April 2026

The Chosen People Newsletter

Our House of Living Waters (HOLW) is an outreach ministry to university students at New York University (NYU) and Columbia University. In the last couple of months, God has blessed the outreach with several Jewish NYU students coming over to spend time with our staff. During one of the weekly Friday night meals, a student, Jack (name changed), asked about House of Living Waters—what exactly our staff is doing around NYU and what our mission is. Really good discussion followed, explaining the work of reaching Jewish students on campus and creating community for Christian students to learn more about the Jewish roots of the Christian faith. That is when Jack asked, “So you believe in Jesus, but what does that mean? And how is it different from believing in God?” Our staff explained how it’s not very different; in fact, it goes hand in hand. They also shared that Yeshua (Jesus) is the long-awaited Messiah who came to save the Jewish people and the whole world. Please pray for Jack, especially as he has been coming to the Sabbath dinners for about three months now. He sees something special in them and in the connection our staff has to Jesus. Please also pray for our ministry at NYU and Columbia University, that we will continue to provide gospel opportunities to Jewish students.

Our Israeli guests stayed with us last July. We really enjoyed them. They were courteous, and the children (ages 15, 12, and 9) were very well behaved. They even did the dishes for us! The last morning, they made a special Jewish breakfast for us all, and the father and his son eagerly helped us move some heavy furniture. They were very open to spiritual conversation. We talked about the moral state of America, and that it is a result of the rejection of God’s Word, especially in Genesis 1–11, and they were receptive to what we explained. We also discussed the miracle of Israel’s formation. They took the Isaiah 53 Explained book, the card about Messianic Jewish testimonies, and the “Why we host?” booklet. They were very easy to talk to. The Noah and Sarah (names changed) think they believe in Messiah Yeshua, but we are not sure if they really understand the gospel. We did not get to talk about it explicitly. But they went to the Ark Encounter, which they really enjoyed for a day, and in the Ark, they watched both Noah movies (the second one clearly explains the gospel). They also visited the Creation Museum after leaving us, which has a clear presentation of the gospel, to see if they are interested. They invited us to come stay with them in Tel Aviv someday.

Recently, Chosen People Ministries finished a week-long annual mission trip to a very Jewish area in southeast Florida. There were four teams of volunteers, and each team went to a different site every day, giving out Bibles, tracts, and holding hundreds of conversations about salvation. Here are a few encounters they had:

The team’s first stop was at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). As our staff and volunteers were looking for a parking space, they asked a student standing on a sidewalk for directions. When one of our staff asked him what his spiritual journey in life looked like, the student was quite surprised but shared that he had just become a believer two months ago! Bob (name changed) is Jewish on his mom’s side, and he knew God brought our staff to him. He shared his complete journey from agnosticism to faith! What a way to start the day of outreach!

Later, our team went to an area where students hung out and noticed tables promoting various clubs. The first table had the sign, “I’m Jewish, ask me anything.” Our team had a laminated 8″ x 17″ sign with Hebrew and English text from Isaiah 53. They asked the Jewish girl at that first table to read it and say who she thought the Hebrew text was talking about. She said that Christians would say it’s Jesus. That began a thirty-minute discussion about Jesus and prophecy with her and another Orthodox Jewish friend. It was going well. Soon, a crowd of students gathered to listen to the invigorating discussions.

On the last day, all the teams went together to an art festival with thousands of people in attendance. There, our staff met a Jewish woman, Sandy (name changed), from New York. She had opened her heart to two of our staff members, heard their personal testimonies, and let them pray for her. It turns out she is related to one of Israel’s former prime ministers. Another divine encounter! Finally, two of our staff members shared the gospel with five Jewish couples who have been vacationing at the same hotel our staff and volunteers have stayed at for the last five years. Every year is full of divine appointments and conversations that plant gospel seeds!