Light for the Nations

Shalom from Jerusalem! 

    If you’ve ever had the chance to meet us in person, you know Maoz is an Israel-based ministry. Our team in Israel is made up of Israeli Jews and Arabs—a ministry by Israelis, for Israelis. 

    But the story of God’s plan of the ages was never just about Israel. God’s story of mass redemption begins with Israel but ends with you and your people. 

    Israel was called to be a light to the nations—to lead the way home to God.

    But in every generation, Israel must be shown afresh how to be that light. The light is Yeshua and so while our Israel team reaches out to Israelis, our Maoz branches around the world are expanding to reach you and your nation.

    Opening these branches hasn’t been a cakewalk. The pushback against anything Israel has long been an issue. After all, our role is to bear the light that will bring salvation to the world.

    When we applied for charity status in France, we decided to call it Maoz France and not Maoz Israel France. Our message stayed the same, but the “Israel” part of the name would draw too much attention and could invite a rock through the office window. Even without Israel in the name, being an Israel-related entity required two years to secure charity status and a bank account.

    UK and Ireland were also challenges, but we have always been patient. We understand pioneering. Israel is about the long haul. And when we succeeded more than 20 years ago, Maoz became the first Messianic Israeli organization to gain charity status in both countries.

    Our branches outside of Israel often host members of our team, as you just saw in this month’s report.  This summer, we went to France. This winter, we plan to send our Jewish and Arab Maoz team members to rally Christians and reach thousands of French and Arabic-speaking Muslims in Africa. Our fight is to bring the Kingdom of God and pushback against anti-Semitic sentiments. We believe Muslims who understand they were freed by a Jewish King will surely love His Jewish people! 

    This trip will cost an estimated $25,000. And you can be a part of making it happen!

    Like the disciples did in the first century, we come from Israel to share the wonders of God’s faithfulness to the rest of the world. 

    We share these truths with multitudes of unbelievers and Christians alike through Maoz branches in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Germany, France, South Korea and Brazil, providing materials in Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hebrew and even Arabic.

    Our teams in each country are dedicated to connecting you with a biblical understanding of Israel and first-hand information from Israel. So if you’re in any of these countries, look us up! Our team would love to meet you!  

Looking forward to meeting you,

Kobi and Shani Ferguson