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Julia Fisher talks to Joseph Haddad - Since the year 2000, Joseph and his wife Ibtissam have worked tirelessly to help and support several Lebanese families who fled from their war town country of Lebanon into northern Israel to seek shelter and safety. Despite working amongst often desperately poor and needy people, I asked Joseph what his hopes were for the future. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org olivetreefund.org/category/books/

Julia Fisher talks to Joseph Haddad - an Israeli Arab pastor living in Haifa in northern Israel. Joseph's parents were Lebanese and came to live in Israel which is where Joseph was born. But he has never forgotten his Lebanese heritage, so when in the year 2000 vast numbers of Lebanese refugees poured over the border into northern Israel, Joseph and his wife Ibtissam were there to help them. A church started and ever since that time, Joseph and Ibtissam have travelled the long journey from Haifa to Nahariya several times a week … I asked him to describe an average week. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Joseph Haddad - Joseph is an Israeli Arab pastor of a church in Nahariya in northern Israel. This was a church that had a surprising beginning – not least to Joseph and his wife Ibtissam. I asked Joseph what happened. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Avi Mizrachi- Avi is a Messianic Jewish pastor based in Tel Aviv. Over the years he has founded a congregation and an outreach centre. Today, in Israel, social media is being used to great effect by believers to share their faith. So I asked Avi to explain more. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Avi Mizrachi - Avi was born in Israel where he's a Messianic Jewish pastor. He's watched the nation develop – seen the numbers of believers grow – founded a congregation and outreach centre. I asked him to look back and describe what he has seen God doing in Israel during his lifetime. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. www.olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Avi Mizrachi - He is a Messianic leader based in Tel Aviv – the city where he was born. He is the founder of the Dugit Outreach Centre and founder of the Messianic congregation, Adonai Roi. But first, as we were speaking at the start of autumn, when the Biblical Feasts of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippour and Succot occur, I asked Avi to explain their meaning to us. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Richard van der Beek - Richard is a man who knows Israel like the back of his hand because he's one of the directors of the tour operator Sarel. So, I asked him, what makes Sarel unique? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org sareltours.com

Julia Fisher talks to Andrey Teplinsky - Originally from Russia, Andrey is a Messianic Jewish Bible teacher and writer based in Haifa in northern Israel. He has written a book called ‘Influence' in which he asks, can or should believers influence the society in which they live? He says, ‘Many Christians do not consider themselves to be God's answer to the urgent problems of society. I believe this is often because the theology that is offered is totally separated from real life.' Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org carmelstreams.com

Julia Fisher talks to Andrey Teplinsky - Originally from Russia, Andrey now lives in northern Israel with his wife and three children and is the founder of Carmel Streams. I began by asking him, what is Carmel Streams? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org carmelstreams.com

Julia Fisher talks to Ofer Amitai - Ofer is a Messianic Jewish pastor, joining us from Jerusalem. If you wonder whether or not to bother with the issue of Israel, then listen now as I ask Ofer to explain more. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Ofer Amitai - Welcome to the Olive Tree. I'm Julia Fisher and with me on the programme today is Ofer Amitai, joining us from Jerusalem. Listen in now as I ask Ofer to describe, as he understands it, what God is doing in Israel. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Ofer Amitai - Joining us from Jerusalem, Ofer is the pastor of a congregation called El Roi and also the director of the Israel Prayer Centre. So when it comes to finding out what God is doing in Israel, Ofer is one the the people I turn to. We're talking in Mid July 2022 – Israel is facing yet another election in November … what has happened to bring this about? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. www.olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Chrissy Rodgers- For the past two weeks we've been hearing the story of Chrissy Rogers who came from the US to the UK, found herself working for Prayer for Israel, then together with Simon Elman and Helen Shapiro formed the vocal gospel trio called Hebron. But there is more to Chrissy's story because she is also very involved with a mission called Messianic Testimony which has its roots way back in the 1800's. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org messianictestimony.com

Julia Fisher talks to Chrissy Rodgers- Chrissy grew up in America and dreamt of becoming a professional French horn player. But that all changed when, as a teenager, she became a Christian and joined a musical group of Jewish believers called the Star of David Singers and went on tour around the US and across Europe for many years. Eventually she came to the UK and began working with the organization Prayer for Israel and some time later met two other professional musicians, Simon Elman and Helen Shapiro and several years later they formed the vocal trio called Hebron. So how did they meet? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Chrissy Rodgers - For those who follow this progamme regularly, you will know that the aim is to bring you stories of believers in Jesus who live in Israel, including the West Bank, to reveal what God is doing there today. You may be asking, why? What has this to do with me? My guest today can answer that question because she is neither Jewish nor lives in Israel – but over the years she has felt compelled to study the Bible for herself to find out why God has such a heart and purpose for Israel and her people wherever they may be living. Today she is part of the vocal trio called Hebron featuring Simon Elman, Helen Shapiro – Chrissy Rogers. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Sandy Shoshani - Today our programme comes from Jerusalem and the office of Be'ad Chaim, a pro-life organization where Sandy Shoshani is the Director. I started by asking Sandy about how her work had been affected during the pandemic. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org beadchaim.com

Julia Fisher talks to Shirya Yahav - Shirya lives in a village close to the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. Last week we heard how Shirya and Daniel were married and the time came for Daniel to leave the army and find a job. Being strong believers they prayed and fasted and Daniel was offered a job with Galtronics – a high tech company in Tiberias. However, they both knew that wouldn't be forever as Shirya now explains. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org penielfellowshipisrael.com

Julia Fisher talks to Shirya Yahav - Welcome to the Olive Tree and the continuing story of Shirya Yahav. Shirya's grandparents came to Israel from Finland and settled in Tiberias in northern Israel. Without knowing any other believers in the land, her grandfather dedicated his life to giving away Bibles in Hebrew to the local population often being met with hostility. Shirya grew up in a very protective and close family so when the time came to leave school I asked her what her plans were. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Shirya Yahav - Welcome to the Olive Tree which this week is coming to you from a village close to the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. My guest has an extraordinary story to tell. Her name is Shirya Yahav. She has been married to Daniel for 41 years. They have 7 children and 14 grandchildren. Shirya comes from a very interesting family, originally from Finland, as she now explains. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Alon Grimberg - Alon is a German Christian married to an Israeli Arab called Rajaa', Alon and Rajaa's heart is to work with children and young people in Israel bringing Jewish and Arab youth together. They have been working in this field of reconciliation for many years and although it's not easy, they are determined to continue as Alon explains. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Alon Grimberg - Welcome to this week's programme which today finds us visiting the home of Alon Grinberg close to Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. This programme is all about hearing the stories of believers living in Israel and the West Bank today to help us understand what God is doing in the region despite the tensions and political upheaval there. Alon is neither Jewish or Arab … as you will hear he was born in Germany. Listen now as he introduces himself and describes the work he and his wife are doing. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Dani Sayag - It was good to be able to travel to Israel again recently and sit down and listen to what life has been like for Israelis during the pandemic … but of course, all that has fallen into the background with the start of the war in Ukraine. The challenge for Dani is that he has many Russian and Ukrainian immigrants in his congregation … so, I asked him, what is the impact of this war on them and also within Israel as the nation anticipates the arrival of several thousands of refugees. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org carmelcongregation.org.il

Julia Fisher talks to Dani Sayag - Welcome to The Olive Tree – the programme that brings you news and interviews from believers in Jesus living in Israel and the West Bank today … Jewish and Arab people. Recently, after a long gap of over two years due to covid, I was able to travel to Israel once again to record these programmes. So join me now as Dani Sayag, pastor of the Carmel Assembly in Haifa, describes what the past two years has been like for him, leading a large congregation. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org carmelcongregation.org.il

Julia Fisher talks to Andrey Teplinksy- Hello and welcome to this edition of The Olive Tree with me Julia Fisher. The date is March 2022 and I'm in Haifa in northern Israel talking to a Russian believer called Andrey Teplinsky about the ongoing war in Ukraine. I asked him to describe how he feels about this war. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Andrey Teplinksy- This week, after a long break of over two years due to covid, I'm back in Israel to gather more stories from believers in Jesus who live there … so that we can hear their stories, understand their lives and also understand just how God is moving and working in Israel and the West Bank in these days. So come with me to Haifa to meet Andrey Teplinsky. Originally from Russia, he made Aliyah and immigrated to Israel over 20 years ago. He begins by sharing his story. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org carmelcongregation.org.il

Julia Fisher talks to Nihad Salman - Hello and welcome to the Olive Tree where the aim of this programme is to introduce you to believers in Jesus living in Israel and the West Bank so you can hear their stories and discover what God is doing in the Middle East … it may surprise you! I'm Julia Fisher and my guest is Nihad Salman – an Arab Christian and pastor in Bethlehem. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. www.olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Nihad Salman - Hello and welcome to the Olive Tree. Nihad is pastor of the Emmanuel Evangelical church in Bethlehem. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Nihad Salman - Hello and welcome to the Olive Tree, the programme that brings you news and interviews with believers in Jesus living in Israel and the West Bank today – Jewish and Arab people – to find out what God is doing in the region. I'm Julia Fisher and my guest today is Nihad Salman, pastor of an evangelical church in Bethlehem. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Claude Ezagouri - Claude is the pastor of a congregation in Tiberias on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. Claude has lived in Israel for many years now and has first hand experience of the challenges that Israel faces both internally and externally. So in this programme I'm going to ask him to describe the bigger picture … Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Claude Ezagouri - Claude is from a Moroccan Jewish family. Today he lives with his wife in Tiberias, on the shores of the Sea of Galilee and together they lead a congregation they founded called the Morning Star Fellowship. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Claude Ezagouri - If you're interested in finding out what God is doing in Israel and the West Bank through the lives of believers who live there then this programme is for you. My guest today lives in Tiberias on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel where he and his wife are pastors of a Messianic congregation called the Morning Star Fellowship. He is Claude Ezagouri. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Christa Behr - Christa is a Christian from Germany who moved to Israel in 1991 when she became aware of the need for repentance and reconciliation particularly, but not exclusively, from her own people towards the Jewish people. She bought a house in Jerusalem and established the Community of Mount Zion. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Christa Behr - She is a Christian from Germany who from an early age became concerned, even appalled, at her nation's role during the Second World War in sending so many Jewish people to their deaths during the Holocaust. She moved to live in Jerusalem in 1991 and her mission was and still is to promote repentance and reconciliation of the church of Jesus from the nations towards Israel. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Christa Behr - Christa has lived in Jerusalem for over 30 years, but she is neither Jewish or Arab – she is German and believes she was called by God to Israel to be a bridge for reconciliation between German people and Jewish people. Her name is Christa Behr. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Eric Benson - Eric is director of The House of Victory Rehab home for men in Haifa, northern Israel. Haifa is one place in Israel where Jews and Arabs co-exist peacefully. Eric starts by sharing his experience of living there. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org carmelcongregation.org.il

Julia Fisher talks to Eric Benson- Eric is director of the House of Victory rehab home for men in Haifa, northern Israel. Eric is from the US …so, I asked him, how did he come to be living and working in Israel? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org carmelcongregation.org.il/ministries/house-victory

Julia Fisher talks to Eric Benson - Eric is director of The House of Victory re-hab centre in Haifa, northern Israel, for men recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. We have much to talk about … but before Eric tells his story, he starts with telling the story of the House of Victory or Beit Nitzachon as it's called in Hebrew. When did this work as we know it today start? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. www.olivetreefund.org www.carmelcongregation.org.il

Julia Fisher talks to Maayan Shoshani - On last week's programme Maayan shared her experience of establishing a home for women struggling with drug addiction and prostitution in Tel Aviv. Today we talk about how she comes to be doing what she's doing and hear her story! She was born in Israel; her parents are both Jewish. Maayan begins by describing her early life. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org jewsforjesus.org

Julia Fisher talks to Maayan Shoshani - Maayan is a team member with Jews for Jesus in Tel Aviv in Israel. She shared with us last week about the home for women who are addicted to drugs that she and others on her team have recently opened in Tel Aviv. Today we explore that story further … are there many homes like this in Israel? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org jewsforjesus.org

Julia Fisher talks to Maayan Shoshani - Maayan is one of the team members of Jews for Jesus in Israel, and recently she's been involved in opening a home cum respite centre for homeless women in Tel Aviv many of them prostitutes and drug addicts. I asked her why? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org jewsforjesus.org

Julia Fisher talks to Lina Eid - Lina is married to Hanna who is the pastor of an evangelical church in the village of Eilaboun in northern Israel, and they have 4 daughters. Lina shares the pastoral work with her husband … and on top of all her other responsibilities, this year she embarked on a course at the Israel College of the Bible. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Hanna Eid - Along with his wife Lina, they lead an evangelical church in their home village of Eilaboun in northern Israel. Being evangelical Arab Christians puts Hanna and Lina into the minority amongst their orthodox Christian and Muslim neighbours. So how do they go about their work? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Hanna Eid - Hanna was born in the same village in which he now lives with his wife and daughters – but he could be living a very different life because a few years ago he graduated from Haifa University with a degree in Civil Engineering. So why did he go back to the village where he grew up? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Eli Birnbaum - Eli is director of the work of the mission organisation Jews for Jesus. Their aim is to make the person of Jesus known to as many people as possible and they are creative in how they go about it! Eli heads a team of over 50 missionaries and here he shares about their latest venture – Jerusalem! Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org jewsforjesus.org

Julia Fisher talks to Eli Birnbaum - We continue to hear about the work of the mission organisation Jews for Jesus in Israel where Eli Birnbaum is the director. With teams in many countries of the world, it is in Israel that Jews for Jesus has the largest number of missionaries working out of their base in Tel Aviv. I began by asking Eli to describe his team and the work they are currently doing. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org jewsforjesus.org/tel-aviv

Julia Fisher talks to Eli Birnbaum - Eli is director of the work of the mission organisation Jews for Jesus. Their aim is to make the person of Jesus known to as many people as possible and they are creative in how they go about it! Eli heads a team of over 50 missionaries and here he shares about their latest venture – Jerusalem! Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org jewsforjesus.org/tel-aviv

Julia Fisher talks to Julia Pascoe - Julia is a missionary with Jews for Jesus. She was born and brought up in London and was enjoying a good job in London when she met a Christian and eventually became persuaded that Jesus was indeed the Jewish Messiah. At that point, her life changed for ever and she decided to give up her job, much to her family's concern, and join the international missionary movement, Jews for Jesus. In this, the final part of her story, I asked Julia to step back and look at the global picture of what God is doing amongst Jewish communities scattered in various nations around the world. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org jewsforjesus.org

Julia Fisher talks to Julia Pascoe - Julia is Jewish and was born in London into a traditional Jewish family. When she met a Christian who introduced her to Jesus, her family were not impressed and so began Julia's new life of faith – alone. She had a good job in London but decided to give it up to become a missionary. So what was her last day in the office like? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org jewsforjesus.org

Julia Fisher talks to Julia Pascoe - Julia is a missionary with Jews for Jesus. She was born in London into a Jewish family. Whilst they were not particularly religious, they followed Jewish traditions. It was whilst working at a successful job in London that Julia met a Christian friend who started talking to her about the person of Jesus … so how did she react? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org jewsforjesus.org

Julia Fisher talks to Labib Madanat - This is the Olive Tree, bringing you news from Israel and the wider Middle East all the time seeking to know what God is doing there despite the apparent tensions and frequent conflicts. By speaking to believers who live there and know the region well we can bring you some good news! Today Labib Madanat, who covers the Middle East and North Africa for the Bible Society shares some recent stories from people he knows that are bringing him great encouragement. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Labib Madanat - Born in Jordan, Labib is well qualified to bring us news from the region. He spent much of his childhood in Jerusalem where his father was a pastor. He later studied in Iraq before returning to Jerusalem to take on a job with the Bible Society. All that was many years ago and today he is the advisor for the Bible Society for their work in the Middle East and North Africa. I asked him to describe the situation in Syria … what is life like for Christians who live there. Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide. olivetreefund.org