Stories From The Field

When we were welcomed in on our first evening in Jerusalem, one of the first things that was said was, “Don’t worry about tomorrow, or you will miss the blessing of today.”

I, along with about 45 other Israel tour participants, had the rare privilege of serving some of these local families during our project day in Sderot.

During the past several years The Joshua Fund has been blessed to help Jewish people who have returned to the land of their forefathers from different parts of the world.

An estimated one-third of the Holocaust survivors living in Israel are living in poverty. The Joshua Fund had the privilege of providing funding for a party and Passover gifts for hundreds of these dear ones who have suffered so much.

As many families in Israel prepare to observe Passover later this month, The Joshua Fund has been prayerful and active with our ministry partners in the Land to bless those in need during this season of remembering all that God has done for His special people.

Just before Christmas, two staff members of The Joshua Fund had the privilege of reaching out to 1,700 Muslim and nominal Christian Sudanese detainees in Sahronim camp in southern Israel, just eight kilometers from the Egyptian border.

What do you do when two very sick children need the same hospital bed? Pray.

Nearly killed by a package bomb two and a half years ago, Ami Ortiz is a walking testimony to God's grace.