Meet the 0.2%
From time to time, we like to share the personal stories of
some of the people in the ministries we work with. Believers in Israel only make up 0.2% of the
population, and yet God has established either home groups, prayer centres, or
congregations in every city across the Land!
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Simon & Liz |
Simon is the Coordinator for the VIP (Very Important Prayer)
Room in Tel Aviv, run as part of the ministries of Avi & Chaya
Mizrachi. Being born into a Jewish
family from the USA, Simon first visited Israel in 2001 and felt he would
return in the future. After completing
his education in America, he was accepted at Tel Aviv University where he met
Liz, a fellow Jewish student who attended Adonai Roi Congregation.
From the age of 5, Liz was raised in a Messianic
Congregation in the USA. On her 18th birthday, she gave her heart to the Lord
while camping with her friends. After visiting Israel in 2004 she fell in love
with the people and felt that God was calling her to return here and live. In
August of 2005 she immigrated to Tel Aviv and began her MA studies in Education
at Tel Aviv University where she and Simon met.

In 2005, some Christian visitors from the USA were sharing at a local conference that Simon was invited to attend. On the last day, the visiting team had arrived at the venue with their suitcases in order to get to the airport as soon as the meetings were over. While on their way out the door after the closing session, one of the team leaders turned around and walked back into the meeting, heading directly towards Simon. “God hears your prayers. Yeshua is real. And He has great plans for your life!” And then she left, rushing to catch up with her group.
That night, Simon gave his heart to the Lord. God had heard his prayers. He knew Yeshua was real, and wanted to get on
with God’s plans for his life! A month
later, Simon was immersed (baptised) in the Mediterranean Sea on a beach in Tel
Aviv, and has been an active member of Adonai Roi Congregation ever since. He and Liz also got married and today they have
two lovely children.
After completing his university studies, Simon began working
as a teacher in the Tel Aviv public school system. At the
same time, he also studied at an intercessory prayer school run by Or Yisrael
IHOP and eventually stopped teaching to work full time with the prayer
ministry, helping with administration and leading a couple of weekly prayer
meetings.
When Or Yisrael closed for a
season, the Lord opened doors for him to become the coordinator of the prayer
room being opened by the Mizrachi’s several years ago. Today, the VIP is used by many prayer groups
from various congregations around the country.
It also hosts 9 weekly meetings and welcomes visitors from all around
the world.
Please pray for
Simon, Liz and their family, that God will give them a clear pathway, open
doors, and all the provision needed as they continue to administrate and serve
in this strategic and vital ministry of prayer in Israel.
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View of Tel Aviv from VIP Room |