Internet evangelism in Israel picks up steam
Encouraging stuff….
We first wrote about One For Israel last summer, highlighting the unique work of a small group of Israeli Messianic Jews to reach their countrymen with the message of Yeshua (Jesus) via the Internet.
Eitan, the founder of One For Israel, contacted Israel Today to report that 2010 had seen “some interesting statistics and encourging stories,” and that the group is planning some dynamic additions for the coming year.
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The most popular of the group’s websites is iGod.co.il, a website geared more toward average “secular” Israelis looking for something deeper out of life. It couples well with another of their websites, medabrim.co.il, a site that features a whole library of video testimonials and teachings.
xRabbi.co.il targets those Israelis with a more Orthodox Jewish background, and a fourth website whose URL is written in Hebrew allows visitors to either download or order a print copy of the New Testament, for free.
Eitan and the group insist that this is a prime avenue for reaching Israelis with the Gospel, noting that Israelis on average spend about twice as much time on the Internet as Americans. And many of them are searching for God, as evidenced by the fact that every month Israelis search (in Hebrew):
56,000 times for the term “messiah”;
12,500 times for “Yeshua”;
42,000 times for the term “god”;
10,000 times for the term “redemption”; and
2,200 times for the term “New Testament”
Those who find the One For Israel websites are exposed to very high quality content that very effectively explains faith in Yeshua and what it means for Jews. Some have developed such a deep relationship with the Lord and with the One For Israel staff that they felt the need to provide their testimonies.
Tags: Christianity, Internet & Technology, Israel
March 22nd, 2011 at 8:22 am
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