Christian Friends of Israel - Jerusalem. Short videos on the ground, happening now.

Christian Friends of Israel - Jerusalem. 

Short videos on the ground, happening now.

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Love For His People Ministry was founded in 2010 by Steve & Laurie Martin. Charlotte, NC USA

As Christians we support our friends in Israel.

We stand with our Jewish friends in Israel, as Christians supporting Israel.

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 Christian Friends of Israel Jerusalem on the Jaffa/Tel Aviv beach. 

December 2025 (Steve and Laurie Martin also pictured.)

Steve Martin’s bookcase corner in his home office. 

Charlotte, North Carolina

Chaim Malespin, Aliyah Return Center Director, IDF reserve, 

Galilean in the Israel Galilee region. Good friend!

Watch Steve Martin’s video series, “Walk With Me - Israel 2025”. Over 180 short video in Jerusalem and all over the Land as Steve and his good wife Lauri spent three months serving with Christian Friends of Israel in Jerusalem from Oct. 16, 2025 to Jan. 12, 2026.

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DAVID’s SHIELD Supporting Brave IDF Soldiers, Christian Friends of Israel Jerusalem

Christian Friends of Israel Jerusalem's DAVID’s SHIELD Supporting Brave IDF Soldiers 

Article by Steve Martin, CFI volunteer

 shield@cfijerusalem.org

 

THE WINTER SEASON at any army base can be a bit more brutal than elsewhere in a country. 

Making do with government supplies and equipment just does not make one feel “warm and cozy” at times, while in the realm of protecting one’s country. Especially when the setting is out in the fields of the low country, with winds coming off the sea nearby. Though one does not expect soldiers to have it all “as at home,” we do want them to be alert, prepared, and ready for their active duty when called upon. We want (need) them to have the resources that one would expect them to have. But they always do not. 

So, it was with the IDF soldiers, whom the volunteers with Christian Friends of Israel came to connect with, befriend, and share the love of Yeshua through practical means. We want them to know, being mostly Jewish, that the Father has sent many Christians to “bear them up” and bring some of His provision from the people around the world.

Steve and Laurie Martin (USA) and Elisabeth Oelwein (Germany) did just that in the middle of December, when the sun had set and the cold wind blew. They came to bring His love and warmth. After the two-hour trip to collect the military clothing to Askelon, meeting with our supplier, we drove further south to meet with Avi, commander at a base just near Nahal Oz, the one raided, partially destroyed, and saw the murder of 18 women soldiers monitoring the security system, by Hamas killers. 

With his duties requiring him to be on mission that afternoon, after a three hour wait, we drove to another base 45 minutes away to meet with Noar, a 43-year-old volunteer commanding a force of young soldiers. Noar was excited when he received the warm blankets and supplies, calling them candy for the men. Returning to the base, the two young soldiers who greeted us there, David and his “brother-in-arms,” who had lost a brother on Oct. 7, 2023, were filled with gratitude and acceptance when we unloaded the van full of winter clothing and toiletries. 

These two were younger than some of our grandsons. A father’s heart for them indeed welled up inside me. Just as His heart does daily. Christians, helping Jews, in their Promised Land given to them by the Living God of Israel. David’s Shield is helping to fulfill the mandate given to Christians from the Lord, to lift their arms as they return to, and fight to keep, their Land.

Steve Martin CFI Volunteer 12.17.25

 Lyailya Telgarina, Outreach Coordinator Project David’s Shield; shield@cfijerusalem.org

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Christian Friends of Israel - "For Zion's Sake" First Quarter 2026 Magazine - ministry and teaching from Jerusalem

 

For Zion’s Sake Q1-2026

Dear Christian Friends,   “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.” Joel 3:14   BE VIGILANT, you watchmen and watch-women! A new year has begun, but the need for intercession is stronger than ever. Whilst there is still much rejoicing and relief over the release of the remaining twenty live hostages in October, for which we must continue to be thankful to the Lord, this is not a time to rest on laurels. The enemy military forces against Israel were humiliated in 2025, most notably of all Iran, but they were not entirely vanquished. There is much rage and seething against Israel in the political and military sphere in Iran, in Yemen, and of course within Hamas and Hezbollah and its various tentacles in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. They want retribution. They want revenge. They are more committed than ever to the total destruction of Israel, once and for all.   The nations of the world are swirling in a growing tumult, and many are making decisions about where they stand in relation to Israel. Too many nations are pitting themselves against Israel, and against the God of Israel. Eleven more nations recognised the state of Palestine in 2025 alone, bringing the total to 157 out of 193 (80%) member states of the so-called United Nations. Only the USA in its role as one of the five permanent UN Security Council members, is continuing to veto Palestine’s full recognition. But for how long? 'Tempora mutantur … that is to say, changes brought about by the passage of time.'   “The LORD also will roar from Zion, And utter His voice from Je- rusalem; The heavens and earth will shake .” Joel 3:16a

International reports and observation provide us with regional landscape that recently appears to be unfolding which goes beyond the borders of present day Israel. Old boundaries may be expanding into territories beyond what is marked on existing maps. New windows are being framed for the world to look through as we gaze onto new corridors and roadways being constructed that may one day be used for global pilgrimage for all nations to “come up” to Jerusalem in the days of Messiah. “Many peoples will go and say, Come, let’s go up to the mountain of ADONAI, to the house of the God of Ya’akov! He will teach us about His ways … for out of Tziyon will go forth Torah, the word of ADONAI from Yerushalayim.” (Isaiah 2:3, CJSB)

Excerpts taken from our FZS Q1 2026 Magazine. Read or download our entire 24-page, latest issue with accounts of our dynamic, hands-on 10 ministry projects in the Land of Israel here:

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“Christianity’s Missing Link - Restoring Faith’s Broken Chain” Sharon Sanders, Christian Friends of Israel Jerusalem

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Sharon Sanders, co-founder of Christian Friends of Israel in Jerusalem, begins her new series “Hall of Higher Learner”.

And in-depth study going beyond Christians understanding of the Jews and our connection with them.

The Christian Church has a missing link in their faith. What could that be? Learn about the restoration of all things, Israel's return, and why we need to come home to Jerusalem. 

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Love For His People Ministry was founded in 2010 by Steve & Laurie Martin. Charlotte, NC USA

ANNOUNCEMENT: Free E-book Feb. 3 -Feb. 5, 2026. Steve Martin's new book "BACK TO JERUSALEM". (Also available in hard cover $15.95, paperback $12.95, and audiobook $3.99 formats)

          

Free E-book Feb. 3-Feb. 5, 2026. 

New book "BACK TO JERUSALEM"

To get your free e-book (you do not need Kindle to download to your computer or phone) go here:

Click here: Back To Jerusalem free e-book

The hard cover $15.95, paperback $12.95 and audiobook $3.999 versions 

are also available at special prices.

Look here: Back To Jerusalem optional versions

INTRODUCTION

From Oct. 16, 2025, to Jan. 12, 2026, my good wife Laurie (48 years of marriage and counting) and I had the most incredible time in Jerusalem and many parts of Israel. We had come to serve with Christian Friends of Israel Jerusalem, as needed.

As I sit on the back veranda of the apartment they provided for us, I watch the sun rise over the southeast as another of His glorious days begins. My heart is full of the love of Yeshua (Jesus) for this, His chosen city, His chosen Land, and His chosen people, the Jews.

We came to bring comfort to His people coming out from a heartbreaking war on the eight fronts the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were fighting, after the horrendous, murderous, home destruction years since October 7, 2023. The Israelis had been fighting for their lives, their families, their land promised to them by the Living God of Israel. We hoped to bring His love to them as Christians, standing on His Word.

God the Father did not fail them. In so many miraculous ways, He protected them, united them, and caused them to cry out to Him for His salvation.

Over 1200 Jewish civilians were lost that day. Over 1000 young men, women, and reserves have since been lost, destroyed by the enemy who seems never to go away.

“We just want peace,” is the cry of our friends’ hearts here in Jerusalem and the surrounding hills.

But, when the Messiah Yeshua returns to this very city, Jerusalem, they will know Him as their Peace King, their Shalom Most High.

 

Come Jesus! Bo Yeshua!

 

As that time of His return quickly approaches, we joined with several hundred Christians, coming from the nations, to comfort, stand in support, and let the love of the Father work through us for them.

In this, my 40^th book, written during my 30^th trip to Israel since the late 1990s, I share some of my stories. Some chapters are in the “present tense” because I wrote them at the time they occurred.

Many Jews are returning to their Land now, as prophesied centuries ago by Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Yeshua Himself. Christians are going to Israel to comfort and support them in their return.

And then Jesus (Yeshua) will return as the King of kings and Lord of lords.

I desire that the Lord Himself will touch your heart, and you, too, will join Him in this glorious work, to see His salvation come to the Jews and Arabs of Israel.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin, Love For His People, Jerusalem, Israel, Jan. 7, 2026

Click here: The hard cover $15.95, paperback $12.95 and audiobook $3.999 versions 

are also available at special prices.

 

My hand on the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem.

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Sharon Sanders, co-founder of Christian Friends of Israel in Jerusalem, is starting a new ZOOM - The Hall of Higher Learning - register now for free.

 

Sharon Sanders, co-founder of Christian Friends of Israel in Jerusalem

Sharon Sanders, co-founder of Christian Friends of Israel in Jerusalem, is starting a new ZOOM. The Hall of Higher Learning Register now for free.

 

 

Wednesday February 4th at 5:00pm Jerusalem Time Hall of Higher Learning Launch time.   Everyone, check their time zones in different parts of the world. We will be on the air at 5:00 pm Jerusalem time. For those who are unable to attend, the opening classroom session will be recorded. Bring your flags from your nations to fly; a small one to wave is fine.

 

 

Walk through the portals of higher learning with Sharon as she teaches what she has learned as a believer in the Messiah while living in Israel with her husband since 1985. Sharon will speak on what they were met with, upon arrival, which will lead us into the Hall of Higher Learning about which all Christian believers need to know but were never taught. Her experience is vast; boots-on-the-ground encounters, working under-the-soil face to face with Israelis who had questions that needed answering  while establishing a pioneer ministry in the Land. Sharon highlights her life from a viewpoint of standing between two worlds. Her burden will be explained when she examines the walls that separate Jews and Christians through the lens of life among the Jews. You won’t want to miss her teaching.

 

 

Date: February 4th, 2026 Check your time of Gathering in our Global Classroom with Jerusalem 5:00 pm, Jerusalem time Click on the Zoom link on February 4th, 2026, to enter the classroom.   Our Promise: You will learn what your church has never taught you!

 

Topic: CFI Jerusalem's Hall of Higher Learning Time: Feb 4, 2026 05:00 PM Jerusalem Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81161983857?pwd=MegT0E72jknUmttMiyVqeH2BMKBrvv.1   Meeting ID: 811 6198 3857 Passcode: 105600

© CFI 2026 Christian Friends of Israel all rights reserved. To reach the speaker, email: holo@cfijerusalem.org

 

 

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