“You’re practically family here already,” Pastor Saleem said to Naseem with a smile. Naseem smiled back. “Yes, yes.” And in that simple exchange was a story that had been unfolding quietly, month after month.
Naseem first came to Home of Jesus the King because he needed practical help. Life has not been easy—“I’ve been through a lot,” he said simply—and that monthly assistance has mattered. But somewhere between receiving that first help and becoming such a familiar face, something deeper began to grow.
“You care. You help.” Naseem spoke about Pastor Saleem, his wife, and the team with the warmth of someone describing people he has come to trust. Even while speaking about his own struggles, he was quick to say that he knows there are others whose situations are harder than his. There was such humility in that moment. Then Pastor Saleem asked him a different question: “And spiritually—do you feel comfortable here?” Naseem did not need time to think. “Of course. Very, very comfortable.” Would he keep coming? Again, there was no hesitation: “Of course.”
Somewhere between those monthly visits, the conversations, the helping hands, and the simple act of being welcomed again and again, this had become more than a place where Naseem came because he needed something. He had found a place where he wanted to stay.
This is what compassion and kindness can do when they are lived faithfully over time. Scripture tells us, “Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth” (1 John 3:18). A practical need may be what first brings someone like Naseem through our doors, but genuine love tells him something far greater: you are seen, you matter, and you do not have to walk through this season alone.
And because of you, we are able to show him that love.
You may never sit across the table from Naseem. You may never shake his hand or hear him say, “You care. You help. You give from the heart.” But when he walks through our doors and finds help waiting, when he is welcomed by name, when someone listens to what he has been through and reminds him that he is not alone—you are part of that moment. Your generosity reaches farther than you can see. It allows us to remain here, month after month, with open doors, helping hands, and the love of Yeshua when people need it most.
We could never take that faithfulness for granted, especially in these days. Standing firmly on biblical truth and standing faithfully with Israel is continually being challenged, yet you continue to stand with us. That means more than we can adequately express. Naseem and so many others we serve are part of the extraordinary multicultural mosaic that is Israel—different backgrounds, different stories, different journeys, yet lives woven together in this land. When one part of that mosaic is hurting, your faithfulness allows us to be present: serving, strengthening, comforting, praying, and reminding people that they have not been forgotten.
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Messiah”
Galatians 6:2
This is what we are doing together. Because you stand with us, practical help becomes more than provision. It becomes an open door, a conversation that restores dignity, a prayer offered in faith, and a relationship through which the love of Yeshua can become real and personal. Your compassion reaches Israel through our hands, allowing us to remain here for people like Naseem when they need someone to stand beside them.
And perhaps that is the most beautiful part of his testimony.
Naseem came because he needed help, but what stayed with him was the heart with which that help was given: “You care. You help. You give from the heart.” This is the fruit of what we are building together. We could never take your faithfulness for granted—especially in a time when standing firmly on biblical truth and standing with Israel is not always easy. Yet you continue to stand with us, helping Home of Jesus the King remain a place where the beautiful mosaic of people who call Israel home can encounter compassion, dignity, and the transforming love of Yeshua. For that, we are deeply grateful.