Ministry Updates from Jason and Janice Rose

In Israel there is a five month draught from about April to September every year. Water is a very important part of the culture here in Israel, since most of the water comes from the sea of Galilee, which is filled up primarily by rain. Kids go crazy when the first rains comes in September or October. Schools shut down for an hour or two as the kids run out of the classes to play in the rain. When Jason was fairly new in the country, he was working at a school as an English teacher. As he was heading home, mid-afternoon, a rainstorm hit. He was riding on the bus and the clouds became so dark that it almost seemed like night was nearly upon him. The rain came down hard and even though the bus windows were closed, the water seeped in and landed on some passengers. A few seats had to be evacuated. Jason, was relatively dry and the long ride progressed as the deluge continued. Jason knew that at the end of this line, he would get off the bus and have to walk home five short blocks in t...

How are we reaching People? You probably already know that one of the methods we are utilizing to reach the "unreached" is by offering free courses, seminars and events. We are using social media to do this by purchasing advertisements. These ads redirect people to our Ministry Center website.  The main purpose of this website is to promote, explain and provide a means for registering for our events. Would you like a preview? Before you go there, you should know that the website is only in Hebrew! And it's still being developed. A lot will change over the course of the next month. So keep looking to see how it changes.  It's good for us, if you go there and click on it, because it will help our ads and website to be more prominently displayed. Here's the address:     www.mercaz.org.il

When sharing the Gospel with people, I often like to share a story from my life in which we can clearly see the hand of God. I call these stories, God Stories, because they are all about the Lord and I feel like we were given these events for the purpose of sharing the Gospel and encouraging other believers. My wife and I were discussing how many God Stories we have and how it might be nice to share them with you, to encourage you in your faith and also to encourage you to share your God Stories with others as well. Honeymoon Money Janice and I were engaged to be married and we had several meetings with our pastor to plan the wedding ceremony. At one of these meetings in his office in Tel Aviv (Israel), he handed Jason a thick envelope. Inside was a lot of money. He said, that he had been praying for us and felt led by the Lord to give us this money. He said, "I feel like you are going to need it on your honeymoon." We tried to tell him that we are fine financiall...

Recently, I attended a conference in Jerusalem. The goal of the organization behind the conference is to connect believers (from other countries) to local Israeli ministries. So, our ministry had an information table at the conference. Most of the people who came to the conference were believers from outside of Israel, but some local Israelis came as well. On the first night of the conference some radical ultra-orthodox Jewish men came with the goal of disrupting the conference.  The tried to enter the conference, which forced the organizers to close the entrance. They came into the area yelling, "Jesus is dead" and "we crucified Jesus." This group of ultra-orthodox was sent by an organization which is known for being quite violent. They have burned down churches and attacked people. So, when opposition like this comes, it's important to know how to proceed.  I saw a number of believers try to talk to these guys. But as you might expect, th...

On June 1st, we held a special dedication for our new ministry center.  It was an exciting gathering and we invited some our closest ministry friends.  Here are a few photos from that event.