Israel is a diverse nation with a rich history but today, only one percent of the population considers themselves evangelical Christian

Israel. How does one explain her? She is the cool breeze blowing in from the Mediterranean and the banana groves thriving under acres of khaki-colored netting. She is the rocky urban wilderness, the ageless villages dotting the hills, and the plucky olive trees thriving in the city centers. She is all of these things and more. 

She is the smiling young people in military uniforms waiting at bus stops and the Arab children playing soccer on quiet streets. She is the crowds of Orthodox men whispering memorized prayers at the Wailing Wall while excited tourists in shorts and sandals take photographs on their cell phones. 

She is the giant menorah encased in bulletproof glass, waiting to be placed in her new temple. She is the Dome of the Rock, defiantly standing in the way of that new temple, and she is the winding streets filled with loud-voiced vendors plying their trade in the shadow of that proposed temple. 

She is proud. She is scarred by a history of violence. She desperately needs to hear the message of Jesus, the God-man who worked as a carpenter in her  Nazareth, chatted with fisherman on the shores of her Galilee and died on a cross outside the gates of her Jerusalem. 

Israel is a culturally diverse nation with a rich religious history. While evangelicals still make up less than one percent of Israel’s total population, many churches are growing, and local believers are reaching out to their friends and neighbors with the true message of salvation. 

You can play a vital role in mobilizing and encouraging the church in Israel! As an international, you can come to Israel to live alongside national believers in Jesus, and those who have not yet met Him personally. You can join prayer initiatives for the diverse population. You can give practical support for communities as God’s hands and feet. You can use your relational or professional skills to bless and empower the people of Israel.  You can even encourage the Israeli Jewish Diaspora of eight million living mostly in the West to pray with others and explore questions of faith in the countries where they are.

Whether you commit to care for a long, or short time, or whether you pray, or invest in lives through financial support, there are opportunities for you to impact the lives of those in Israel.