NEWS FROM THE HERITAGE CENTRE
We were delighted to have Idan Pinchas, Director of the Heritage Centre as guest speaker at our Autumn Meeting. Idan, a Jewish believer in Yeshua from an Orthodox Yemenite background, leads the team who explain the history of Christ Church and share their faith with thousands of Israelis who visit the Heritage Centre each year.
Idan writes ........
Lately we have been busy in the Heritage Centre, mostly talking with people. There were a few events recently that drew hundreds of visitors at a time to talk and learn about our history and message. I had a two hour talk with about twenty five Israelis, sharing with them our faith. When I’m asked to explain what we believe, I turn to the prophets and explain that it was Jeremiah who spoke about a new covenant. That Jesus is not just wishful thinking, and that the Bible is the foundation, the unchanging rock and source of Jewish identity.
Many times we try to take an hour or two as a team of the Heritage Centre, just to pray and study together but we find it to be hard, as people will come looking for us, having questions about the faith and of course we stop our meeting and talk with them so we end up not meeting so often as we would like, but this is a good problem, I guess. I'm looking for ways to push the Heritage Centre forward.
I feel very needy before God and this reminds me again how dependent we are on HIM. We are a team of three in the Heritage Centre and are looking forward to having two volunteers joining us soon, God willing and in His time.
There have been some very rainy days in Israel, which we are very thankful for. It reminds me of the grace of God and His faithfulness that washes everything away when it comes and refreshes us, may it be in spirit as well as in the physical. We are preparing for Christmas, as many will come to Christ Church as happens each year. We are an open door in Jerusalem and pray that we could reach those who come in a deep way and are putting our hope in Him who is more than able!