A Walk in the Park

One of the things we love about living in NYC is that we can walk just about everywhere. And, we have subways, buses and Cabs for back up!   Today I took a walk through Central Park just in time to catch a performance by "Breeze"  a 10 member Break Dance Troupe. 

 This Orthodox Family was watching the performance.  God is giving us a love and burden for the Orthodox people.  Will you pray that we have more opportunity to speak with these precious lost sheep of the house of Israel about their Messiah?

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: Deut. 6:6

Friday I (Shosh) was on my way home from a visit with a Jewish Believer when I noticed two Ultra Religious young men working the corner of Lexington and 50th Street.  I stopped to see what they were doing and this is what I heard,  "Are you Jewish?"  "Are you Jewish?"  they asked every man who passed.  One man replied,  "Do I look Jewish?"  I wanted to get a photo of them interacting with the public so I grabbed my camera and tried to be discreet.  Well that didn't work. They struck a pose.


We all smiled and they continued to ask the men passing by if they were Jewish. I just couldn't get myself to leave the corner so continued to take photos.  Then the young man (on the right) approached me,  "are you Jewish""  "Yes, I am" I replied.  "I am Jewish, and I believe Jesus is the promised Messiah of our People".  "Who do you think Jesus is?" I asked.   He replied, " A Jew".  "You are correct, and he met the criteria outlined in the Tenach (Hebrew Scriptures) which describes the Messiah".  Our conversation lasted about 15 minutes.  I asked him if he was familiar with Psalm 22. He wasn't. He told me I needed to study the oral law and Ram Baam (a Rabbi of great influence in Orthodox Judaism) to understand Messiah.  I told him everything I needed to know about G-d I could learn from the Hebrew Scriptures.  It was a great conversation.  I will not recount all the details.  I did challenge him to think for himself.  I said, "you believe all you have been taught by men".   If you study the Hebrews Scriptures and ask G-d to teach you the truth about Messiah, he will "  Please pray this young man will consider real truth. 

These men were asking Jewish men to "lay tefillin".  If you want know more about that check out this link:
http://www.Why Jewish men lay tefillin

An Unavoidable Issue

Jews for Jesus Mission Statement 

We exist to make the messiahship of Jesus an 

unavoidable issue to our Jewish people worldwide.

As missionaries with Jews for Jesus in New York City we do a lot of seed sowing.  Each week Stewart and I (Shosh) stand on street corners or in subway stations offering broadsides to everyone willing to receive them.  We don't always see results from our labor. But we press on believing God is at work.  

This evening we got together with Jeff and Maureen.  Fifteen  years ago Jeff and Maureen walked into Beth Messiah Messianic Congregation in New Jersey where we served.  They were looking for those "Jews for Jesus". At that time Jeff was not a believer.  It wasn't long before Jeff prayed with Stewart to receive Jesus. Since that day Jeff and Maureen have faithfully attended and served at Beth Messiah.

Maureen and Jeff  heard of Jews for Jesus for years before they went to Beth Messiah.  Jeff told us he had been at an art show exhibiting his work when a "Jews for Jesus" woman engaged him in a conversation.  Maureen doesn't remember exactly how she first heard of Jews for Jesus.  She may have received a broadside.  However it happened the issue had been raised.  And in God's perfect time salvation came. 

"Moreover it is required in stewards, 

that a man be found faithful."  1 Corin. 4:2

 Maureen, Stewart and Jeff 

 Jews for Jesus Branch in NYC     

Take Me Out To The Ball Game

When we go to Yankee Stadium it is not always to attend the game.  Rather, we stand outside the gates and offer the Gospel to all who will receive.   NYC is buzzing with baseball fever!  We take every opportunity to be where the masses are to hand out Gospel broadsides.  This week the place to be was Yankee Stadium On Monday the crowds were excited. (Texas Rangers won 8 to 0). On Tuesday the fans were a bit somber and the Yankees lost again.  On Wednesday the crowd was determined and so were the Yankees.   We handed out a Broadside titled:  NY Baseball Trivia.  "Oh yeah give me one of those!" is what many said to me as I offered the Good News.  One thing we have noticed while on "Sorties", more young Orthodox men are asking for our Broadsides (literature).  We have a sense there is a supernatural movement of God upon the young Orthodox community.  This may be next window of opportunity of Salvation for our people. 

 Praying before we begin our Sortie

  Shosh

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. 

For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:17-18