Outreach Report - December 17th - 2025

Tuesday, December 9^th, 2025

Five sets, one Tanakh, and three Bibles were given.

That day, the team was at two different malls. At the first mall, a French Bible was given to a Gentile woman who said she was Catholic. She already had a Bible but wanted another because she travels often and wanted to take one with her when she is away. They gave her the Beth Ariel card and told her they attend a Messianic congregation. They discussed Yeshua and how someone can know He is the Messiah or the Christ because of the prophecies written in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New Testament, and that He is coming back to reign in Jerusalem. She was encouraged to listen to the messages and warned that there are many “Jesuses”. She was very thankful.

They met a Gentile man from France who shared that he was Catholic. He had a Bible and mentioned that he had just started reading it and was currently in the book of Exodus. He received the antisemitism pamphlet and the Beth Ariel card and was invited to visit the congregation. He was very thankful.

At the second mall, they gave a French Bible to a Muslim woman from Morocco who was born in Rabat. They had a brief conversation with her, and she received the antisemitism pamphlet and Beth Ariel card.

One Tanakh in Hebrew/English was given to an elderly Jewish man who initially was not interested in receiving the gift bags or the pamphlet for Hanukkah. However, he finally received the Tanakh after the team confirmed that she was Jewish and verified that the Hebrew in the Tanakh we offered was the same as the one used in the synagogues. He thanked us before leaving.

It was quiet and cold, so the team decided to have some coffee and take a short break. As they parked the car and sipped their coffee, one of the team members accidentally pressed the horn of her car. Hearing the sound, two elderly Jewish women walking nearby turned around to see what was wrong. One of the team members waved her hands to reassure them that everything was okay. One of the women approached the car, so they stepped out to explain that they had unintentionally pressed the horn. They told the women they were taking a break and giving out gifts for Hanukkah. They wished them a Happy Hanukkah and then gave each sister a pamphlet and a gift bag for Hanukkah, along with a Hebrew/English set and a Beth Ariel card. One of the sisters asked why they were handing out the New Testament. They explained that they believed Yeshua, Jesus, was the Messiah and pointed out the prophecies in the Tanakh that fulfilled His first coming. They talked about Jesus’s genealogy and that He will return to reign in Jerusalem. Both women gladly accepted the entire set and they hugged each other.

As they returned to the mall, two more sets in Hebrew and Russian were given to a young Jewish woman. When she saw the Hanukkah pamphlet and the gift bag, she said she was not Jewish but that her mother was. They explained to her that she was Jewish and clarified that being Jewish is not a religion, but a nationality. She shared that her mother was still living in Ukraine, and because the situation there was difficult, she was trying to relocate to Europe or Israel. She mentioned that her mother was learning Yiddish. She received the pamphlets and gift bags for herself and her mother, along with two sets and the Beth Ariel card. The woman said her mother would be very happy. Before leaving, she shared that she has a son, so they invited her and her son to visit Beth Ariel, where there is a ministry for children. The team emphasized the importance of being reconciled to God through Yeshua/Jesus and discussed sin. She expressed her gratitude and thankfulness.

They gave a Russian Bible to a man from Ukraine who spoke very little English but was very touched when he received the Bible in Russian and thanked the team.

One set in Hebrew/English was given to a Jewish woman. She first received the pamphlet and the gift bag for Hanukkah. After getting the set, she told them she felt uncomfortable when they gave her the New Testament. They explained that it was a divinely inspired book written by Jewish men who believed Yeshua/Jesus was the Messiah. They mentioned that unfortunately, there had been many persecutions against the Jewish people from false Christians and shared Matthew 7:22-23 in the New Testament. They told her that in the first book of the New Testament, she would find the genealogy of Yeshua/Jesus, son of David, son of Abraham, and that Yeshua was a Jew from the tribe of Judah, from Bethlehem, and that He fulfilled the prophecies in the Old Testament. They handed her the Isaiah 53 leaflet and read the first line: “Who has believed our report,” noting that few believed this report. They explained the difference between biblical and rabbinical Judaism. She smiled at us, took the whole set, and the Beth Ariel card.

It was a wonderful outing, and we thank God for all the sets, pamphlets, gift bags, and Bibles that were distributed, as well as for all the conversations. We also want to thank everyone who is part of this ministry.

Friday, December 12^th, 2025

Two sets were given.

On this day, even though there were two members, they decided to operate separately. The second member will submit her own report. One team member handed a set in Hebrew/French to a Moroccan Jewish man. He was very thankful to receive the set, the pamphlet, and the gift bag for Hanukkah. There was a brief conversation where the member shared her faith in Yeshua. She gave him the Isaiah 53 leaflet to read and explained that only the Messiah can make someone tsadik (righteous) before God. She mentioned that the Brit Chadashah is a book written by a Jewish man who believed Yeshua is the Messiah, and she explained how it speaks of His genealogy and shows how the prophecies about His first coming, which are written in the Tanakh, were fulfilled. He was very surprised and thankful to receive such a gift. The team member was also surprised the next day to hear from another team member that a French set had been left at the mall store and recovered by a member of the congregation who was there.

A set in Hebrew was given to a Jewish man who shared with a team member that he was very observant. They discussed peace, and she explained that only the Messiah can bring peace when He returns to reign in Jerusalem. She shared how one can find peace and reconciliation with God through Yeshua, as sin separates man from God. She handed him the leaflet of Isaiah 53 and explained how the Messiah can make him tsadik. She mentioned that the Scriptures are transparent because we can read the sins of all men. She referenced the example of David with Bathsheba. He was very grateful for the conversation and the gifts but said he had to leave because it was cold. He explained that he had just returned from a trip in the south. He received the Hanukkah pamphlet and gift bag and also took the Beth Ariel card.

The team member approached a very well-dressed man. As she was presenting the Hanukkah pamphlet and the gift bag, the man said he was not Jewish but Italian. He shared that he had made a large donation to a charity. The team member explained that these were gifts meant for the Jewish community. He responded by saying that he was the owner of the big store in the mall and that what she was doing was good! The team member thanked him and wished him Merry Christmas, and he responded by wishing her Happy Hanukkah.

As the team member was handing out pamphlets, she wanted to cross the parking lot to approach a woman. Suddenly, a security guard stopped his car and asked her if she was looking for her car. The team member responded that she was looking for someone. He smiled as the team member thanked him. The team member thanked God for His protection, as the security guard did not notice the pamphlet she had in her hands.

Many pamphlets and gift bag conversations were exchanged, and the team member is thankful to God that one set was given, as well as for God’s protection and goodness.

Friday, December 12, 2025

Second member’s report

1 set given, 1 Brit Chadashah, 20 Hanukkah gift bags and tracts.

The parking lot was packed with shoppers when the team arrived on a sunny yet windy day just before Shabbat. Everyone was smiling and in a good mood as we wished Chag Sameach when they passed by, handing out a gift bag along with a Hanukkah tract. Only one man brusquely said, “I don’t want Jews with Jesus.”

The gift quite touched most people, but especially an older woman who kept exclaiming how nice it was to receive it. The team member then offered her a complete gift set of Scriptures, which she happily accepted.

The first team member had already approached one man without the second member knowing, who offered him a gift set. He objected, saying it was too much to read, so we pointed to the smaller book and urged him just to read the first book, Matthew. He reluctantly took it and agreed to read it in Hebrew.

We met an older Jewish woman who was panicked because she couldn’t find her car. We helped her locate it, but she couldn’t open it with her electronic key. The metal key inside hadn’t been cut for the lock. We assisted her into the mall so she could wait safely for her husband. She was too flustered to discuss spiritual matters, so we pray that the few words we spoke, the literature, and our actions will light her way to her Messiah.

We discussed God as the light in our dark world and our gratitude that only one hostage remains to be repatriated to Israel this year. We handed out all 20 Hanukkah gift bags we had.

Thank you for standing with us as we share the Word of truth with the Jewish community during these challenging days.

Team #2 reporting on the same day

2 sets, 2 Tanakh, 1 Brit Chadashah and 1 Salvation Prayer

This team of two was out on that day when it was -15 degrees and slightly windy. At a large outlet store, the team gave one set to a Jewish lady who first received the pamphlet and Hanukkah card. Upon presenting the gift set, she immediately accepted it, and they told her that at the beginning of the smaller book, the Brit Chadashah, she would find writings concerning the Messiah and how He had come and fulfilled the prophecies about His coming. She was also told that He is the Son of God, son of David, and that she could hear and read more about the Messiah as she was given the Beth Ariel contact card. She was excited and happy to learn this and to receive such an important gift.

A religious Jewish man with a strong Hebrew accent accepted the pamphlet, gift bag, and card, then the Tanakh, but hurried away to escape the cold.

Later, the team met a young man in his late twenties who said he was Catholic and very interested in his faith and following Jesus. He told the team that his girlfriend was Jewish and that he was eager to learn more about her faith. They offered him the Brit Chadashah and shared the message of salvation through Jesus, Yeshua the Messiah, emphasizing the importance of repentance and forgiveness of sins through salvation. They recounted the story of Jesus meeting Nicodemus and how Jesus explained that salvation comes through being born again. He mentioned he had been baptized, and one team member clarified that a baptism at birth is not the same as a believer’s desire to fulfill the ordinance of baptism. She explained that baptism into the Body of Messiah would cleanse him of sin and make him a new creation in Christ. He then committed to prayer for salvation, doing so with much conviction and emotion. He and his girlfriend were invited to attend the congregation, given a contact card, and informed about various messianic ministries. He said he was familiar with a particular one because he wanted to learn about the Jewish faith. A team member told him that God was calling him that day. After he left, they observed that the seed had already been planted in him, and they had watered it, which led him to realize his need for salvation.

Next, one of the members saw a woman getting into her car and approached her to offer a pamphlet, a card, and a gift bag. She rolled down her window to receive them and asked if she needed to make a donation. She was reassured that it was a Hanukkah gift and was then presented with the Tanakh. She accepted it in surprise, thanked the team member, and wished her a happy Hanukkah.

The team then visited a smaller shopping area and stayed for a short time. There were many religious men walking quickly in the cold and several others from the Filipino community. Here, the team distributed many gift bags, as well as Hanukkah pamphlets and cards. They met a Jewish woman who took the set and mentioned that she attended a Spanish-Portuguese synagogue. She said she was already familiar with the Brit Hadashah and was happy to accept it. She thanked the team for their kindness.

The team then met a Jewish woman who accepted a Hanukkah pamphlet, card, and gift bag. She was then offered the Tanakh and told that it was written in the same Hebrew seen in the synagogues. She accepted the book, but just at that moment, a religious man approached the woman and the team and stated, “They are missionaries” and to the team, “You are missionaries.” The team calmly told him that they were volunteers for the SDHS. He then took one of the pamphlets, opened the front of the Tanakh, and after a few seconds, repeated that they were missionaries. Although the team told the man and woman that they were Messianic, the woman decided to return all that she had happily accepted just moments before. At that point, the religious man took out his phone and began calling someone, so the team calmly left and called it a day.

Although there had been opposition, the team was thankful for the warmth that the Lord had covered them with and for the salvation of one young man who was eager to grow closer to the Messiah.  They were also grateful for the prayers that covered them.