This week, I experienced one of those powerful moments that stay with you long after the conversation ends. Here in Nazareth, my dear friend and brother, Pastor Israel Pochtar, came to spend time with me. We shared a meal, laughed, talked, and opened our hearts about what God is doing—and what He is calling us to do together in this land.
As we sat together, I felt deeply aware of how meaningful this moment was. A Jewish pastor and an Arab pastor, sitting as brothers, not to debate or explain politics, but to speak about the Kingdom of God. About salvation. About reaching hearts. About how Jewish people can reach Arab people, and how Arab believers can reach Jewish people—with humility, love, and the Gospel of Yeshua.
In days like these, when war and fear fill the atmosphere, moments like this feel holy.
We are living in a time when division is loud and constant. But the Kingdom of God moves differently. It often advances quietly—through friendship, trust, and obedience. When Israel and I sit together, we are not making a statement for the cameras. We are simply living the reality that Yeshua has already created: we are one family.
This is something the media rarely shows. Many people around the world do not believe it is even possible. But Jesus never said, “Believe what you hear.” He said, “Come and see.” If you came and saw what God is doing here, you would see Jewish and Arab believers walking together, serving together, praying together, and loving this land together.
Behind our church building here in Nazareth, there is something very close to my heart. It is our humanitarian distribution center. For us, the Gospel has always been more than words. From this place, we help Arab families—Christians and Muslims—and we also help Jewish families, including many new immigrants who have just arrived in Israel with almost nothing.
Every box distributed, every family embraced, every prayer offered carries the same message: you are not forgotten, and God sees you. This is how the love of Jesus becomes visible.
During our conversation, I shared with Israel what the Lord has been stirring in my heart for the next season. We are preparing, by God’s grace, to open a second Home of Jesus the King outreach center in Haifa. Haifa is a mixed city—Arab and Jewish—and it has been deeply affected by the recent war. Pain, loss, and uncertainty are everywhere.
But where there is darkness, light is needed.
Our new center will be located in the Hadar area, right in the heart of the city. Our vision is simple but costly: to be light in the darkness. To bless Jews and Arabs together as one family. To serve people not from a distance, but from within their reality. In these difficult days, God is not calling us to hide—He is calling us to shine.
As Israel spoke to our friends and partners, inviting them to pray, to support, and to stand with this vision, I felt deeply moved. This work cannot be done alone. There is so much need, and there is so much work ahead. But there is also great hope.
Haifa is a strategic city. We believe this new center will become a living testimony of reconciliation, love, and shalom—proof that in Messiah, unity is not a dream, but a reality.
Thank you, dear friends, for praying with us, standing with us, and believing in what God is doing here.
What is happening in Nazareth, and what is about to begin in Haifa, is not about buildings or projects. It is about people. It is about salvation. It is about the Kingdom of God advancing in this land.
My heart is full of gratitude—and full of hope.
And if you ever come to Nazareth, my door is open. Come and see what the Lord is doing among us. See you soon!