Written by Ron Cantor

What an amazing weekend. I am at LaGuardia Airport getting ready to fly back to Richmond. We just concluded our first Desperate for God in Yorktown, NY. However, as great as the ministry was, and it was great, the highlight of the weekend was something I didn’t expect.

During my message on Saturday morning, I asked if anyone understood Hebrew. A young lady raised her hand and said she knew a little. She explained that her husband is Israeli. I asked if he was going to come to any of the meetings and she said, “Yes, Tomorrow night.” I offered to meet with her husband alone before the meeting. He was not a believer and I felt it would be good to chat with him.

We arranged for them to have lunch with the pastoral team after the Sunday service. Before lunch I was able to share my testimony with him in Hebrew and he had lots of questions. We really connected!

After lunch they were serving coffee and he said, “I rotze botz.” Which literally means, “I want mud.” Mud is what we call Turkish coffee in Israel because the tiny grinds form a muddy-type substance on the bottom of your cup. I just happened to have some, as I always bring it with me when I travel from Israel.

That night, though the service was not an evangelistic service, he came forward for prayer. I asked him if he would like to receive Yeshua and he said YES! We prayed together as his wife was weeping behind us.

What a joy, halfway across the world from Israel to be able to lead one of my own countrymen to faith in the Messiah. Our family plans to visit them this summer when we will all be in the US for my mother’s 70^th birthday. Please pray for ‘A’ as we all know that those first weeks in the faith are essential. The parable of the sower speaks to the fact that so many fall away. Pray that ‘A’ will be discipled, and grow strong in His faith and return one day to Israel to reach other Israelis with the good news of Yeshua.

Now, on to Harrisonburg, VA to hold our second “Desperate For God” Conference and then home sweet to home to Israel and my family.

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written by Patricia Alessio, April 08, 2011

That's so sweet, praise Y-shua! I was with a group of American tourists in September 2008, who met with you in Jerusalem, and whom you advised, regarding how to evangelize Israelis. We were able to pray with a few of them, gently, on the streets, and each time was so exhilarating! Thank you for your ministry, and for your heart filled with the gospel! G-d bless you! Tricia Alessio, -New York

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written by Catherine, April 08, 2011

Thanks Ron for sharing this. How encouraging. What a blessing you are to so many. Your whole family for that matter!

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written by Leah, April 09, 2011

there are so many yound Israeli men and women here in the US as well- my prayer is that the man that accepted Yeshua would have the courage some day to reach out to those Israeli's living in the US- i.e. my husband before one day going back to Israel to minister

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