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Battling Rising Costs to Serve Those in Need

Battling Rising Costs to Serve Those in Need

Food prices in Israel have surged dramatically last year due to scarcity caused by the war situation. Hineni’s soup kitchen, located in the heart of Jerusalem, also experiences the consequences […]

Finding Comfort in the Promised Land

Finding Comfort in the Promised Land

We are often asked whether we continue to visit the olim (Jewish immigrants) in Israel after they have made aliyah. …

First Home Update – Good to be sitting together

First Home Update – Good to be sitting together

How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to …

Projects

Projects

Food parcels for Pesach

Food parcels for Pesach

Sunset Saturday April 12 next marks the start of Pesach, the Jewish Feast that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt. It …

Bring the Jews Home (Aliyah)

Bring the Jews Home (Aliyah)

We assist with the return (Aliyah) of the Jewish people. You can help us in this exciting fulfillment of Biblical …

Arab Christians in Nazareth

Arab Christians in Nazareth

Pastor Saleem Shalash leads the Home of Jesus the King Church in Nazareth. His congregation gives substantial humanitarian aid not …

The arrival of the Bnei Menashe is a Hanukkah miracle

The arrival of the Bnei Menashe is a Hanukkah miracle

The group of 250 which made aliyah last week was the first to arrive in two-and-a-half years. After a long …

A turbulent time in Ukraine

A turbulent time in Ukraine

Since early October, we have entered a new phase of war in Ukraine. All over the country, large and smaller …

The Frenkel Family

The Frenkel Family

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm …

Young people from Ukraine on their way to Israel – despite the war

Young people from Ukraine on their way to Israel – despite the war

Just in September, an international C4I team accompanied 26 Jewish teenagers from all over Ukraine on their way to Warsaw …

After 20 Years, Ethiopian Sisters Make Aliyah

After 20 Years, Ethiopian Sisters Make Aliyah

About 20 years ago, Workanesh (45) and Ataklit (40) parted from their parents, brothers and sisters. While their parents, brothers …

Aliyah fieldworker Nataliya: “Joy instead of tears”

Aliyah fieldworker Nataliya: “Joy instead of tears”

Our Aliyah fieldworker Nataliya shares: “The war has been raging in Ukraine for over a month. From the very beginning …

The Story of Lyuba Yolkina from Odessa – First Home Update

The Story of Lyuba Yolkina from Odessa – First Home Update

Lyuba Yolkina and her 2-year-old daughter Nastia from Odessa fled the war and found a shelter in kibbutz Mashabei Sade. …

‘God is bringing His people home and soon no one will be left behind’

‘God is bringing His people home and soon no one will be left behind’

We are traveling by bus from our shelter in Ukraine to the border with Moldova. We are bringing a group …

The captain is leaving

The captain is leaving

In the months July and August of 2021 nearly five hundred olim from Ukraine left for Israel for good. What …

The War in Ukraine is Never Far Away

The War in Ukraine is Never Far Away

We went on a working visit to the Jewish school in Bila Tserkva in the Ukrainian Kyiv Oblast. The school …

‘I need to get rid of my fear first’

‘I need to get rid of my fear first’

In the distance, the air raid alarm sounds. Ukraine. Since February 24, the scene of war and violence, resulting in …

There is the “Sunrise” – FH Update August 2022

There is the “Sunrise” – FH Update August 2022

Today we have spent a calm night without missile attacks and alarms. We hope that tomorrow we will be able …

This is only the beginning… – First Home Update

This is only the beginning… – First Home Update

Some time ago we were looking forward to accepting more and more olim from all over the world. Well, now …

Bring the Jews Home (Aliyah) – Ethiopia

Bring the Jews Home (Aliyah) – Ethiopia

“Lift up your eyes and look about you: All assemble and come to you, your sons come from afar, and …

The Day before the War

The Day before the War

This is the story about a young couple from Belarus who made aliyah on the Jerusalem's Day and the day …

Time to say Goodbye and Welcome!

Time to say Goodbye and Welcome!

Dear friends, sorry for the long pause without any news or articles. Summer is a very busy time for the …

‘Israel Is my home’

‘Israel Is my home’

It’s a sunny morning at the end of September when we arrive at a large parking lot in Vinnitsa, Ukraine. …

‘When the war is over, Christians for Israel will bring all the men to Israel’

‘When the war is over, Christians for Israel will bring all the men to Israel’

When Viktoria (47) shares her story, tears flow. Only a few days earlier, she had to say goodbye to her …

Dream Becomes Reality for Adel

Dream Becomes Reality for Adel

After months of preparation, Tuesday 3 September had finally arrived! Seventeen 14-year-olds were about to embark on their journey to …

Unbearable uncertainty: The agony of waiting for the hostages

Unbearable uncertainty: The agony of waiting for the hostages

Recently, a team of Christians for Israel Germany went to Israel for a week – to support, to listen, to …

“I’m not a hero… I do what God asks me to do”

“I’m not a hero… I do what God asks me to do”

The war has been raging in Ukraine for two weeks. On Tuesday evening, Mendel Cohen came to stay with us …

Coming Home to Israel from Ethiopia

Coming Home to Israel from Ethiopia

As the rescue mission in Ukraine continues, another wave of immigration is taking place from Ethiopia. Families that have long …

Aliyah: From Tikva in Odessa to Jerusalem

Aliyah: From Tikva in Odessa to Jerusalem

Last Thursday (June 18, 2020) we got the news about the Aliyah of thirty-two Jewish men, women and children from …

First Home Update – New beginning

First Home Update – New beginning

“When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on …

A long-awaited visa: Aliyah amidst the Corona crisis

A long-awaited visa: Aliyah amidst the Corona crisis

I dialed Tatyana’s number from my Magdeburg home office. “Did you say Magdeburg? That is my city!” I heard a …

Update from our team in Ukraine: “A nerve-racking situation”

Update from our team in Ukraine: “A nerve-racking situation”

After our team meeting yesterday afternoon, where we prayed and went over the planning, I received one WhatsApp message after …

First Home Update – The Long Way Home

First Home Update – The Long Way Home

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; …

“We are not just a program but a family…” – First Home Update

“We are not just a program but a family…” – First Home Update

“…but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will …

A Little Boy’s Heart: For Such a Time as This

A Little Boy’s Heart: For Such a Time as This

As Israel releases a major study on the effectiveness of the vaccine, sharing some light and hope with the nations, …

Update from Ukraine: Requests from Israel

Update from Ukraine: Requests from Israel

We continue to bring Jewish refugees to Moldova, from where they leave for Israel. We also have a driver with …

Update Ukraine: “I felt like a refugee myself”

Update Ukraine: “I felt like a refugee myself”

In the past nights I experienced something new. In the previous week I thought: I have probably experienced everything by …

From Ukraine to Israel: The Aliyah Continues!

From Ukraine to Israel: The Aliyah Continues!

People regularly ask themselves whether there are still Jewish people leaving from Ukraine to Israel. After all, both countries are …

Dalia Netzer: teacher, educator and innovator

Dalia Netzer: teacher, educator and innovator

Sometimes teachers really connect with a particular subject matter, or specific population. And sometimes a teacher connects with both, in …

Update Ukraine: Creating Order in Total Chaos

Update Ukraine: Creating Order in Total Chaos

Our team in Ukraine is working day and night to support Jewish refugees, provide shelter and evacuate them to neighboring …

Update Ukraine: We Don’t Leave Anyone Behind

Update Ukraine: We Don’t Leave Anyone Behind

Though our night’s rest was very short, when we got up in the morning, we felt good. We were expecting …

A Dream Come True

A Dream Come True

Kiev Boryspil Airport, Ukraine’s international airport. It is November 3rd, three o’clock in the afternoon. In a few hours, the …

Urgent Call to Pray for Israel

Urgent Call to Pray for Israel

Rev. Willem Glashouwer, President of Christians for Israel International, shares about the situation in Israel and gives us biblical insight. …

Grateful, despite everything

Grateful, despite everything

In just a few months, the war in Ukraine will mark its third year. Throughout this tumultuous period, our dedicated …

War in Ukraine has Devastating Effect on Jewish Communities

War in Ukraine has Devastating Effect on Jewish Communities

A week ago Ukraine looked quite different. The threat from Russia was present, but nobody foresaw that the situation would …

Emergency Aid Israel

Emergency Aid Israel

Israel has been brutally attacked on October 7th, 2023. As Christians for Israel, we have provided help where ever it …

“They simply picked Dad up and carried him”

“They simply picked Dad up and carried him”

How Anatoly managed to escape from Ukraine to Israel with the help of the C4I team

Covid-19 doesn’t stop the Aliyah

Covid-19 doesn’t stop the Aliyah

With three special flights a total of 170 olim (Jewish immigrants) from Ukraine landed safely in Israel in May. The …

First Home Update – Dutch tulips arrived

First Home Update – Dutch tulips arrived

On December 7, 2021, the First Home coordinator team had their annual meeting in Mashabei Sade. The results of 2021 …

Escaped from Mariupol’s hell to Israel! – Entangled in war three times

Escaped from Mariupol’s hell to Israel! – Entangled in war three times

Mikhail and his wife Yelena had their own business in Mariupol. They made headstones for graves to commemorate those who …

The First Day at School!

The First Day at School!

September 1st has an iconic cultural status in Russian-speaking countries and is inextricably linked to the beginning of the school …

We stand with Israel!

We stand with Israel!

On this day of great trouble, as the enemies of Israel have taken counsel together against the LORD and His …

FH Update – At the Top of the Mountain

FH Update – At the Top of the Mountain

Aliyah is also about going up. We don’t say we come to or move into Israel. We make aliyah, which …

FH Update – Flowers for Peace

FH Update – Flowers for Peace

Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed …

FH Update – From Kolkhoz to Kibbutz

FH Update – From Kolkhoz to Kibbutz

The wonderful story shared this time was found and written by FH-participant Nikita Aronov. He made aliyah with his family …

FH Update – Olim from Kibbutz Zeelim

FH Update – Olim from Kibbutz Zeelim

“But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread… ” (Exodus 1:12). Finally, they are here! We …

First Home Alumni Meeting 2022 – Hevel Eilot Regional Council, Kibbutz Yotvata

First Home Alumni Meeting 2022 – Hevel Eilot Regional Council, Kibbutz Yotvata

“The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will …

Hineni: A Biblical Beacon of Light and Hope

Hineni: A Biblical Beacon of Light and Hope

All of us at Hineni Jerusalem would like to thank you for your great friendship and generous support in the …

First Home Update – Hanukkah 2022

First Home Update – Hanukkah 2022

“And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light” (Genesis 1:3). The final candle was lit Yesterday (December, …

First Home Update – New year of the Trees

First Home Update – New year of the Trees

How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to …

A way in the wilderness

A way in the wilderness

These are turbulent and uncertain times, and this doesn’t make our practical Aliyah work any easier. The Coronavirus is still …

First Home Update – Our parents are the roots, we are the flowers…

First Home Update – Our parents are the roots, we are the flowers…

“They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does …

First Home Update – Tu Bishvat 2023

First Home Update – Tu Bishvat 2023

“How is the soil? Is it fertile or poor? Are there trees in it or not? Do your best to …

First Independence Day in Israel – First Home Update

First Independence Day in Israel – First Home Update

We have welcomed more than 120 families since the beginning of 2022. Families from Ukraine, Russia and Belarus celebrated their …

First Pesach in the First Home

First Pesach in the First Home

“During the night Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Up! Leave my people, you and the Israelites! Go, worship …

Fleeing from the Land of the North to the Promised Land

Fleeing from the Land of the North to the Promised Land

On Monday February 28 the war in Ukraine has been going on for four days already. We are driving a …

From devastated Mariupol to the Promised Land

From devastated Mariupol to the Promised Land

From devastated Mariupol to the Promised Land. Christians for Israel staff visit Jewish elderly who recently made Aliyah from war-torn …

Hanukkah 2021 – First Home in the Homeland

Hanukkah 2021 – First Home in the Homeland

Shalom, dear First Home friends! As you know all Israelis are now enjoying Hanukkah. Today (December 1st) we are lighting …

Bar Mitzvah across generations

Bar Mitzvah across generations

Bar Mitzvah is a traditional ritual of becoming grown up, it’s a day of joy but also a day of …

Despite cancelled flights, 200 Jews return home!

Despite cancelled flights, 200 Jews return home!

The past few weeks our Aliyah work has been hectic. The Jewish Agency always shares the departure dates of olim …

ADI Offers Children a Chance

ADI Offers Children a Chance

Everyone is familiar with it – and maybe even more so after working from home – that one chair which …

Baruch HaShem: Maria is in Israel

Baruch HaShem: Maria is in Israel

At Christians for Israel in Ukraine we experience a wide range of interesting situations with an average of 500 Olim …

Video: Charter flight 25th anniversary Bring the Jews home campaign

Video: Charter flight 25th anniversary Bring the Jews home campaign

On the 14th of September we celebrated the 25th anniversary of our Bring the Jews home campaign! This campaign started …

Help us defend the Jewish State of Israel against the UN’s worst attack ever

Help us defend the Jewish State of Israel against the UN’s worst attack ever

In May 2021 the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) created a permanent Commission of inquiry (COI) to investigate all violations …

Helping in all Circumstances – Koen Carlier about the situation in Ukraine

Helping in all Circumstances – Koen Carlier about the situation in Ukraine

Ever since the first nerve-racking weeks following the outbreak of war in Ukraine in February 2022, hopes for peace remain …

Independence Day in Israel

Independence Day in Israel

Today is a very special date in the life of every Israeli – Independence Day. Traditionally this day is also …

Hope and a Future in Israel

Hope and a Future in Israel

During a visit to Israel at the beginning of July, I had the opportunity to meet and interview two families …

Video: Special Aliyah flight – 40th Anniversary Christians for Israel

Video: Special Aliyah flight – 40th Anniversary Christians for Israel

On November 3rd, 140 Jewish youngsters immigrated to from Ukraine to their new homeland: Israel! A special charter flight was …

Israel Under Fire: Update Emergency Campaign

Israel Under Fire: Update Emergency Campaign

Almost eight months have passed since the brutal attack on Israel and the kidnapping of family members, children and friends. …

In the diaspora, or being brought home…

In the diaspora, or being brought home…

Being lost is something we surely all recognize and occasionally experience. Sometimes you feel completely lost. Especially during a war …

Interview with Benjamin Philip about Hineni Jerusalem

Interview with Benjamin Philip about Hineni Jerusalem

In 1995, Benjamin Philip got involved with the organization Hineni in Jerusalem. His goal is to help the poor, with …

All We Need Is Light – Hanukkah 2023 (FH Update)

All We Need Is Light – Hanukkah 2023 (FH Update)

“And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light”. (Genesis 1:3). Unfortunately, this year we are celebrating our …

Israel celebrates its 72nd Independence Day – the return continues

Israel celebrates its 72nd Independence Day – the return continues

Earlier we reported that nine Jewish emigrants were scheduled to fly from Kiev to Tel Aviv and that the Christian …

Summer in Ukraine – Much-Needed Food Parcels

Summer in Ukraine – Much-Needed Food Parcels

Also during the summer months, we in Ukraine earnestly continue in full to pack and distribute food parcels. These food …

After years, a family becomes completely whole again…

After years, a family becomes completely whole again…

The Bitao family has long suffered. Their nearly two decade long dream of making Aliyah joined with the dream to …

Summer in Ukraine – On Summer Camp!

Summer in Ukraine – On Summer Camp!

In the Netherlands children have six weeks of summer holiday, in Belgium they have eight weeks. Ukrainian children have no …

Against all odds

Against all odds

“But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold. My …

Summertime in Ukraine – Busy Working with Aliyah!

Summertime in Ukraine – Busy Working with Aliyah!

In the past days it has been very warm here, 35+ degrees Celsius. So, it’s really summer! Despite the warmth …

Love in Times of Darkness

Love in Times of Darkness

Anna is one of the 1,500 first- and second-generation Holocaust survivors in Ukraine and neighbouring Moldova who are supported by …

Israel under attack

Israel under attack

This morning, terrorists in Gaza launched a massive surprise attack on Israel. Sirens sounded throughout southern Israel and rocket fire …

Israel welcomed 70,000 new immigrants in 2022

Israel welcomed 70,000 new immigrants in 2022

This year, as many as 70,000 Jews from around the world settled in Israel. That is the highest number since …

Finally safe at home

Finally safe at home

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic the return to Israel (Aliyah) does not stop. New families are arriving in Israel and after …

On the Run Now That Winter Has Arrived in Ukraine

On the Run Now That Winter Has Arrived in Ukraine

After our first trip to Kherson since the liberation of the city late last week, we travelled to Kherson again …

First Home in the Eshkol area (South of Israel)

First Home in the Eshkol area (South of Israel)

“For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and …

First Home in the Homeland

First Home in the Homeland

The Jewish people are returning home from the four corners of the earth. Once in Israel, it is important to …

Only now we feel better inside… – First Home Update

Only now we feel better inside… – First Home Update

A week ago, we welcomed Olga Gordienko with her 12-year-old son Ruslan from Dneprodzerzhinsk who fled the war via the …

Jewish immigration from Ukraine continues

Jewish immigration from Ukraine continues

Despite the tensions in Ukraine and messages about large-scale evacuations by the Israeli government the aliyah of Jews from Ukraine …

Jewish refugees from Ukraine keep asking us for help: “We want to go to Israel!”

Jewish refugees from Ukraine keep asking us for help: “We want to go to Israel!”

Today is our last and final journey to Moldova this week. During the first two journeys it were mainly Jewish …

Jewish refugees: “It hurts so incredibly to have to leave them behind”

Jewish refugees: “It hurts so incredibly to have to leave them behind”

Bombed apartment buildings, burnt-out cars, a street strewn with smoking debris. It looks like a scene from an old war …

Aliyah continues as ‘usual’: an update from Ukraine

Aliyah continues as ‘usual’: an update from Ukraine

A few days ago numerous minibuses brought olim (immigrants to Israel) from all over Ukraine for another ‘evacuation’ flight from …

Katya and her little daughter fled Mariupol: ‘I’m still in shock’

Katya and her little daughter fled Mariupol: ‘I’m still in shock’

Yesterday, two names on the list of refugees we were to accompany to Kishenov, the capital of Moldova, attracted attention. …

Aliyah started after the fall of the Iron Curtain

Aliyah started after the fall of the Iron Curtain

Today Ukraine commemorates that it became an independent nation 30 years ago (1991 – 2021). We are reminded today that …

Let us wish “a good and sweet year” to one other

Let us wish “a good and sweet year” to one other

All Jewish people around the World are celebrating Rosh Hashanah – one of the main holidays in Judaism which name …

Mazel Tov Israel!

Mazel Tov Israel!

Today, on the 14th of May, it is exactly 72 years ago that David Ben Gurion became the first Prime …

Letter from Naim and Elvira Khoury

Letter from Naim and Elvira Khoury

We recently received a letter from Rev. Naim Khoury and his wife, Elvira, from Bethlehem, who have a remarkable a …

Prayer is the fuel for our work in Ukraine

Prayer is the fuel for our work in Ukraine

I am visiting Christians for Israel’s shelter in western Ukraine. It turns out to be a moment of reunion with …

Our brothers and sisters are coming home

Our brothers and sisters are coming home

It is often assumed, that when Jews make Aliyah, they are in fact coming home, to the place G-d is …

From the Four Corners of the Earth

From the Four Corners of the Earth

Fear not for I am with you; from the east I will bring your seed, and from the west I …

Ludmilla’s Testimony

Ludmilla’s Testimony

In this video Ludmilla from Ukraine shares her story. She fled from her hometown Charkov because of the war. Despite …

Aliyah with a face mask

Aliyah with a face mask

On June 16th 2004, Nazar was born in Ukraine, as youngest of three children. He didn’t know his father, and …

From the Four Corners of the Earth – Part 2

From the Four Corners of the Earth – Part 2

Fear not for I am with you; from the east I will bring your seed, and from the west I …

Farewell to Elena

Farewell to Elena

Early Tuesday morning, January 28, 2020, I received a phone call from Nataliya from Kiev: “Koen, we did it! Elena …

More than fishermen during the war

More than fishermen during the war

For many years Christians for Israel Ukraine has been assisting the Jewish people in Ukraine. Food parcels, hot meals, visits …

News From the Fields – FH Update July 2022

News From the Fields – FH Update July 2022

Eighteen new kibbutzim have joined the Program and about one hundred new families will be accommodated there by the end …

Refugee or Repatriant?

Refugee or Repatriant?

In the last few weeks we have kept you updated regularly about the work of Christians for Israel in Ukraine. …

Keep Moving – A Bike for Every Newcomer

Keep Moving – A Bike for Every Newcomer

Instead of one more olim-family, this time I would like to introduce you to a very special person, who is …

Not next year, but this year in Jerusalem!

Not next year, but this year in Jerusalem!

The return of Jewish refugees or repatriants also continued during Passover. On the day before Seder night, during which the …

On eagles’ wings

On eagles’ wings

To the unsuspecting passerby, the crowded little building in the village on the border of Ukraine and Moldova looks more …

First Home – The last Jew of Ugniv Went Home

First Home – The last Jew of Ugniv Went Home

The last Jew going home became reality for the small Ukrainian town of Ugniv. The last Jewish family of Ugniv …

Saved from Eastern Ukraine just in time

Saved from Eastern Ukraine just in time

In recent weeks, Ukraine has again been very unsettled. Especially in big cities like Odessa, Nicolaev, Kherson, Zaporozhe, Nikopol, Kharkiv, …

First Home Update – Back to School!

First Home Update – Back to School!

Here in the First Home it’s now time to take a deep breath after the busy summer days. What has …

And the waters were divided…

And the waters were divided…

Shortly before Passover, we welcomed four planes with olim families from Russia, Ukraine, the USA, Argentina and South Africa. It …

SOS Ukraine: video update from Koen Carlier

SOS Ukraine: video update from Koen Carlier

As Christians for Israel we want to comfort and stand with the Jewish people in good times, but especially in …

Support for Judea and Samaria?

Support for Judea and Samaria?

Christians for Israel supports the Jewish villages in Judea and Samaria because they ask for protection. We support them with …

Svetlana had to flee twice

Svetlana had to flee twice

Svetlana (66 years old) seems a bit quiet now that she is on her way to Israel, away from the …

Fresh air for Elena

Fresh air for Elena

The Almighty needs our hands! The Bible tells about us, the nations, that we will be involved in the return …

Hineni Experiences God’s Provision

Hineni Experiences God’s Provision

The current work of Hineni humanitarian restaurant in Jerusalem can be described briefly: ‘creative problem solving’ and ‘miracles’. The management, …

Historic anniversary flight to Israel: 25 years of ‘Bringing the Jews Home’

Historic anniversary flight to Israel: 25 years of ‘Bringing the Jews Home’

It is Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 4.30 PM. 130 Ukrainian Jews will from this moment on call Israel their new …
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The City of Zaporizhzhia is Burning

The City of Zaporizhzhia is Burning

Last Thursday night the air-raid alert went off, as is the case regularly lately. Via broadcast towers people are warned …

If necessary, I will go on foot

If necessary, I will go on foot

The 84-year-old Anatoly recently set off from Ukraine to live in Israel. A couple of years ago he became completely …

More than Sympathy

More than Sympathy

Food is desperately needed for the poor in Israel. Over one in five people live below the poverty line. But …

Ingathering of the Exiles Continues: 250 Bnei Menashe will come to Israel

Ingathering of the Exiles Continues: 250 Bnei Menashe will come to Israel

Over the years, more than 4,000 Bnei Menashe were brought on Aliyah to Israel. There are still another 6,500 Bnei …

The first 150 Ukrainian Jews come home to Israel!

The first 150 Ukrainian Jews come home to Israel!

On Sunday, March 6, the first plane carrying 150 Jews from Ukraine arrived in Israel. Our team in Ukraine is …

Two sisters, 2,000 miles and decades of separation, together at last in Israel

Two sisters, 2,000 miles and decades of separation, together at last in Israel

Usually we say that when children make Aliyah, their parents follow them. In the case of Inna and Tatiana, two …

Olga and the Children of Belaya Tserkov

Olga and the Children of Belaya Tserkov

“Today is a very important day, maybe the most important day in my life,” said Natella Andrushenko, director of the …

Watch: Aliyah from Ukraine despite COVID-19

Watch: Aliyah from Ukraine despite COVID-19

Despite the corona restrictions and global lockdown, the Aliyah (return to Israel) continues! Unfortunately during the last weeks the spread …

Over 250 Jews arrive in their new homeland: Israel!

Over 250 Jews arrive in their new homeland: Israel!

On July 17th, over 250 Jews arrived in Israel from France, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina and Russia. So far it is …

Israel’s airport remains closed, however…

Israel’s airport remains closed, however…

The date of Monday, January 25, 2021, is engraved in our memory! With all our available minibuses, we brought immigrants …

Help a Widowed Grandmother to Make Aliyah

Help a Widowed Grandmother to Make Aliyah

In recent years, Christians for Israel has supported the efforts of Rabbi Michael Freund, the founder and Chairman of Shavei …

People of The Book

People of The Book

“Kniga” is a Russian word that means “book”. Today I will tell you a story of a Jewish family with …

Welcome Home! – First Home Update

Welcome Home! – First Home Update

In that day the Lord will thresh from the flowing Euphrates to the Wadi of Egypt, and you, Israel, will …

Photo Report Aliyah: A Long Way Home

Photo Report Aliyah: A Long Way Home

After you think about it for a while it is quite exceptional: knowing that there is a country in the …

Just a Week before Aliyah

Just a Week before Aliyah

Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot are over and we in Israel are still in lock-down due to COVID-19, but it’s a …

Life beyond Russia in The Promised Land- First Home Update

Life beyond Russia in The Promised Land- First Home Update

This is the true story about a Russian family from Moscow who made aliyah in July 2020 and now lives …

Is it okay to cry? – letter from Jerusalem

Is it okay to cry? – letter from Jerusalem

Recently I updated you about Aliyah in the times of Corona. I wrote with concern and yet with a feeling …

‘Habaita’: coming home — First-ever Charter Flight from Mexico

‘Habaita’: coming home — First-ever Charter Flight from Mexico

A first-of-its-kind charter flight from Mexico carrying 230 olim (immigrants), Masa Israel Journey volunteers and Israelis returning home landed at …

Aliyah may resume from Ukraine

Aliyah may resume from Ukraine

The Jewish Agency in Jerusalem informed us a few days ago that a flight is being prepared in cooperation with …

Bnei Menashe have begun to arrive on Aliyah

Bnei Menashe have begun to arrive on Aliyah

In light of the dire situation in India due to Covid-19, the Government of Israel recently approved an urgent plan …

On the Other Side of Aliyah

On the Other Side of Aliyah

“May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things, appoint someone over this community to go out …

‘This I promise you’

‘This I promise you’

On Wednesday morning, 17 November a few olim (immigrants) left Kiev airport and went to Israel permanently. We picked up …

Projects brochure Christians for Israel International

Projects brochure Christians for Israel International

Christians for Israel (C4I) is a non-denominational movement. We believe that Christians of all denominations and backgrounds should be united …

First Home in the Homeland – update June 2018

First Home in the Homeland – update June 2018

Shalom dear Friends, as promised we update you about our latest news from the Eshkol region. Yesterday (June 18, 2018) …

First Home in the Homeland: Break the silence

First Home in the Homeland: Break the silence

Dmitri, Ekaterina and Sasha Tomin made Aliyah from Russia, Moscow, on 23/07/2018 with help of Christians for Israel. They will …

First Home in the Homeland: Escape Envelope

First Home in the Homeland: Escape Envelope

Vyacheslav and Tatiana Osipov made aliyah from Russia, Moscow, on 23 July 2018. They will participate in the program ‘First …

First Home Update January 2019

First Home Update January 2019

Crossing borders with a piano under your arm. “I will gather them to their own land, not leaving any behind.” …

Food parcel distribution before Rosh Hashanah

Food parcel distribution before Rosh Hashanah

The 7th Christians for Israel Working Trip in Ukraine is taking place this week. Watch this video of Edda from …

Food parcel distribution in full swing

C4I Ukraine

Recently Nataliya and Loeba, two local Aliyah workers in Ukraine who work together with Koen Carlier, visited elderly Jewish people …

‘Among them will be the Blind’

‘Among them will be the Blind’

We met Alexander and Valentina Fuhrman through the Rabbi of Mariupol in Eastern Ukraine. The rabbi told us that Alexander …

Food parcels Ukraine

Food parcels Ukraine

A food parcel means far more than a bag filled with edible articles. It is a sign of friendship that …

Israel Unites Us! – March of Life in Ukraine

Israel Unites Us! – March of Life in Ukraine

A unique event took place on July 19, 2019 in Ukraine with the support of Christians for Israel. The March …

Photo report: Return from Ukraine

Photo report: Return from Ukraine

On 12 July, 31 Jews from Ukraine departed from Kiev airport on an evacuation flight to Israel, their home! The …

Survivors of the Holocaust

Survivors of the Holocaust

One of the greatest acts of kindness we can show Holocaust survivors is to hear their stories, giving them a …

From chilly Siberia to a warm Kibbutz

From chilly Siberia to a warm Kibbutz

Yullia Mazennikov was born in Siberia, but one year ago she decided to leave Russia and make aliyah. On the …

43 Years of Prayer

43 Years of Prayer

Every Jewish family who goes to Israel leaves for different reasons. That’s why we always ask them what motivates them …

God is faithful – Israel 70 years!

God is faithful – Israel 70 years!

As Christians, we have been eyewitnesses for over a hundred years of the return of the Jewish People to the …

Israeli Ulpanim(*) Closed Until End of April – First Home Update

Israeli Ulpanim(*) Closed Until End of April – First Home Update

Shalom, dear Friends, During these tough times of uncertainty and stress, we want to send this message of encouragement to …

72 new olim arrived from Ethiopia

72 new olim arrived from Ethiopia

Despite the coronavirus, it was possible to bring people home to Israel last week. These olim (immigrants) had been waiting …

Update Emergency Appeal southern Israel

Update Emergency Appeal southern Israel

In the first weekend of the month of May 2019 there was widespread unrest in southern Israel. In less than …

Hanukkah 2018 in First Home in the Homeland

Hanukkah 2018 in First Home in the Homeland

Shalom Dear Friends, Did you invent your own Hanukkiyah this year? Maybe we’ll inspire you now to do so! Hanukkiyah …

Happy faces during Feast of Tabernacles in Ukraine

Happy faces during Feast of Tabernacles in Ukraine

Coming Sunday, the Feast of Tabernacles begins. It is a Biblical feast that lasts for a week, in which the …

Shabbat In Siberia – End of November 2019

Shabbat In Siberia – End of November 2019

“Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land” (Proverbs 25:25). In Israel when it …

Jewish homeland promised by the UN – First Home Update June 2019

Jewish homeland promised by the UN – First Home Update June 2019

What if instead of following the prophecy and the gathering in of Israel, Jews would go somewhere else… let’s say …

Arab Christians

Arab Christians

We support Arab Christians in Betlehem who spread the Gospel among Arabs and share their love for Israel and the …

Simply encourage and comfort

Simply encourage and comfort

Last Tuesday, January 21, 2020, Sergey, Alina, Carmen, Ira and I gathered for a meeting. The coming weeks we will …

Holocaust survivor Volodya leaves for Israel

Holocaust survivor Volodya leaves for Israel

In our Post “Holocaust survivor will soon make aliyah” we told you about Volodya Garber and that he would leave …

Holocaust survivor will soon make Aliyah

Holocaust survivor will soon make Aliyah

Volodya Garber was born in 1932 in Mogolov-Podolsky, a town in the South West of Ukraine, near the Moldavian border. …

How Long Do They Have to Wait?

How Long Do They Have to Wait?

The Bnei Menashe in the remote north- eastern part of India yearns with their heart and soul for Zion. For …

‘I’m Not Alone’ Campaign Growing

‘I’m Not Alone’ Campaign Growing

By Ariella Bernstein.. More than a year ago, the Jerusalem Foundation embarked on the ‘I’m Not Alone’ campaign to support …

Children at risk

Children at risk

Feed and educate underprivileged Israeli children. We support the Jaffa Institute of Rabbi David Portowicz

“I felt like I was playing for them”

“I felt like I was playing for them”

Take the love, prayers and hard work of six Dutch, four Germans, one British and one Belgian; enrich it with …

“I’m Not Alone”- Greatest Act of Kindness for Holocaust Survivors

“I’m Not Alone”- Greatest Act of Kindness for Holocaust Survivors

As we move farther and farther away from the horrific events of the Holocaust, more and more survivors find themselves …

Rosh Hashana – New Life in a New Year

Rosh Hashana – New Life in a New Year

Rosh Hashana is one of the key religious holidays for Israelis. In the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic, this Rosh …

Ukraine Update: Aliyah continues to this day

Ukraine Update: Aliyah continues to this day

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the many restrictions of the imposed quarantine, difficulties of applying for official documents, cancelled flights and …

Ambulance Wheelchair Minibus for Aleh

Ambulance Wheelchair Minibus for Aleh

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13). You …

Ukraine: despite rising tension, aliyah continues

Ukraine: despite rising tension, aliyah continues

There has been a lot of concern over the last few weeks. There was much speculation about the Russian troop …

Everyone is a small light, but together we are a strong light!

Everyone is a small light, but together we are a strong light!

By Orly Wolstein.. Everyone is a small light, but together we are a strong light! This is what we sing …

Jaffa Institute – for Children at Risk

Jaffa Institute – for Children at Risk

In Jaffa (near Tel Aviv), Bet Shemesh and Jerusalem, thousands of children are saved from ruin through the wonderful work …

A Small Exodus from Ukraine

A Small Exodus from Ukraine

The summer months leading up to the Jewish New Year (9-10 September) have been busier than usual. Why? There are …

Feed the poor

Feed the poor

We want to help the poor of Israel, by providing them with food.

An incomprehensible history – my journey through Ukraine

An incomprehensible history – my journey through Ukraine

Atrocities, willpower, poverty, enthusiasm —it was all part of my journey through Ukraine. Together with my wife Janine, Gert-Jan Segers, …

Six Months in the Promised Land

Six Months in the Promised Land

We would like to tell you about three olim families, who made aliyah via the First Home on the Homeland …

A tragedy in Hananit – Christians for Israel Reply

A tragedy in Hananit – Christians for Israel Reply

On the 22nd of February 2018 a Chairman of Christians for Israel Pim Van der Hoff visited the Hinanit settlement …

Under the burning skies

Under the burning skies

Dear friends, I know you follow the situation in Israel and pray for all of us – we feel your …

A week in the Shelter: news from Ukraine

A week in the Shelter: news from Ukraine

“Shana tova!”. An older woman lets me in her apartment. I put the food parcel for her on the kitchen …

Meals for the Poor in Jerusalem

Meals for the Poor in Jerusalem

By Christians for Israel International.. Contrary to other countries in the world, Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, is not the …

Message from Pastor Naim Khoury

Message from Pastor Naim Khoury

Christians for Israel supports the First Baptist Church of Pastor Naim Khoury in Betlehem and Jerusalem. The members of this …

Aliyah – From Bila Tserkva to Acco

Aliyah – From Bila Tserkva to Acco

It’s Monday morning in Kiev (Ukraine), and due to the holidays, the streets are not as jammed as usual. This …

Modern Era and Jewish Roots

Modern Era and Jewish Roots

50th Anniversary of Jerusalem’s Reunification – its meaning and connection to Jewish history and modern Jerusalem. There are a series …

Aliyah From France

Aliyah From France

By Rachel Poot.. We are in Yakir, a small village in the northwest of Israel, on one of the hilltops …

The Miracle of the Return Commemorated!

The Miracle of the Return Commemorated!

Today, Israel commemorates Yom ha’Aliyah, the day of the aliyah. The word “aliyah” means literally: “to go up” and is …

Aliyah from Lille, Lyon and Marseille

Aliyah from Lille, Lyon and Marseille

The work that Ebenezer does in France, is not only limited to its capital as it may seem. Out of …

Opportunities in Israel

Opportunities in Israel

Last year Ilana and Alexander left their home in Charkov Ukraine and went to Israel. The couple is married and …

Aliyah from Paris – Yael (22) makes a dream come true

Aliyah from Paris – Yael (22) makes a dream come true

Sitting across from me in a bustling Parisian brasserie, young French Yael shares with me about her dream of making …

Aliyah from Paris: Looking back on 2016

Aliyah from Paris: Looking back on 2016

The calm has returned to Paris. Sitting in the train on my way home, the headline of a Metro News-like …

Poverty Amongst Jews in Ukraine

Poverty Amongst Jews in Ukraine

Did you know that 300,000 Jewish people still live in Ukraine? Among them, the elderly and survivors of the Holocaust, …

The story of a yellow suitcase

The story of a yellow suitcase

The military operations that started in eastern Ukraine in 2014 unexpectedly forced many to leave their homes and choose a …

Update from the Jaffa Institute

Update from the Jaffa Institute

Dear friends, Thank you very much for your support. In the midst of everything going on in the world, it …

Update from Ukraine – Gaza Violence

Update from Ukraine – Gaza Violence

Ukraine 02.00 a.m., one of our drivers is preparing for a five-hour drive to Kiev airport with two immigrants (olim). …

Remember and Educate

Remember and Educate

By Ariella Bernstein – Jerusalem Foundation.. On 27 January 2018, the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the day when …

Black as ashes, white as flour

Black as ashes, white as flour

Drimia is an inconspicuous plant, one just sees a stalk with gentle white or pink small flowers, nothing special – …

Busy time after New Year’s Eve

Busy time after New Year’s Eve

When we brought the last Olim (Hebrew for immigrants) to the airport on Monday 31 December we had hoped for …

Summer Camps in Bethlehem

Summer Camps in Bethlehem

Dear brothers and sisters, Greetings to you from Bethlehem! We hope and pray this finds you well, as you seek …

Support Jewish seniors in Ukraine

Support Jewish seniors in Ukraine

This week volunteers in Ukraine are packing food parcels for poor elderly Jewish people and Holocaust survivors. Many Jews in …

What is the situation of Hineni’s soup kitchen?

What is the situation of Hineni’s soup kitchen?

We received this serious and at the same time encouraging letter from Benjamin Philip, Hineni’s director. This soup kitchen can …

Thank you from Ukraine!

Thank you from Ukraine!

At the beginning of February we sent an urgent appeal to make it possible to distribute 6,000 extra food parcels …

Emergency appeal: inhabitants southern Israel

Emergency appeal: inhabitants southern Israel

Last weekend, Israel suffered greatly from one of the worst rocket attacks from Gaza in recent years –by Hamas and …

Exodus from India

Exodus from India

More than 3,300 years after the Lord delivered the Israelites from Egypt, a modern-day Exodus from India is coming to …

First Home: sweet greetings to the new classmates!

First Home: sweet greetings to the new classmates!

Shalom dear Friends, In the kibbutzim of the Jordan Valley, near the Sea of Galilee children make preparations for the …

First Home: The Exodus is going on!

First Home: The Exodus is going on!

Shalom dear Friends, A special feast of Passover is almost there. The Exodus from Egypt lies in the past, but …

The Lord is my Shepherd

The Lord is my Shepherd

“The Lord is my Shepherd. I shall not be in want”. Psalm 23 might have been written for the Ukrainian …

Making a Difference in Ukraine

Making a Difference in Ukraine

The harsh Ukrainian winters are tough times for the poor and elderly Jewish people in Ukraine. During the long winter, …

Moshe and his Family

Moshe and his Family

The project that Christians for Israel has been very actively supporting from the beginning is the Jaffa Institute which is …

Tending a Mass Grave

Tending a Mass Grave

By Marijke Terlouw and Carmen Ullersma.. Rita Schweibes (picture below) was born 30 August 1936 in Tulchin, Ukraine. Many people …

Ukraine: The last survivors and the “children of the oppressors”

Ukraine: The last survivors and the “children of the oppressors”

Holocaust ”After the holocaust, in one family a boy remained alive, in the other family a girl. Those were my …

Update from Ukraine: Aliyah continues

Update from Ukraine: Aliyah continues

December is traditionally a busy month for our drivers, because many families want to leave Ukraine just before the end …

Judea and Samaria

Judea and Samaria

Judea and Samaria (often referred to as the ‘West Bank’) is the birthplace of the Jewish people. We believe that …

Changing Lives in Bethlehem

Changing Lives in Bethlehem

Was your life changed by Vacation Bible School? It changes lives here in Bethlehem too! And what a difference those …

Yahel – One More New Home In The Homeland!

Yahel – One More New Home In The Homeland!

“אִם אֶרְאֶה אוֹר כִּי יָהֵל וְיָרֵחַ יָקָר הֹלֵךְ” “If ever I saw the light shining, The moon on its course …

Coming Home to the Promised Land

Coming Home to the Promised Land

‘When I have brought them back from the nations and have gathered them from the countries of their enemies, I …

Emergency food parcel campaign for Ukraine

Emergency food parcel campaign for Ukraine

Shalom from the cold Ukraine! We are thankful that in the past few days we were personally able to bring …
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