Friday, December 18, 2025
Four sets and a Brit Chadashah were given, and much literature.
On a clear day, a regular team member welcomed a visitor who drove into Montreal to do Jewish evangelism during Chanukah. The entire time was spent near one shopping area.
Two Jewish women parked their cars at different times right next to the member’s car and accepted a set before going shopping. Both were surprised by the generous gift of two volumes in the gift bag. We had prayed for people to come to us who were open, but this was exceptional!
We met a Jewish couple, an Israeli woman and a South African Jewish man, as they were walking back to their car. She was surprised we recognized her as Jewish and guessed she was Israeli because she was wearing a mask. The team member said that, as a Jew, it wasn’t hard to see and that we were there to offer them a gift. They already had a Tanakh but were happy to receive a Brit Chadashah. We spoke for quite a while about antisemitism and the importance of the Messiah coming to end it permanently. They were both quite talkative and glad to be able to open up to us.
As always, some people waved us off without taking anything. Others, in a hurry, agreed to take the colorful Chanukah tract. Yet others accepted the Chanukah gift bag and tract with obvious pleasure, despite the horrors of the Bondi Beach massacre only a few days earlier. We spoke to many who were still in shock from it. Two other women gladly took the full gift set but couldn’t take the time to speak to us.
Blessings and thanks to everyone who holds up our outreach teams in prayer!
Friday, December 26, 2025
3 sets and 1 Tanakh were given.
On this cold day, a team of two was at a local mall and gave one Tanakh in Hebrew/French to a Jewish man in his 30s. He received the antisemitism pamphlet and the comfort card, then asked them whether they believed Israel was a state. They, of course, immediately agreed and said that God had provided prophecies and covenants to Israel that are sure. The man received the Tanakh but did not take the Brit Chadashah, saying he had to leave because he was in a hurry.
The team encountered a Jewish man accompanied by a younger Jewish woman. As they approached, the man took charge and did all the talking. As they offered the antisemitism pamphlet and the comfort card, the young Israeli woman took them. He shared that the young lady was in the IDF, which surprised and touched the team. They thanked her for her service and said they prayed continually for Israel because of what was happening. The man then asked where the team was from as they were offering the Tanakh. They explained that the Tanakh was from the SDHS, and the pamphlet and card were from Beth Ariel Congregation. However, when they mentioned that the congregation was Messianic, he immediately snatched the literature from the young women’s hands, handed it back to them, and began to walk away. One team member said that Yeshua/Jesus was a Jew. The young woman remained silent throughout and seemed uncomfortable.
They had a wonderful conversation for about 10 minutes with a Jewish man and his grandchild, approximately 13 years old. The man received the antisemitism tract and the comfort card, but said he already had a Tanakh. They encouraged him to read Isaiah 53 as they spoke to him about the passage in the Holy Scriptures. When they shared their faith in Yeshua, he said he did not believe He was the Messiah. They asked him what basis led him to that conclusion, and he said he did not believe in the virgin birth and believed in one God only. They spoke about the prophecies fulfilled at His first coming in the Brit Chadashah and about the virgin birth, as written and prophesied in Isaiah 7:14. They also spoke about the two genealogies listed in the Brit Chadashah and about how one could see the plurality of God in some verses of the Holy Scriptures. They also mentioned the passages of Genesis 1:1 (Elohim) and Deuteronomy 6:4, where the term echad is used. They also mentioned the passage regarding Yeshua’s second coming in Zechariah 12:10, when God will pour out on Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. At that time, they will mourn for Him whom they have pierced. They shared Yeshua’s word in John 5:4, “For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me,” and about the persecution of false Christians, along with Yeshua’s word in Matthew 7:23.
It was a great conversation, but because of the cold, the team had to part ways with them. They encouraged him to seek the truth for himself and gave him the Beth Ariel card, encouraging him to listen. He was very surprised to hear that the leader at Beth Ariel came from Morocco.
One set in Hebrew/English was given to an elderly Jewish man who shared that he was a Holocaust survivor. They hugged him as they shared the verse from the Holy Scriptures in Isaiah 63:9. He received the pamphlet, the comfort card, and the Beth Ariel card. He had to leave them then because his friend was driving and he had to go. He was very thankful, and the team was touched by his humility.
The members met two young, religious men wearing kippahs. As they approached and handed the antisemitism pamphlet to them, one of the men said he knew everything about it. One team member said it was impossible to know everything, since God’s word is infinite and holy. His friend took the pamphlet and the comfort card. They said they had seen that young man at the dollar store while in line to pay for a bottle of water. The members noticed he was wearing a kippa and had a gentle countenance. They could not talk to him at that time, but they thanked God for encountering him again and for the opportunity to hand him the pamphlet and the comfort card.
Two sets were then given to a Jewish man. One set in Hebrew/French for himself and a Hebrew/English set for his wife. He took the pamphlet, the comfort card, and the Beth Ariel contact card and encouraged him to listen to the studies. He was grateful.
Many pamphlets and comfort cards were distributed because the parking lot was full, with people coming and going.
The team thanks God for the beautiful outing.