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The Martins - with Christian Friends of Israel Jerusalem

Christian Friends of Israel - our upcoming volunteer time in Jerusalem -

 Steve and Laurie Martin, Love For His People Ministry

July 8, 2025, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Greetings to all,

Laurie and I had a Zoom call on the morning of July 3 with the Christian Friends of Israel-Jerusalem Director, Tristan Hall, and Nicolene in HR. We will be volunteering for three months in Jerusalem, Israel, at the CFI ministry, beginning October 15, 2025, through January 14, 2026.

During the call, they informed us that Laurie will assist with outreach efforts to support individuals as needed, as well as participate in daily lunches for the 30 staff members.

I will be involved with social media and, hopefully, IDF (Israel Defense Forces) connections.

Pictured (L-R) Gayla Hall, Tristan Hall (CFI-Jerusalem), Steve Martin, Hannele Pardain (CFI-USA), and baby Hosea Hall. Photo taken in Charlotte, NC, May 28, 2025, at the CFI 40th ministry anniversary celebration.

We will share more information as it becomes available. During our time in Jerusalem, we would like to schedule Zoom calls with all interested parties to establish a weekly update schedule. Plus I will continue my FB, website and blogs to share with you from Jerusalem.

Both of us will be on the worship team and also help lead worship during the daily staff prayer times.

CFI will provide housing and bus passes for us. (We already have bus passes with our photos on them from a few years ago. We were anticipating this time years ago!) Plus, daily lunches are provided. 

We would appreciate monthly support during our Jerusalem service to cover supplies and other needs not covered. 

First, though, we booked our flights. Those two tickets amounted to $3,145.

You can make a donation online now by using the donate button located in the right-hand column of this Love For His People website.

In addition, we are seeking someone (or a couple, preferred) to stay in our home for three months, with minimal rent covering utilities and other expenses.

The Lord has led and continues to lead.

Yes, Lord!

Ahava and Shalom,

Steve & Laurie Martin

From a dear friend when she heard we were volunteering at CFI-Jerusalem:

July 6, 2025 Asheville, North Carolina

“SHABBAT SHALOM, Steve and Laurie!  Just had to pop in to say how absolutely rejoicing I am to hear that you two 

will soon be volunteering for 3 months with CFI-Jerusalem!!! PRAISE GOD!!!  There are no words to express how 

fruitful and fulfilling--truly immeasurable joy and blessing--Bill and my many years of volunteering were, and I know 

it will be the same for you! 

Congratulations on this new step into all God has purposed and planned for your life!  Love in Yeshua~ Cindi

Here is another confirming word and prophecy regarding our going to Israel at this time:

July 6, 2025 Charlotte, NC

“Greetings Hannele.

This is a prophetic word I received from Jeremy Lopez, whom I believe is a very gifted prophetic man, from whom 

I and several others have received accurate words from over the past 2 decades.

I have never met him in person, and only give my name when I have asked for a prophetic word, on his website.

As I was looking through some files this morning (07.05.25, 6:30 am) that I had saved on my phone, this one 

was found from 2008, 17 years ago!

At the time, I highlighted several words that stood out to me. One was his word about Israel. (Again, I never have 

told him about my connection to Israel.)

But on the 2nd page, there is a word which I never highlighted. Why?  Because I honestly never believed it at 

the time.

You know the exact amount of the check you gave Laurie and me (Love For His People) after the CFI-Jerusalem’s 

40th ministry anniversary celebration here in Charlotte, May 28-31. You even told me, when you handed me the 

envelope with the check a few days later, that you had one amount in mind, but the Lord gave you this amount 

to give us for our future involvement in Israel with CFI.

Unknown to anyone but me of the timing, I had given Tristan and Gayla Hall, and Sharon Sanders, my resume, 

after I had left the hotel at 1 am to come home and print copies out for them, to give to them that Saturday morning 

on the last day of the conference!

I myself am amazed! And totally grateful to Him and again to you for hearing His word, and fulfilling this prophecy!

We believe our Lord. We know we are blessed, and in His Name and power, provision, and encouragement, through you and many others, we will go onward with His love and provision always - to Jerusalem!

Ahava and Shalom Hannele,

Steve

 

Theresa Harper	Mon, Jul 7, 11:15 PM (9 hours ago)
to me

Thank you for sharing this with me.  It is a joy to watch how the Lord is unfolding His plans for your life 

and Laurie’s.  When I say “unfolding” I saw the Lord unfolding a large map. He laid it out before you.  

It was so big you couldn’t see the whole map.  This was a map of your life, Steve. 

He will show you more of the map as you go along.  Much like Abraham was called to leave the familiar, 

not knowing where he was going, you will know as you go.

The Lord richly bless you and Laurie in all your ways,

Theresa

From my good friend Morris Ruddick, Denver, Colorado, when I told him about our 

Zoom call from CFI-Jerusalem coming on July 3, 2025.

June 27, 2025 InBox:

Morris Ruddick

I tend to be big on praying spontaneously .... as the Spirit prompts .... so I was just revisiting praying for 

yours/ Laurie's upcoming zoom meeting. The upshot being that the Zoom meeting is only the landing 

point .... because the outcome has already been determined. Which dovetails with a key Word the Lord 

gave me years ago: "Whatever sphere of influence you walk into .... immediately begin looking 

beyond it, lest it overwhelm you." 

Sure hope you guys got your bags packed.

In His love and mine,

Morris

Come walk with me on tour at Christian Friends of Israel (CFI) in Jerusalem, Israel (4 videos)

A staff member graciously gave David Peterman and me a tour of the main office of CFI in Jerusalem, Israel. Now celebrating their 40th anniversary, founded by Ray and Sharon Sanders, I learned things I didn’t know, even after serving as a founding board member of the CFI-USA, beginning in 1994 and continuing for 14 years.

Laurie Martin now serves on the USA board, which has been faithfully directed by Hannele Pardain since 1994. This is a 4-part video, so you'll want to listen to it through to the end.

#CFI #christianfriendsofisrael #jerusalem #israel #volunteers #cfi-usa #cfijerusalem #tristanhall #loveforhispeople

US 4 and No More - Now Think On This message by Steve Martin, Love For His People

Jan. 16, 2019 It's a new year, a new month (and already half gone!) and a new time. Hopefully, all have begun with new resolve in our hearts. I began the season not with new resolutions, which I rarely ever do, but with a strong desire to keep moving in the direction the Lord has been leading. Though in some ways it has been like one has just completed a walk through dense fog, with the previous busy month of holidays just ending, but now clarity continues to come. And thus I was inspired by the Holy Spirit to share this word, hoping it too will encourage you also to keep going forward With Even More Resolve. Read it through. In addition to that word, I want to encourage you to carry on in the disciplines the Lord has spoken to us and even gave His Son Jesus as our example during His time on this planet. Us 4 and No More reminds us to keep doing so we can keep going. Knowing our Lord is coming sooner than we think - maintaining, and then pressing on - is vital for us to be strengthened in our purpose, calling, and the mission He has given to each. Be blessed even as you do so, with ahava (love) and shalom (peace), Steve Martin P.S. As Founder/President of Love For His People, I completed our annual report on the year ending 2018. I rejoice at how many are interested in reading it, seeing how the Lord enables and always provides, as we are faithful with what we have been given. We are very transparent in how the finances are received and given out. Most people want to know that, so they have trust as they give. See what we have done with His provision and empowerment to bless Israel and His people in the nations. Look here: 2018 in review Now Think On This With Even More Resolve Now Think On This Steve Martin “For the Lord God helps Me, therefore, I am not disgraced; therefore, I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed.” (Isaiah 50:7, NASU) The Webster dictionary gives these synonyms for the word RESOLVE, when used as a noun - decidedness, decision, decisiveness, determination, determinedness, firmness, granite, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, stick-to-itiveness. Resolve - something we must have in these days. Resolve - even more so must we possess in the days and years to come. As our ultimate example and the One we are commanded to follow, Jesus knew He had come for a distinct purpose and was determined to complete the mission, at all costs. When the time came for Him to move on it, He did not flinch, back down, or seek an escape route out of there. He had the resolve, the firmness, the determination to do what it took to get the job done. As the apostle Luke records in chapter 9:51, “When the days were approaching for His ascension, He was determined to go to Jerusalem;” (NASU) Or as the NKJV translates it, “Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem.” Isaiah did rightly prophesy about the Messiah Yeshua as written above, “I have set My face like flint.” That is exactly what He did. To put this in full context, one must read the other verses that come before and go beyond that verse. It gives a wider picture of what He was committed to do. "The Lord God has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to hear as the learned. The Lord God has opened My ear; and I was not rebellious, nor did I turn away. I gave My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting. For the Lord God will help Me; therefore, I will not be disgraced; therefore, I have set My face like a flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed. He is near who justifies Me; who will contend with Me? Let us stand together. Who is My adversary? Let him come near Me. Surely the Lord God will help Me; Who is he who will condemn Me? Indeed, they will all grow old like a garment; the moth will eat them up." As any toughened combat soldier, long before prepared to engage in battle; or the proven athlete, measured and strengthened through years of practice for his competitive field; or the years of perfected, intense time given the trained surgeon, now performing through the grueling hours in the operating room – these similar years of ourselves being trained, groomed, and prepared for this hour must show itself strong as we stand courageously and boldly in these days of increasing pressure to bow down and give up. (Be sure to read the rest: With Even More Resolve) Jerusalem & Friends by Steve Martin Those who stand with Israel, and particularly Jerusalem, will receive the promised blessings given to those who do so. The ones who oppose the purposes of God for this people and land will receive the eternal judgment He also promises He will hand out. Sharing this book, containing some of my experiences in Jerusalem, is a joy, and also a promise to always stand with Israel.  You can get it in paperback or Kindle. Amazon Paperback $7.95 Kindle $1.99 Love For His People, Inc. P.O. Box 414 Pineville, NC 28134 USA loveforhispeople@gmail.com Love For His People  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌  ‌ Visit our website Donate

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