Finding Faith in the Midst of Trauma: Eva’s Story

by Simon Stout, Jerusalem

Since the traumatic events of October 7 and the eruption of brazen antisemitism all over the world, our teams in Israel have been inundated with requests for God's Word. More than ever, our people desperately need life-giving hope. And praise God, seekers like Eva are finding that hope in Yeshua (Jesus).

The shock over kidnapped hostages who were forced to witness the murder of family members resounded around the world, but for people like Eva who actually knew some of the hostages, the pain and desperation were even more acute. In the midst of her turmoil, Eva reached out to order a copy of the New Testament. In fact, she asked for two copies: one in Hebrew and the other in her native language, Hungarian. Four days later, the hostages Eva knew were miraculously released, physically unharmed.

We sent Eva her Hebrew New Testament, but it took a while to get a Hungarian copy. Meanwhile, we forwarded Eva's information to Ildikó Hajdu, one of our colleagues who serves in Budapest, Hungary. Despite the nearly 2,000 miles between them, they quickly developed a close rapport. Six weeks and four or five phone conversations later, Eva invited Jesus into her heart. Praise God! And Eva's Hungarian Bible arrived in the mail the very next day! She keeps in regular contact with Ildikó and is excited to study God's Word with other Hungarian speakers.

Please pray for Eva's physical and spiritual health as she navigates her new life in Messiah. Pray that God would reveal Himself to more Jewish seekers like Eva in extraordinary ways. And thank you for enabling us to be part of God's work among the Jewish people in Israel and around the world at this crucial time.