Julia Fisher talks to Joseph Haddad - Since the year 2000, Joseph and his wife Ibtissam have worked tirelessly to help and support several Lebanese families who fled from their war town country of Lebanon into northern Israel to seek shelter and safety. Despite working amongst often desperately poor and needy people, I asked Joseph what his hopes were for the future. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers...

Julia Fisher talks to Joseph Haddad - an Israeli Arab pastor living in Haifa in northern Israel. Joseph’s parents were Lebanese and came to live in Israel which is where Joseph was born. But he has never forgotten his Lebanese heritage, so when in the year 2000 vast numbers of Lebanese refugees poured over the border into northern Israel, Joseph and his wife Ibtissam were there to help them. A church started and ever since that time, Joseph and Ibtissam have travelled the long journey from...

Julia Fisher talks to Joseph Haddad - Joseph is an Israeli Arab pastor of a church in Nahariya in northern Israel. This was a church that had a surprising beginning – not least to Joseph and his wife Ibtissam. I asked Joseph what happened. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Avi Mizrachi- Avi is a Messianic Jewish pastor based in Tel Aviv. Over the years he has founded a congregation and an outreach centre. Today, in Israel, social media is being used to great effect by believers to share their faith. So I asked Avi to explain more. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and...

Julia Fisher talks to Avi Mizrachi - Avi was born in Israel where he’s a Messianic Jewish pastor. He’s watched the nation develop – seen the numbers of believers grow – founded a congregation and outreach centre. I asked him to look back and describe what he has seen God doing in Israel during his lifetime. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the...

Julia Fisher talks to Avi Mizrachi - He is a Messianic leader based in Tel Aviv – the city where he was born. He is the founder of the Dugit Outreach Centre and founder of the Messianic congregation, Adonai Roi. But first, as we were speaking at the start of autumn, when the Biblical Feasts of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippour and Succot occur, I asked Avi to explain their meaning to us. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation,...

Julia Fisher talks to Richard van der Beek - Richard is a man who knows Israel like the back of his hand because he’s one of the directors of the tour operator Sarel. So, I asked him, what makes Sarel unique? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org sareltours.com

Julia Fisher talks to Andrey Teplinsky - Originally from Russia, Andrey is a Messianic Jewish Bible teacher and writer based in Haifa in northern Israel. He has written a book called ‘Influence’ in which he asks, can or should believers influence the society in which they live? He says, ‘Many Christians do not consider themselves to be God’s answer to the urgent problems of society. I believe this is often because the theology that is offered is totally separated from real life.’ Our aim is...

Julia Fisher talks to Andrey Teplinsky - Originally from Russia, Andrey now lives in northern Israel with his wife and three children and is the founder of Carmel Streams. I began by asking him, what is Carmel Streams? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org carmelstreams.com

Julia Fisher talks to Ofer Amitai - Ofer is a Messianic Jewish pastor, joining us from Jerusalem. If you wonder whether or not to bother with the issue of Israel, then listen now as I ask Ofer to explain more. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Ofer Amitai - Welcome to the Olive Tree. I’m Julia Fisher and with me on the programme today is Ofer Amitai, joining us from Jerusalem. Listen in now as I ask Ofer to describe, as he understands it, what God is doing in Israel. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Ofer Amitai - Joining us from Jerusalem, Ofer is the pastor of a congregation called El Roi and also the director of the Israel Prayer Centre. So when it comes to finding out what God is doing in Israel, Ofer is one the the people I turn to. We’re talking in Mid July 2022 – Israel is facing yet another election in November … what has happened to bring this about? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation,...

Julia Fisher talks to Chrissy Rodgers- For the past two weeks we’ve been hearing the story of Chrissy Rogers who came from the US to the UK, found herself working for Prayer for Israel, then together with Simon Elman and Helen Shapiro formed the vocal gospel trio called Hebron. But there is more to Chrissy’s story because she is also very involved with a mission called Messianic Testimony which has its roots way back in the 1800’s. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of...

Julia Fisher talks to Chrissy Rodgers- Chrissy grew up in America and dreamt of becoming a professional French horn player. But that all changed when, as a teenager, she became a Christian and joined a musical group of Jewish believers called the Star of David Singers and went on tour around the US and across Europe for many years. Eventually she came to the UK and began working with the organization Prayer for Israel and some time later met two other professional musicians, Simon Elman and...

Julia Fisher talks to Chrissy Rodgers - For those who follow this progamme regularly, you will know that the aim is to bring you stories of believers in Jesus who live in Israel, including the West Bank, to reveal what God is doing there today. You may be asking, why? What has this to do with me? My guest today can answer that question because she is neither Jewish nor lives in Israel – but over the years she has felt compelled to study the Bible for herself to find out why God has such a...

Julia Fisher talks to Sandy Shoshani - Today our programme comes from Jerusalem and the office of Be’ad Chaim, a pro-life organization where Sandy Shoshani is the Director. I started by asking Sandy about how her work had been affected during the pandemic. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. ...

Julia Fisher talks to Shirya Yahav - Shirya lives in a village close to the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. Last week we heard how Shirya and Daniel were married and the time came for Daniel to leave the army and find a job. Being strong believers they prayed and fasted and Daniel was offered a job with Galtronics – a high tech company in Tiberias. However, they both knew that wouldn’t be forever as Shirya now explains. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and...

Julia Fisher talks to Shirya Yahav - Welcome to the Olive Tree and the continuing story of Shirya Yahav. Shirya’s grandparents came to Israel from Finland and settled in Tiberias in northern Israel. Without knowing any other believers in the land, her grandfather dedicated his life to giving away Bibles in Hebrew to the local population often being met with hostility. Shirya grew up in a very protective and close family so when the time came to leave school I asked her what her plans were. ...

Julia Fisher talks to Shirya Yahav - Welcome to the Olive Tree which this week is coming to you from a village close to the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. My guest has an extraordinary story to tell. Her name is Shirya Yahav. She has been married to Daniel for 41 years. They have 7 children and 14 grandchildren. Shirya comes from a very interesting family, originally from Finland, as she now explains. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a...

Julia Fisher talks to Alon Grimberg - Alon is a German Christian married to an Israeli Arab called Rajaa’, Alon and Rajaa’s heart is to work with children and young people in Israel bringing Jewish and Arab youth together. They have been working in this field of reconciliation for many years and although it’s not easy, they are determined to continue as Alon explains. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between...

Julia Fisher talks to Alon Grimberg - Welcome to this week’s programme which today finds us visiting the home of Alon Grinberg close to Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. This programme is all about hearing the stories of believers living in Israel and the West Bank today to help us understand what God is doing in the region despite the tensions and political upheaval there. Alon is neither Jewish or Arab … as you will hear he was born in Germany. Listen now as he...

Julia Fisher talks to Dani Sayag - It was good to be able to travel to Israel again recently and sit down and listen to what life has been like for Israelis during the pandemic … but of course, all that has fallen into the background with the start of the war in Ukraine. The challenge for Dani is that he has many Russian and Ukrainian immigrants in his congregation … so, I asked him, what is the impact of this war on them and also within Israel as the nation anticipates the arrival of several...

Julia Fisher talks to Dani Sayag - Welcome to The Olive Tree – the programme that brings you news and interviews from believers in Jesus living in Israel and the West Bank today … Jewish and Arab people. Recently, after a long gap of over two years due to covid, I was able to travel to Israel once again to record these programmes. So join me now as Dani Sayag, pastor of the Carmel Assembly in Haifa, describes what the past two years has been like for him, leading a large congregation. Our...

Julia Fisher talks to Andrey Teplinksy- Hello and welcome to this edition of The Olive Tree with me Julia Fisher. The date is March 2022 and I’m in Haifa in northern Israel talking to a Russian believer called Andrey Teplinsky about the ongoing war in Ukraine. I asked him to describe how he feels about this war. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the...