Julia Fisher talks to Andrey Teplinksy- This week, after a long break of over two years due to covid, I’m back in Israel to gather more stories from believers in Jesus who live there … so that we can hear their stories, understand their lives and also understand just how God is moving and working in Israel and the West Bank in these days. So come with me to Haifa to meet Andrey Teplinsky. Originally from Russia, he made Aliyah and immigrated to Israel over 20 years ago. He begins by sharing...

Julia Fisher talks to Nihad Salman - Hello and welcome to the Olive Tree where the aim of this programme is to introduce you to believers in Jesus living in Israel and the West Bank so you can hear their stories and discover what God is doing in the Middle East … it may surprise you! I’m Julia Fisher and my guest is Nihad Salman – an Arab Christian and pastor in Bethlehem. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between...

Julia Fisher talks to Nihad Salman - Hello and welcome to the Olive Tree. Nihad is pastor of the Emmanuel Evangelical church in Bethlehem. 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 Nihad Salman - Hello and welcome to the Olive Tree, the programme that brings you news and interviews with believers in Jesus living in Israel and the West Bank today – Jewish and Arab people – to find out what God is doing in the region. I’m Julia Fisher and my guest today is Nihad Salman, pastor of an evangelical church in Bethlehem. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both...

Julia Fisher talks to Claude Ezagouri - Claude is the pastor of a congregation in Tiberias on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. Claude has lived in Israel for many years now and has first hand experience of the challenges that Israel faces both internally and externally. So in this programme I’m going to ask him to describe the bigger picture … Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers...

Julia Fisher talks to Claude Ezagouri - Claude is from a Moroccan Jewish family. Today he lives with his wife in Tiberias, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee and together they lead a congregation they founded called the Morning Star Fellowship. 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 Claude Ezagouri - If you’re interested in finding out what God is doing in Israel and the West Bank through the lives of believers who live there then this programme is for you. My guest today lives in Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel where he and his wife are pastors of a Messianic congregation called the Morning Star Fellowship. He is Claude Ezagouri. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a...

Julia Fisher talks to Christa Behr - Christa is a Christian from Germany who moved to Israel in 1991 when she became aware of the need for repentance and reconciliation particularly, but not exclusively, from her own people towards the Jewish people. She bought a house in Jerusalem and established the Community of Mount Zion. 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...

Julia Fisher talks to Christa Behr - She is a Christian from Germany who from an early age became concerned, even appalled, at her nation’s role during the Second World War in sending so many Jewish people to their deaths during the Holocaust. She moved to live in Jerusalem in 1991 and her mission was and still is to promote repentance and reconciliation of the church of Jesus from the nations towards Israel. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a...

Julia Fisher talks to Christa Behr - Christa has lived in Jerusalem for over 30 years, but she is neither Jewish or Arab – she is German and believes she was called by God to Israel to be a bridge for reconciliation between German people and Jewish people. Her name is Christa Behr. 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 Eric Benson - Eric is director of The House of Victory Rehab home for men in Haifa, northern Israel. Haifa is one place in Israel where Jews and Arabs co-exist peacefully. Eric starts by sharing his experience of living there. 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 Eric Benson- Eric is director of the House of Victory rehab home for men in Haifa, northern Israel. Eric is from the US …so, I asked him, how did he come to be living and working 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 Eric Benson - Eric is director of The House of Victory re-hab centre in Haifa, northern Israel, for men recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. We have much to talk about … but before Eric tells his story, he starts with telling the story of the House of Victory or Beit Nitzachon as it’s called in Hebrew. When did this work as we know it today start? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between...

Julia Fisher talks to Maayan Shoshani - On last week’s programme Maayan shared her experience of establishing a home for women struggling with drug addiction and prostitution in Tel Aviv. Today we talk about how she comes to be doing what she’s doing and hear her story! She was born in Israel; her parents are both Jewish. Maayan begins by describing her early life. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers...

Julia Fisher talks to Maayan Shoshani - Maayan is a team member with Jews for Jesus in Tel Aviv in Israel. She shared with us last week about the home for women who are addicted to drugs that she and others on her team have recently opened in Tel Aviv. Today we explore that story further … are there many homes like this 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...

Julia Fisher talks to Maayan Shoshani - Maayan is one of the team members of Jews for Jesus in Israel, and recently she’s been involved in opening a home cum respite centre for homeless women in Tel Aviv many of them prostitutes and drug addicts. I asked her why? 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 Lina Eid - Lina is married to Hanna who is the pastor of an evangelical church in the village of Eilaboun in northern Israel, and they have 4 daughters. Lina shares the pastoral work with her husband … and on top of all her other responsibilities, this year she embarked on a course at the Israel College of the Bible. 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...

Julia Fisher talks to Hanna Eid - Along with his wife Lina, they lead an evangelical church in their home village of Eilaboun in northern Israel. Being evangelical Arab Christians puts Hanna and Lina into the minority amongst their orthodox Christian and Muslim neighbours. So how do they go about their work? 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 Hanna Eid - Hanna was born in the same village in which he now lives with his wife and daughters – but he could be living a very different life because a few years ago he graduated from Haifa University with a degree in Civil Engineering. So why did he go back to the village where he grew up? 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...

Julia Fisher talks to Eli Birnbaum - Eli is director of the work of the mission organisation Jews for Jesus. Their aim is to make the person of Jesus known to as many people as possible and they are creative in how they go about it! Eli heads a team of over 50 missionaries and here he shares about their latest venture – Jerusalem! 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...

Julia Fisher talks to Eli Birnbaum - We continue to hear about the work of the mission organisation Jews for Jesus in Israel where Eli Birnbaum is the director. With teams in many countries of the world, it is in Israel that Jews for Jesus has the largest number of missionaries working out of their base in Tel Aviv. I began by asking Eli to describe his team and the work they are currently doing. www.olivetreefund.org www.jewsforjesus.org/tel-aviv

Julia Fisher talks to Eli Birnbaum - Eli is director of the work of the mission organisation Jews for Jesus. Their aim is to make the person of Jesus known to as many people as possible and they are creative in how they go about it! Eli heads a team of over 50 missionaries and here he shares about their latest venture – Jerusalem! www.olivetreefund.org www.jewsforjesus.org/tel-aviv

Julia Fisher talks to Julia Pascoe - In this, the final part of her story, I asked Julia to step back and look at the global picture of what God is doing amongst Jewish communities scattered in various nations around the world. www.olivetreefund.org www.jewsforjesus.org

Julia Fisher talks to Julia Pascoe - Julia is Jewish and was born in London into a traditional Jewish family. When she met a Christian who introduced her to Jesus, her family were not impressed and so began Julia’s new life of faith – alone. She had a good job in London but decided to give it up to become a missionary. So what was her last day in the office like? olivetreefund.org jewsforjesus.org

Julia Fisher talks to Julia Pascoe - Julia is a missionary with Jews for Jesus. She was born in London into a Jewish family. Whilst they were not particularly religious, they followed Jewish traditions. It was whilst working at a successful job in London that Julia met a Christian friend who started talking to her about the person of Jesus … so how did she react? www.olivetreefund.org www.jewsforjesus.org