Celebrating His Goodness and Abundance in 2025 — And Seeking It for 2026!

“You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance.”

— Psalm 65:11 (NKJV)

As we look back on 2025 and ahead to 2026, we are amazed by the Lord’s goodness. It brings to mind the above Scripture. God has put His finishing touches on this year, and despite all the hard things, it has been a good year in so many ways — one we celebrate with deep gratitude.

This verse is interesting. It refers to harvest time and alludes to carts or baskets, overflowing with abundance, making their way along the pathways of the Lord to His people.

The harvest imagery is noteworthy because the Lord has given our Senior Director of Global Outreach, Eric, an image of seeds. The ministry seeds we planted this past year and previously will produce an even greater abundance in terms of ministry opportunities and fruitfulness. What a beautiful picture to fuel our prayers.

We believe the Lord’s abundance and goodness apply not only to last year but also this coming year. Pray with us! We earnestly seek the Lord’s help in 2026 to:

• See all Israel saved, including going to new places and using new methods to bring Jewish people the timeless truths about Yeshua (Jesus)
• Grow the Messianic community in multiple nations, including Israel and the U.S.
• See all Israel saved, including going to new places and using new methods to bring Jewish people the timeless truths about Yeshua (Jesus)
• Grow the Messianic community in multiple nations, including Israel and the U.S.

Join as we pray for and with you:

Lord, bless our many faithful partners. Would You crown their year with goodness, and bring them an abundance of blessings? Help us all to keep our eyes on You, and trust You for salvations, reconciliations, provision, and revival — not only in our own lives, but in the lives of the Jewish people throughout the world. Thank You, Lord, that our times are in Your hands, including this year. In Yeshua’s name, AMEN.

Womp, womp, womp! The heavy-fisted pounding on the kitchen door of their host’s home was unmistakable. Eight-year-old Hannah and her mother had been silent for some time, almost holding their breath as they heard Nazi soldiers outside rounding people up. Now, they were at the door.

Hannah and her mother were in the forced labor camp at Adampol, Poland. At night, they usually slept at the crowded camp, but by day they worked on the farm of someone Hannah only knew as The Old Man. Her grandfather had given the man whatever he could before the Nazis came, asking him to take care of his family if they were ever sent to Adampol.

The Old Man was keeping his promise as best he could, and the night before, because Hannah was very sick, she and her mother had been granted the favor of sleeping on the floor of the farmhouse kitchen. In the night, they had a visitor at the window. Hannah’s father, who had escaped capture and joined the resistance, was sent to warn the Adampol prisoners that “death squads” were headed their way.

Hannah and her mother lay awake for the rest of the night. In the morning, they heard the first sounds that the brutal outfit had arrived. Then came the pounding on the door.

Hannah’s mother calmly knelt and faced her daughter. She hugged her tightly and kissed her. Then, slowly, she went to the door. She stepped outside and closed it behind her.

Hannah stayed on the straw mattress and waited. But when her mother didn’t come back, she went outside and saw that the soldiers had lined many people up by the farm’s well.

Standing on the steps, Hannah couldn’t understand why her mother wouldn’t look at her. She decided she should go down and take her hand. Just then, she heard an order shouted, and then shooting. “I saw her fall… and I saw the blood on the snow,” Hannah recalled in an interview with Britain’s Sky News.

At eight years old, Hannah Lewis witnessed her mother’s murder. “I knew I could not scream or do anything,” Hannah said. “So, I went back and put myself back on that pallet, and somehow, I survived the war.”

“We weren’t actually liberated,” she explained. “We were just left alone. Nobody knew what was happening, and nobody came for me… And then, one day, my father appeared….So, another part of our life started.”

Scenes like Hannah witnessed, and worse, took place all across Europe during Hitler’s regime. Before its despicable “solution” to “the Jewish problem” was brought to a stop, the Third Reich had murdered nearly six million Jewish people, along with millions of others it deemed deplorable.

Such is the face of shameless, runaway antisemitism. The international outcry in response to the Holocaust for nearly 80 years now has been “Never again!” Yet today, we are seeing virulent antisemitism accelerating at a shocking pace. Formerly quiet antisemites have come out in the open. Many are now boldly taking a stage, shouting their stereotypes, lies, and hatred before a growing number of willing listeners. Others are taking to the streets to assault random Jewish passersby … or hurl abuses or throw punches at Jewish college students … or scrawl Nazi symbols on Jewish walls. What kind of society lets this type of hate run amok?

We can’t let it gain any more traction. As International Holocaust Remembrance Day approaches on January 27, let’s seize every opportunity we can to speak out against antisemitism.

Would you be so bold as to bring it up in conversations? Hey, did you know that January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day? With the way antisemitism is raging all around the world, it sure seems like we’re on track for it to keep growing worse - unless we speak out against it. We have to do everything we can to communicate such wholesale hatred is not acceptable – don’t you think?

That’s just one way to bring up the serious state of today’s growing antisemitism. For resources to help you engage in the conversation, visit the Love Your Jewish Neighbor website.

Gutu, Zimbabwe, Medical Outreach

October 16–26, 2025

• 10,109 Patients Received Care
• 1,231 People Received Dental Care
• 960 Eyeglasses Distributed
• 2,291 Children Attended the Zehra Kids Program
• 3,237 People Heard the Gospel
• 232 People Received Yeshua 
• 109  People Requested Follow-up

Changing Lives in Gutu, Zimbabwe

God is good! With your help, we completed an ambitious 2025 Medical Outreach season in Gutu, Zimbabwe. We have stories to share with you, but first, here’s a glimpse of just how many lives you helped change in Gutu.

Thankful Hearts Return

Ten years ago, a woman came to our Medical Outreach in Gutu with her very sick daughter. Doctors couldn’t help the little girl, and the pair went to our Spiritual Care Ministry. There, Patrick, an Outreach Partner, prayed for the girl. She immediately felt better, and they went on their way.

This October, the same mother and daughter, now a young woman, returned — but not for medical care. They went straight to the prayer tent to thank the man who had prayed for them. What a happy reunion it was for Patrick, who was back with us. The daughter hasn’t had any health issues since that prayer 10 years ago. She is living a full, healthy life. They just wanted to express their gratitude for the prayer that changed their lives. A big part of their gratitude goes to people like you who make these Medical Outreaches possible.

Impromptu Surgery Changes a Woman’s Life

On the last day of the Gutu Medical Outreach, we met Terriera in the dental department. Without sufficient medical care available to her, what had started as a tiny blemish on her jaw had become a very large growth.

Imagine, for a moment, the shame this woman endured because of her disfigurement. Imagine the looks she received, the gossip she heard whispered as she passed in the street, the embarrassment she felt when people gawked at her face.

Because you helped send us to her community, all that changed for Terriera. There are no coincidences with God, and on this Outreach, we “happened” to have a highly specialized dentist volunteering with us. Right there in the dental tent, the specialist was able to surgically remove the mass on Terriera’s face — and the shame that came with it.

“It showed me that we do make a life-changing impact,” said a staff member who observed the transformation, “that God can send someone from across the world to help another person in need.” The staff member has remained in contact with Terriera and learned that she is recovering well.

This story reveals how vital these Medical Outreaches are. The places you send us lack adequate facilities, equipment, and medical personnel to meet all the needs in their communities.

You Made the Difference

We wouldn’t have been there for Terriera if not for you and others like you, who give to support the cost of providing quality medical, dental, and eye care to thousands at each Outreach. Along with this aid, we share the Good News of Yeshua (Jesus) to members of these African Jewish communities and their neighbors. You are truly changing lives, for now and for eternity.

Thank you!

It’s Friday afternoon, and a sense of expectancy is building in Jewish minds throughout the world. Jewish homemakers bustle about cleaning, preparing a meal and setting a beautiful table. In workplaces, Jewish men and women anticipate the mental shift they’ll experience in just a few hours — no more pressure from deadlines, work problems, meetings or striving to please bosses and clients.

You may say, “Well, doesn’t everyone feel this way about Friday? The weekend’s coming when they can leave the workweek behind.” Ah, but there’s something different about Friday in the Jewish mind. For us, Friday afternoon is the threshold of much more than the weekend.

Friday night begins Shabbat. The ceasing. Our weekly rest. Shabbat is the Hebrew word for the Sabbath, and Jewish people also call it Shabbos. Shabbat, Shabbos, the Sabbath — they all refer to the same day of rest that we find in Scripture.

Shabbat is about more than merely not working. It’s more than having free time. It’s a time we welcome in with intentionality, purpose, and the warmth of centuries-old traditions.

Life today runs at a breakneck speed that seems only to get faster. We live in an age of timesaving tips and pre-prepped meal kits — designed to help us pack more into our days than at any other time in history. There’s work to do, progress to make, and achievements to accomplish! We take ourselves or our children from one activity to another to not miss out on opportunities, many of which genuinely enrich our lives. The thing is, there’s just so much available to us nowadays.

We understand intellectually that we need rest and can feel its effects when we’ve experienced it. We’re refreshed mentally, physically, and emotionally. Even so, sometimes, it’s hard to let ourselves pursue it. Stopping work is one thing; not worrying about the work that isn’t getting done is another. When we brush our hands together and say, “There, now. That’s done,” it relates only to a particular project. The feeling of accomplishment is often short-lived as another responsibility lies waiting. No, we will never run out of work. There will always be more than we can get done in a day, a week, or a lifetime.

As vital as rest is to us, attaining it doesn’t come naturally.  The truth is, most of us don’t know how to rest.

Enter Shabbat.

Amid the frantic pace of 21st-century life, Jewish obedience to a God-commanded weekly day of rest holds strong, having steadfastly endured, week after week, throughout the centuries.

From the outside looking in, Shabbat may appear constrictive, a rule of law that dampens our enjoyment of life. However, those who keep it faithfully recognize that rather than restrictive, Shabbat is a gift.

And with today’s lifestyles, we need Shabbat’s rhythm of rest more than ever.

The Gift of Shabbat

Shabbat is a gift that offers us the stability of a regular, intentional time when we step out of the fray and hide ourselves in the haven of the Lord’s gift of rest.

Shabbat is a weekly reset. For 25 hours, from just before sunset on Friday evening to just after nightfall on Saturday, we suspend our regular routines and welcome the rest God commanded.

It is a time of refreshment and renewal, a time to engage with the Lord, family and friends. It is a gift from God that we welcome as a beloved friend. It recenters our perspective, reminding us that God is King of the universe, Lord of all, and Lord of our lives. It prompts us to recall that He is the source of our strength and hope. He is our provider, worthy of our praise and trust.

If observing Shabbat is new to you, allow us to meet you at the doorstep with a broad smile and a hearty “Shabbat shalom!” wishing you “Sabbath peace!” We are delighted you’re here. As we throw an arm around your shoulder, we invite you to join us in a sacred tradition, one that comes from the Lord Himself — one that is designed to fill a deep need in you, return your focus to Him, and steady you with a weekly rhythm of restoration for body, soul and spirit. We invite you into what has been a Jewish act of obedience to the Lord since the Exodus and the 10 Commandments. However, the concept of Shabbat goes even further back than that.

The preceding is an excerpt from Shabbat: A Sacred Rhythm of Rest by Jewish Voice Ministries International.

Chiwena, Zambia, Medical Outreach

August 28 – September 7, 2025

• 7,973 Patients Received Care
• 713 People Received Dental Care
• 1,534 Eyeglasses Distributed
• 140 Families Received LifeStraw® Water Filters
• 750 Children Attended the Zehra Kids Program
• 1,869 People Heard the Gospel
• 272 People Received Yeshua
• 341 People Requested Congregational Follow-up
• 2 Congregations of 50 or More People Have Formed

Have you ever struggled to see in the dark? Maybe the electricity went off while you were walking through the house, or sunset caught you reading in a darkening room until you could barely make out the words. When light finally came, it brought relief.

Ephesians 6:12 tells us that, as Believers, our fight in this world is against spiritual forces of darkness. We encountered such darkness in Zambia, and you played a role in shining the light of Yeshua (Jesus) into the lives of people who needed to know His love and true hope.

Before we tell you more, here’s an overview of the lives you touched in Zambia through your support of Jewish Voice Ministries.

Into the Darkness

A mother and young daughter came to the Outreach’s Spiritual Care Ministry. A high fever as a toddler had left the girl with mental and physical challenges. The mother already believed in Yeshua, but Outreach Partners noticed a sign on the girl’s arm showing she’d been to a witch doctor.

A man visiting the dental department told a team member he had another need. “My knees,” he said, “I need the magic.” The partner explained, “We’re not doing magic. We’re praying in the name of Yeshua.” The man insisted, “No, no. Magic, magic.”

A heartbroken mother arrived carrying her lifeless baby, who had died on the way to our Clinic. Outreach Partners comforted her, sharing the Gospel, and the mother accepted Yeshua as the Messiah. The partners felt compelled to encourage her not to seek a witch doctor for her grief.

These stories amplify the spiritual environment in which we ministered in Zambia. Throughout the city, signs attached to light posts advertised mystical cures for every misfortune. In a place with so much need and so little medical care available, people often turn to whatever is within reach. Desperate, hurting people consult witch doctors without realizing it opens the door to spiritual darkness.

You Brought Light

Into this spiritual darkness, you brought light. Through your support, you helped bring the light and genuine hope of Yeshua to the people of Chiwena, Zambia. Because of you, thousands received quality medical care and nearly 2,000 heard the Good News of the Messiah. Those who accepted Him now carry His light in their families and communities. And two new Messianic Jewish congregations have formed to help them grow in their faith and spread the light of truth.

You made all this possible.

You have truly transformed lives.

Thank you!

A Ripe Harvest in a Muslim Region

If you like hearing about the difference you’re making in Jewish lives, you’re going to enjoy this report from our recent Malawi Outreach.

This was our first Outreach in Malawi, where, through your support, we ministered to the large Lemba Jewish population there. This part of Malawi is about 97 percent Muslim, with many people of Jewish heritage practicing Islam.

Speaking of percentages, here are some exciting figures revealing the spiritual hunger in this area. Compared to what we usually see, these statistics are significantly higher. Praise God for His mighty work in these individual lives — through you and your support!

• 45% of patients who came to the Malawi Clinic visited the voluntary prayer tent
• 20% of those who visited the prayer tent accepted Yeshua
• 10% of those who visited the prayer tent were Jewish Lemba
• 43% of the Jewish Lemba who visited the prayer tent accepted Yeshua

These figures — representing individual people — are truly remarkable. Here’s a look at the number of lives you touched in Malawi through your support of Jewish Voice Ministries. Be sure to scroll down for a story of lives you helped transform with the love and Good News of Yeshua (Jesus).

Malawi Medical Outreach

August 14–24, 2025

• 5,117 Patients Received Care
• 1,196 Eyeglasses Distributed
• 35 Minor Surgeries Performed
• 2,303 People Heard the Gospel, 231 of them Jewish
• 468 People Received Yeshua, 100 of them Jewish
• 376  People Requested Congregational Follow-up

Sharing Yeshua in the Streets

During the Outreach, some members of the Spiritual Care Team left the Clinic gates to walk through the neighborhood and pray. One partner teamed up with a local pastor to translate. They found a group of about 25 people sitting outside, mostly women, youth, and children. A half-dozen men sat in the background, slightly apart from the group. The pair greeted the locals, and after a few words, the pastor whispered to the partner, “They are ready to hear what you have to say.”

The partner began, “I want to tell you a true story that happened a long time ago,” and she continued to share the Gospel of Yeshua through her translator. At the end, she asked people to raise their hands if they believed what she’d shared, wanted their sins forgiven and desired to receive a new heart and spirit. A few ladies walked off, disinterested. But every other person raised a hand, including the men no one thought were listening. The partner and pastor led them in a prayer of repentance and accepting Yeshua as the Messiah. They went on to pray blessings over the new Believers, and the Lord showered great joy upon them all.

You Made These Encounters Possible

You know, don’t you, that you played a part in these transformed lives? Your support made this Malawi Outreach possible, where 468 people, including 100 Jewish people, joined the family of God as your new brothers and sisters. You are truly making a difference in Jewish lives — and non-Jewish lives, even Muslim lives. Because of you, people all over the world are stepping out of darkness into the marvelous light of the Messiah. Thank you so much for caring.
 

“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.”

— 1 Peter 2:9

Preparing for Greater Impact in Israel

In our last Prayer Points, we shared and asked you to pray regarding our expanding vision to reach Jewish people in the U.S. But we are also seeking the Lord for fresh and expanding ways to make an impact in Israel.

It only makes sense, as these two countries have the largest Jewish populations in the world. So, we want to heighten our concentration on how we can minister most effectively in both locations.

Here are some ways you can help prepare the way in prayer for Jewish Voice to not only have an expanded vision in Israel but also expanded impact and effectiveness.

Please pray for:

• The many ministries in the Land that you already support through Jewish Voice Ministries
  • Teaching and discipleship programs
  • Congregations
  • Humanitarian aid, both related and not related to the war
  • Food and clothing banks
  • Assisting single moms, children and families in need
  • Ministry to special groups, such as immigrants, elderly people, and the IDF
  • Trauma care, physical care, and rehab
  • And so much more
• Encouragement of the body of Messiah in Israel, who provide hands-on love, care, and ministry amid many unstable and uncertain circumstances
• Strengthening of our current relationships and partnerships in Israel 
• New relationships and divine connections so we can increase ministry impact
• The Lord’s favor in growing our ability to bless and effectively minister to the Israeli people
• Strategies to envision and engage young adults to join us in our efforts

We are as sure as ever of the Lord’s love for His people and His Land, and that His plans for them will be fulfilled. We’re increasingly excited that He desires to use us to make an even more powerful impact in the Land and among the people of Israel. Join us in praying as we follow His lead. You and your prayers are part of our expanding vision in Israel.

Day 1: Prayer for health 11/3

Lord, we pray for complete healing over every sickness and disease, known and unknown. We pray in the name of Yeshua for the healing of those who are hurting in this hour.