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Sunday, February 16, 2014

A Great Tour with Christian Friends of Israel - 2005

Ben Gurion Airport - Tel Aviv

Barry & Batya Segal - Vision For Israel

Avraham & Dahlia Saiden, Steve Martin - Shabbat meal

CFI-USA Director - Hannele Pardain & Jeanette Alongi

Bill Koening - "Eye To Eye" author

Jack Alongi - An American tourist in Israel

David's Citadel - Old City Jerusalem

Gravesite of Derek Prince in the German Colony, Jerusalem

Getting there and back from JFK in NYC.

Elvis Pressley - a king in Israel

Mount of Beatitudes



YMCA in Jerusalem

Nazareth Village

Capernaum synagogue remains from 1st Century

Yeshua (Jesus) is the Light of the World


All but one of these photos were taken by Steve Martin.
(Can you guess which one wasn't?)

“Coffee In. Coffee Out.” - Now Think On This by Steve Martin

Yehuda Hochman with Hannele Pardain 
(CFI-USA 2008 - photo by Steve Martin)


“Coffee In. Coffee Out.”

Yehuda was such an enjoyable Israeli tour guide. When he wasn't speaking Hebrew, Russian, or any of the other four languages he knows, in addition our American English, he would say some quite catchy phrases as he escorted our tour group across the Promised Land.

Having had the privilege and honor of being on three Christian Friends of Israel tours, I truly enjoyed Yehuda Hochman on my last one with CFI. He was the one guiding our "air-conditioned last days camel bus" back in 2008. That camel bus carried 40 men and women on the wonderful excursion.

If you recall that famous picture of the four soldiers standing at the Western Wall in 1967, after recapturing it in the Old City of Jerusalem, from neighboring Jordan, he is the one standing behind the other three more popularly known ones. You rarely hear of him though. At least I hadn’t before that trip.


It wasn't until the last night of that May 2008 travel, when we had our "last supper" (I love the Israeli dinner buffets in the hotels!) that the majority of us only then discovered who he was. When I saw a book with that historic photo on it, and he being asked to autograph it, my curiosity arose even more.

"Why is he signing that book?" I asked Hannele Pardain, USA Director of CFI-USA (or was it Mark DeVito, Chairman of the Board, my roommate?)

When the response was "That is him on the cover", I was disheartened that I didn't buy that poster on that trip, which I could have had him sign.

The title of this Now Think About This edition, "Coffee in coffee out" is one of his most famous sayings I am sure. When the bus made several needed scheduled stops, his words held true. What goes in must come out! Yehuda to this day is a great tour guide. I hope to meet up with him again on one of our trips, and introduce you to him.

The Aroma brand Israeli coffee, with cafes in and around Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa and Beersheva, had outsold Starbuck's drink offerings. Our bus load was one of the reasons.

In November of 2010, after my then 24 year old daughter Christen walked down the aisle, and joined in holy matrimony to Andrew Blade (I got the honor of being both father and minister!), Love For His People started doing our annual Ahava Adventures trip to Yeretz Israel (Land of Israel.)

Primarily meant to connect our travelers with believers in Israel, we limit the numbers who go with us to just a few at a time. Because going in some sections where  "no tour bus has gone before", on foot, bus or train, enables us to touch the land and people in a more impacting way for each life. We do a lot of walking in the capital city of Jerusalem, where we spend most of our time. It is also a joy to have special meals with friends, building on those relationships established over the decade.

Whether you go on any number of wonderful annual Israel tours, with Hannele Pardain of CFI-USA, Cathy Hargett with Highway To Zion, Jonathan Bernis of Jewish Voice, Barry Segal’s Roots & Reflections travel delight with Vision for Israel, Myles and Katherine Weiss with Zola Levitt Ministries, Peter Wyns and Christians For Messiah Ministries, or on our special Ahava Adventures with Love For His People – plan on going to Israel soon, for a life changing experience! Walk where Yeshua (Jesus) walked, and on those places that you know from the Bible.

For your own spiritual and uplifting good, and to especially show your support for our only true friends in the Middle East – the good people of Israel – make it one of your life priority goals to go. As it is said, “You will never be the same again.”

Blessings will be on ye heads,
Steve Martin
Love For His People, Ahava Adventures

P.S. My 5th book in progress, Now Think On This – The Inspiration Continues, will feature many photos of that Israel tour. I am planning on an early 2014 summer release date.


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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Leadership Through Love - Chapter 3 - "Right Man (or Woman!) for the Job" (Steve Martin)

Leadership Through Love
(by Steve Martin)

Chapter 3

Right Man (or Woman!) for the Job


A.    All are created equal – make the most of it!
B.     If the Shoe Fits, Have Them Wear It


In today’s business and ministry world, women have entered the work force in record numbers. Many have been forced to, often simply in order to support the children that, as single mothers, they are now solely caring for. (Another book could be written on this alone, and “What Happened To The Men!”)

With the Lord having created as many women as men, it should not be a major dilemma or concern in our businesses or ministries to employ women that carry the gifts, the heart, and the ability to perform the office jobs that need to be performed, so necessary on business, church and ministry staffs. After all, they certainly are available and willing!

There are certain positions that a leader and an administrator needs to fill within his team, that are more suited to having women in place. Phone receptionists, word and data processors, bookkeepers, and sales clerks so often are best found in the female segment of society. But I have learned that these are not the only responsible, traditional positions that they perform well in.

Women directors and supervisors can effectively steer those in her charge, with skill, attitude, and favor. And when they do, they need to be paid with the same benefits that a man would be, if having that same authority and responsibility.

While employed as the Director of Operations and Finance at Derek Prince Ministries, we had two women supervisors, Jeanette Alongi, Communications Supervisor, and Gina Stasko, Customer Service Supervisor. When they spoke at our weekly mangers team meetings, I carried full respect for their input, wisdom, and knowledge on the job, and for those who were in their departments, whether men or women.

Derek Prince Ministries staff - 2003
Front row  (L-R): Pat Vitolo, Vicki DeVito, David & Anna Selby, 
Jeannette  & Jack Alongi, Jenna, Indira Persad
Second row (L-R): Peter Wyns, Norma McDonald, Deborah Shokes, Terri Whitaker,
Charlotte Mytrysak, Christi Selby, Gina Stasko, Christine Alongi,
Jenny Maret, James DeVito
Third row (L-R): Steve Martin, Tess Hughes, Chris Selby, Glenn Selby, Ben Martin, Nicole S.

Both Jeanette (who had more than 24 years with the ministry at the time of her retirement) and Gina (it may be  now almost 30 years, at the time of this writing in 2013) on many occasions gave thought provoking opinions, great suggestions and encouraging support that enabled the ministry to advance forward.

Another woman that I held high regard for, having much godly character, and whom I admired with deep respect and honor, was the Finance Supervisor and personal secretary of Derek Prince, Dorothy Schulte. It was Dorothy who spent the time training me, when I first came on staff with Derek Prince Ministries in 1987 to replace her, as she was coming to the end of her faithful years of dedicated service, before her retirement year in 1988.

Dorothy would hold me to strict accounting practices, to the very penny when balancing the books, and would not let me “cut corners” to save time, at any time. Her commitment and loyalty to her work certainly helped give the ministry the credibility that it has long held, in part to her supervision, and which I strove to carry on in my tenure. She was indeed the “woman for the job.”

As I looked to fill positions, both due to expansion and turnover, I regularly interviewed men, and women, whom I would then select to be the one for that needed addition. And as it was in my authority, I worked to pay them the same for the work performed, whether they were a man or a woman performing that work. In my eyes, as I looked to the Lord, each are created equally, and are to be treated equally. 

If the shoe fits, let the woman wear it!

As a result of having several leadership positions with businesses and ministries, in the administrator and higher management roles, I have gained the respect of other leaders, in other businesses and ministries, who have come to value my opinion and input. Thus, when it was asked of me who I would recommend for a leading ministry position for a work located in Jerusalem, it did not take me long to put forward the name of Hannele Pardain, who at the time of this writing continues to be the Christian Friends of Israel USA Director (CFI-USA). Hannele has led this ministry very much so with her diligence, long hours and heart for the people and land of Israel. I wholeheartedly recommended her for this vital leadership position that was needed to be filled at that time.

Christian Friends of Israel - Jerusalem office (2004)
(L-R) Hannele Pardain, Ray Sanders, Steve Martin


Women in leadership can have a more nurturing heart than can sometimes be typically found in men. (And sometimes not!) They may not be as quick to reprimand someone in their department, realizing more of the factors involved in the decision having to be made. I have found that they are more long suffering, when it comes to choosing the course that would take more patience, than the one a man in that position would take. Often it turns out to be the right course, as more details are later known in the given situation. It must be the “mother instinct” that always believes that her child is good!

On several occasions I had been told that I am too “black and white” in my memo and
e-mail communications. One of the best administrative assistants that I have ever had, Charlotte, during my time with DPM, would often encourage me to use “more honey” in my expressions, both in writing memos and speaking to staff. 

I tended to want to get to the point, tell it like it is (as I see it) and get the matter settled. Her important input was to let me know that this can still be done, but with a little less “pepper” and “more honey” in my approach. The results proved that this was an accurate observation in my leading. Again, the woman’s touch and discernment can be most beneficial.

When I left Vision for Israel in June of 2010, to start Love For His People, I had already recommended to Barry and Batya Segal, Co-Founders, that Deborah Shokes take my place. She had worked with me at both All Nations Church/Mahesh Chavda Ministries and Derek Prince Ministries for several years preceeding.

Vision for Israel staff - Charlotte, NC 2007
(L-R) Steve Martin, Krista Stewart, Kevin Grafton, 
Indira Persad (front), Deborah Shokes, Timmy Bryant


When I hired her in 2003 for the Donor Support head position at VFI, I had already known of her faithful dedication, love for the tasks, skills in performing all her duties, and the great experience in getting the job done. She served faithfully then, and still does today!

May the Lord continue to give us more women who have the time, the heart, the skills, and the attitude to take their place in His work. As in the natural, so may it also be in the spiritual realm, as the Church realizes that more and more in these last days.

Shalom!

Steve Martin
Love For His People


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Note: To read the Intro, Chapter Listings and first two chapters please use the Search Box in the top right hand corner of this Blog, and enter "Leadership Through Love." Be blessed in your reading!

Leadership Through Love

Chapter Listings


1.      A Gift for His Purposes

- The Early Years
- On the job training

2.      Use the Tools You Have, But Not the Staff

- Treasure the people, while digging the foundations
- Do unto them as you would…
- Bless and curse not: honor those who serve with you

3.      Right Man (or Woman!) for the Job

- All are created equal – make the most of this!
- If the Shoe Fits, Have Them Wear It

4.      Train and Let Loose

- It IS Who You Know and Are Known By
- Hire To Complement Your Strengths
- if you are weak, then they are strong
- Outsource as needed

5.      Burn Candles At Both Ends? – NOT!

- Rest and Sabbath Days
- Mornings with the Lord
- Trust in Him at all times
- We all are given 24 hours each day


6.       The Visionaries Need You!

-          They dream it - you make it happen
-          It takes a team
-          Head Won’t Get Far without the Neck
(or heads will roll)
  
7.      Field Trips and More!

- Staff Retreats
- Party Time!
- Birthdays and BBQs
- After Hours

8.      It Doesn’t All Depend On You

- The Lord is the Rock – Not You
- Whose strength  - yours or His?
   - Key Staff to Lean On
    - Trustworthy managers and assistants

9.      Practically Speaking…and Walking

- Handle each piece of paper once
- File so you can find it!
- Early morning – before the others come
- Take a Break

10.  Meetings – Time-manger or Time-waster?

- Do you really need all those meetings?
- Group or One-On-One?
- Why Morning and Mid-Week?
 - Prov. 24:6 “By wise counsel…multitude of counselors

11.  Acknowledge Him in All Your Ways

- Heart of Thankfulness
- Heart of Worship
- Heart of Service

12.  Another Man’s Vineyard

-          Follow & help fulfill their vision
-          Faithful with another’s
-          Learn and growth until your time
-          The proper way of moving on

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Jerusalem Day - with Yehuda Hochman!

 David Rubinger - "Israel Through My Lens"


On June 6, 1967, Israel paratroopers and the IDF recaptured the eastern side of Jerusalem, from the Jordanians. It was a tremendous, Lord directed accomplishment.

One of the most famous photos of that historic, never-turning back time, was that of the four paratroopers pictured above on Rubinger's book "Israel Through My Lens".



Poster from Jerusalem


This poster was bought in Jerusalem in 2010 when my son Ben and I made the first annual "Ahava Adventures" service trip to Israel. We found it in the Israeli poster shop off King George in Jerusalem.




Three of the paratroopers reunited 30 years later from that June 1967 day!


You don't hear much of the fourth paratrooper in the original photo, but he is still alive and well in Jerusalem. His name is Yehuda Hochman, serving now as a tourist guide. (He speaks seven languages!)


It wasn't until the very last hour of the 2008 CFI-USA (Christian Friends of Israel) "Meet & Greet" tour, led by Hannele Pardain, the Director, that many of us realized who Yehuda was! When several at the last dinner, held at the Dan Hotel in Tel Aviv, started asking him for his autograph in this book pictured above, or on another picture of the famous event, I realized that this one, who loved saying "Coffee in. Coffee out." at each bus stop, was the fourth man!

Yehuda Hochman 

- tour guide in 2008 

for our CFI (Christian Friends of Israel) tour!!!


(Photo by Steve Martin - Yehuda Hochman with Hannele Pardain - CFI-USA Director - in front of the Western Wall)