Loving them into the Kingdom
Dugit Outreach Centre |
Dugit Messianic Outreach Centre has welcomed volunteers for
many years. People who have a desire to
come and spend time with the ministry can get involved with what the local
believers are doing. Volunteers have the
opportunity to not only serve the Lord in Israel, but also get to know the
culture a little, hear God’s heart for the people, and leave with a deeper
understanding of how to reach them with the good news of Yeshua, Jesus the
Messiah!
Your People My People has been witness to, and heard many testimonies
over many years at Dugit. Recently, a
Canadian nurse named Julie came to Tel Aviv and volunteered at Dugit
Centre. It was on her heart to assist,
and share the Father’s love, to those in need and during her time of serving. She was always willing to listen and pray for
individuals who came into the Centre.
Julie shared that God gave her His heart for the Jewish people, and she
came to tell them that the Lord still loves and cherishes them as His
everlasting possession, even sending his son Yeshua to bring them back into
relationship with Him. Many Israelis
have never heard this message before. In
our Western ‘Christian’ culture, the stories of Christmas and Easter are
somewhat familiar with most people – but not so in Israel. One person responded to Julie with amazement
after hearing that God truly loves them. One Jewish man even mentioned that he
saw a “light coming out” of Julie as she shared this with him. Another stated
that her words were like honey, sweet to his ears!
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"The Father himself loves you" Jn 16:27 |
Even though the idea of the ‘God of Israel’ is taken for granted
among the Jewish people, many secular Jews do not know God as their loving
Father – rather, as a God of judgement and punishment. Because many are afraid of God, it is easier
for them to relegate Him to some mystical force or energy, rather than be
confronted with the possibility of facing an angry God. As Dan, one of Dugit’s evangelists, and Julie
spoke with a woman one day; she revealed that she was afraid to believe in God.
“I am not, and could never be good enough,” she exclaimed! Julie and Dan were able to pray and share with
her that we can be made righteous through our faith in the Messiah. The seeds
were planted and the woman left free from condemnation and with a new hope in
her heart. Praise the Lord!
We don’t have to be spiritual giants in order to be
effective; God will use each of the gifts that He has already given to us. Are we willing to be who we are created to
be, and simply love our brothers and sisters into the Kingdom of God?
'AHAVA' (LOVE) |