You Are Helping Us Reach Israelis in London!

Some 80,000 Israelis reside in the United Kingdom, and most are not religious. Our London branch leader, Boris Skvortsov, says, “As secular Jews, most Israelis come here wanting to continue to celebrate their culture without feeling forced into a religious mould that doesn’t fi t them. They need a warm and welcoming place to meet people who are also asking life’s big questions. Most of all they need to know the hope and love that can only be found in their Messiah, Yeshua.”

Both Israelis, Boris and his wife, Gefen, began connecting with other ex-pats as soon as they moved to London. Everyone who spends time with the Skvortsovs soon discovers how important their faith is to them. And recently, opportunities to share that faith have multiplied.

Boris says, “Thanks to friends like you, we have rented a ministry house that makes it easy for us to invite people to experience Jesus in a Jewish context at Shabbat dinners, holiday celebrations, community BBQs, Holocaust Memorial Day, moms’/dads’ meetings, and a variety of other events.”

This year, our London Israeli team hosted a Passover Seder for 30 people, including two families who came at the last minute because they were in town visiting friends. This kind of hospitality is hugely important to building community in Israeli culture. Maia, who is also part of our London team, says, “All the guests pitched in to help with the event, and Boris shared our team’s vision for serving the Israeli community as an expression of our faith in Yeshua.”

Please keep our London Israeli team in prayer, especially this month, as they conclude their third month of special ‘Jubilee’ outreach, hoping to triple the number of Israelis in their community.