JEWISH VOICE BLOG

March 09, 2020

Were you ever asked to do something that seemed more daunting than you could handle? Something for which you felt inadequate, unqualified, and frankly, terrified? And, in time, you realized this task was from God Himself? That’s what the young woman Esther faced. God had placed her in the position of queen of Persia, and then presented her with an opportunity to save her people from destruction. And it might have cost her life to try. A Jewish maiden Esther had come to the position of...

February 28, 2020

Our first Medical Outreach of the year begins in just a few days! We will be ministering in Enewari, Ethiopia, from March 5-15. I hope you will join me in praying for many bodies and hearts to be healed in the name of Jesus. I also hope you will prayerfully consider the request I’m about to share with you — the timing is perfect with this first Outreach of 2020 about to begin. Thanks to the prayers and support of caring partners like you, our Medical Outreaches have grown. Last year, we pr...

February 26, 2020

We are prayerfully expecting the Lord to do wonders during our first Medical Outreach of 2020 in Enewari, Ethiopia. We chose to minister in this area of the Amhara Region because 75 percent of Enewari’s population is Jewish. The Messianic congregation of Addis Ababa, three hours away, is already engaged in this area, laboring for kingdom impact. Last year, several JVMI team members visited Enewari with leaders from the Addis congregation. Together they stood on a vacant lot. Recently, our team s...

February 17, 2020

Got two minutes? Well, OK, 2:20. Still, that’s all it takes for you to discover who Jewish Voice is and what we’re all about. With the short video below, you’ll get a concise look at the vision, mission and programs of Jewish Voice Ministries International (JVMI). Exciting footage from our various avenues of ministry will give you a feel for the difference that people just like you are making around the world through their partnership with Jewish Voice Ministries. Jewish Voice’s vision ...

February 12, 2020

Did you pray for our Festival in Poland during December? If so, you were part of something unique and significant! A key church leader there told us, through tears, “You must understand. This has never happened before in Poland.” To his knowledge, never in Polish history had thousands of people – many of them Jewish – come together and heard the Gospel presented in a Jewish context by a Jewish Believer in Jesus. That is the event you were praying for, and we are so grateful for your part...

January 30, 2020

Looking to the past, Monday was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This is a day set aside to remember the six million Jewish people and millions of others who perished at the hands of the Nazis in World War II. It is held on January 27 because that is the day, in 1945, the vile Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp was liberated. This year marks the 75th anniversary of that event – literally a lifetime has passed since those dark days. But I think you’ll agree that 75 years is still t...

January 28, 2020

Her name is Eldana. It means “knowledge of God.” She’s 3 years old — a precious child. As a member of Ethiopia’s ancient Gefat community, she’s a tiny, fragile member of a group descended from one of the “Lost Tribes of Israel” that has for centuries practiced distinctively Jewish customs and traditions. To God and Eldana’s family, the worth of her life and health is beyond calculation. But in truth, all it takes is $15, just pennies a day, to help save the life of a child like Eldana. ...

January 27, 2020

Why do we mark the anniversaries of horrific days in history? Dates like December 7, June 6 and September 11 mark tragic events that grieve the heart.* Some people may not want to bring the somber past into the present with a day of remembering. Why dwell on it? Why pull from the record books stories of the tragedy and suffering? We – as a world community, as nations, as individuals – commemorate for several reasons: To help ensure such things do not happen again To remember those who...

January 22, 2020

We are praying for clear vision and big faith as we scout out the opportunities before us. Before we go on any of our 2020 Outreaches, a small group from our Global Ministries staff will head to Africa on a scouting trip. We do this every year as it helps us better understand the areas to which we are headed. It enables us to preview resources, make decisions and arrangements onsite, build relationships, and bring back key information that will inform how we plan and prepare for the Outreache...

January 14, 2020

Enewari is a rural, farming community where medical care is scarce and too costly for many of the impoverished people living there. They have nothing to give but their gratitude, but you’ll receive so much more when you offer your skills to help them. “I just thought it would be harder than it is. I get tired, but when I come back at the end of each day, Jewish Voice has thought about everything. They serve me as I serve.” —Viviane, Surgeon You Are Needed: Physicians Dermato...