice outreaches. Already, we have been able to treat over 25,000 impoverished Jews and their neighbors with completely free medical, dental and eye care. They live in deplorable conditions and have no access to the healthcare we take for granted. We have demonstrated through our service to them that God cares for them and loves them, that He is full of mercy, tenderness and compassion. As a result, thousands have prayed and invited Yeshua into their lives. As you have read in this newsletter about the amazing ways the Holy Spirit moved in Manipur, we trust that you have been inspired to keep partnering with us in our mission to reach out to the Lost Tribes of the House of Israel wherever they may be found. We never forget that it is your prayers and financial support that make all of this possible. Thank you so much for standing with us throughout the year. You have truly had a great part in the harvest this year! I know that you rejoice with us in the knowledge that so many have been blessed in India and Ethiopia and that through your support, lives have been changed for eternity. And now we’re off to bless our Jewish friends in Gondar, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe.
Outreach Stats India
Manipur
Clinic Dates: May 27-31
7,239
Patients Treated
123
Salvations
Ethiopia
Hosanna
Clinic Dates: April 29-May2
9,402
Patients Treated
3,324 Salvations
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Clinic Dates: Feb. 25-March 1
8,708
Patients Treated
3,795 Salvations
On behalf of our entire team, I thank you for your continued partnership. As you have been faithful to God and to Jewish Voice, we pray for His continued faithfulness to you, and that He strengthens, protects, and blesses you as He promised in Genesis 12:3 … “I will bless those who bless the Children of Israel.”
October 2013
Connections A publication of Jewish Voice Ministries International
Report From the Field Jack and the Egg – The Yolk of Faith Breakfast that morning was light for Rabbi Jack, who was overseeing the Prayer Room for the Manipur clinic. On his way out, he decided to grab a hardboiled egg for later, to get him through till lunch. The Prayer Room was filled with patients and family members sitting in small groups with team members who shared the love of Yeshua. “Rabbi Jack,” a translator came to him, “I have two Bnei Menashe women and they won’t listen. Can you come help?” A bit amused by the translator’s choice of words, Jack went to meet the Jewish women. Their eyes lit up when they heard Jack is a Rabbi. They began their argument. “This man tells us that God sent His Son, Yeshua, and that Yeshua is God as well. We are Jewish,” they explained, “and we believe God is one. There is only one God.” “You’re right. I agree with you,” Jack said. A look of relief passed over the women’s faces. He then went on to explain the tri-unity of God. The women did not understand one God in three Persons. They could not accept it. Then Jack remembered his mid-morning snack over at his station. “Excuse me a moment. I’ll be right back!” When he returned, he asked, “What is this?” The women said, “An egg.”
Your partner to reach the Jew first and also the nations,
Rabbi Jack began to peel the shell off the egg. “Hold out your hand,” he instructed one of the women. Into her open palm he placed a few crumbles of egg shell.
Jonathan Bernis, President & CEO Jewish Voice Ministries International
“What is this?” he asked.
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25,349
Patients Treated
7,242 Salvations
“That’s egg shell,” she said. Next he took some of the egg white and crumbled it into another place in her hand and asked, “What is that?”