Zoli came up from Eilat, a five hour bus drive, and stayed with us from Dec. 1st to Dec 9th, 2005. He’s 30 years old now, has a wife (D’vir), and a two year old son named Ocean, and is in a failing marriage. Three years ago he came close to Yeshua through our love for him and mentally acknowledged Yeshua as Savior. But there needed to be a full, heart surrender. The Lord used the bad situation in his marriage to cause him to seek Yeshua through prayer and reading of His Word for the last few months.

Zoli came with us wherever we went during those nine days. We took the train to Jerusalem and Haifa in outreach. And we all searched for an apartment in the Ramat Gan area because Ruti and I had to move. And these times resulted in many opportunities for me to witness for Yeshua. I was pleasantly surprised to see Zoli also speaking for the Lord. But I’m getting ahead of myself.

The Lord used Zoli’s time with us to bring him into the Kingdom. The second day he was here, we had an extremely powerful time of prayer with him, where much of his pain that he has carried from emotional abuse, people from his parents and his wife, to Israelis here, was released and given to Yeshua. And then, on Dec. 7th, he met Yeshua. The Holy Spirit moved through his body and soul. He described it as ‘hot and cold’ at the same time, and strong electricity that didn’t hurt but felt very good. The Holy Spirit went from his head to his feet and back to his head, twice. He was changed. He’s in process of getting that new heart (Ezk. 36:24-27). We can testify to that. He has a hunger for the Word of God and prayer.

From Wednesday on, when I would witness to people, Zoli would wait till I was done and then ask if he could say something to them. I saw an evangelist being born. Before that day, he’d just let me speak. But now he was saying to Israelis that he knew that Yeshua was real and that in Yeshua, they could really have life too.

What a Joy for Ruti and me. All these years of sowing Seed, prayer and love and now we have begun to see some sweet, heavenly fruit in Zoli. There was something wonderfully different about his smile. Love was overflowing between the three of us. Thank You, Yeshua!

On Thursday, Zoli told me many things which he had done in his life for which he was ashamed of. He was confessing his sins to me. This too was of God. I am 23 years older than Zoli; old enough to be his father. In our relationship, Zoli has wanted to only show me his ‘good side.’ When he had finished sharing his shame, I said,

‘Yeshua wants me to tell you that all your sins, every single one of them, have been forgiven. Yeshua has forgiven you, Zoli. He paid the penalty and took the punishment for them.’

And with that, Zoli began to weep. I hugged and held him.

Zoli told us that he wants to be pure. He’s an expert in martial arts and teaches it, but he’s giving that up now. He sees that it’s not the Way of Yeshua. He’s very open to being taught by me and actually, wants to be a shepherd, like his Abba (me : ) He has called me ‘Abba’ (Papa), for years. And he calls Ruti, ‘Ima’ (Mama). He is truly our son now. When I spoke to him in Eilat, the day after he left us, he said that he felt so ‘light’ and clean because of Yeshua. And he had already witnessed to three Israelis, the new life that they can have in Messiah Yeshua.

Zoli had only been working part time since the summer, and D’vir lost her job about a month and a half ago. Their son will be two years old in a few weeks, on Jan. 6th, 2006. They were in need of funds for food, rent, electric, etc., and a new pair of glasses for D’vir, as her glasses were so scratched up, that she couldn’t see out of them. Before he left on Dec. 9th, we gave Zoli $1,000.

This was part of our fund we had been saving up for our move to another apartment but we felt very strongly that Zoli was to have what we gave him. We are learning to share this world’s goods with those who need it. Our Father always provides for our needs.

The battle has only begun. Zoli’s in a ‘perfect’ situation for growth as D’vir has her own history of being abused. She had a very difficult upbringing. It seems they are a perfect match, for Zoli to be molded into His Image, and for D’vir to come to know the One who heals all our scars.

With Zoli having just been ‘born from Above’ the Lord is sending him into the fiery furnace for purification. As you remember him, please pray for Zoli, D’ver, and for us, as we reach out to Israelis with God’s answer to this world of death, hatred and corruption.