Love For His People: Equipping Israeli believers with roots and wings

Monday, March 5, 2018

Equipping Israeli believers with roots and wings - ONE FOR ISRAEL


	Dr. Erez Soref, President of ONE FOR ISRAEL

Shalom!

The best kind of education gives roots and wings: the roots of a secure identity as God's children, and confidence in His truth. But also the wings of training, equipping students to attain more than they previously could, and arise to do all that God would call them to.

On Thursday, we started a new semester here at Israel College of the Bible, and it also happened to be on the Feast of Purim! So staff and students came in a celebratory mood, as we worshiped and studied the word of God together.

Purim is a holiday based on the book of Esther in the Bible, and it is traditional for Israelis to dress up, and have fun. So even as the staff led the prayers and time in the word, we were also in costume!

We heard a great report from the mission team back from Berlin, and looked together at First Thessalonians 5 and the return of Messiah Yeshua.

This semester the track for Russian-speaking students has become so popular that we have had to rearrange the classrooms to accommodate everyone!

We praise God for the blessing of growth and the opportunity to serve people from all kinds of backgrounds - both Israelis and students from all over the world.

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