In 2019, Song For Israel was able to boldly help stand in the gap for Israel and the Jewish people. We are so grateful for the opportunity to continue to pursue our goal of proclaiming God's eternal plan through Israel. We could not do that without your support.

Celebrating God’s Provision For Israel

Director, Shmuel Bowman, Deby Brown and art center director

On March 27th, Song For Israel was able to hand a check for $21,000 directly to Shmuel Bowman, Director of Operation Lifeshield, Israel, to purchase our third Bomb Shelter in Israel. We partner with the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), so the check was actually made out to them. This donation was for a large bomb shelter for an art center in Zahor, which is located very close to the Gaza border. I was able to visit the site in April and meet the director of the art school. There are no shelters in the area. Rockets barraged the area in May, so we know that those coming to the art center will now be assured of safety. Song For Israel was mentioned in the ICEJ WORD magazine in their July and November issues.

We began our fourth Bomb Shelter Campaign in the Eshkol Region in Israel where rockets hit regularly. Although this was not completed by year-end, it was completed in January 2020!

Celebrating the People who Participated with Song For Israel

In February we offered a special event featuring Avner and Rachel Boskey from Beersheva, Israel. It was a very special evening as both led us in 30 minutes of worship that included music from Israel in Hebrew and English. Then, Avner gave a compelling and factual message about the state of Israel called, “Who has believed our report? God’s hidden strategy for Israel and the Middle East.“ The event was held at the Yorba Linda Community Center.

On March 27th, we offered a special event featuring Shmuel Bowman, Executive Director of Operation Lifeshield, Israel (mentioned above). He offered two sessions: “Unpacking the Secrets of Hebrew Letters and Language” and “Israel Security Briefing and Strategic Insights for the Middle East.” We had extremely great feedback on this event! This event was held at the Yorba Linda Community Center.

Two Bible Studies in Romans began in January and they wrapped up in May. We don’t normally offer a summer study, but this year we did and we had 14 people attending. In September we began part 4 of the Romans study and completed it by December.

In April, our Song For Israel Israel tour group visited Israel and Jordan. We had 22 attending this year and it was probably our best tour yet. We connected with a new tour guide, Ron Elberg, who was excellent, and we have booked him for the next two years! We toured all over Israel and enjoyed great teaching at each location. Then we crossed the border to visit Petra in Jordan.

After the tour, I was able to stay with friends for a week in a rustic guest house in the Galilee to do some exploring. The guest house overlooked the Sea of Galilee and is located near Chorizin (mentioned in the Bible). We met with Shmuel Bowman and an archaeologist to visit the location of our first bomb shelter. Then we visited Thomas Winder in Majdal Shams (at the border of Syria). We had a delightful meeting with a prayer connection, Dr. Kerry Teplinsky.

In May, we had our annual Walk for Israel, celebrating Israel’s Independence Day as we carried Israeli flags and signs in support of Israel. A lot of people honked in support and the walkers had a lot of fun!

We had a summer fundraiser at the California Pizza Kitchen in Brea. They gave SFI 20% of the spending from those who participated.

SFI Board members enjoyed lunch in the sukkah!

We offered eleven Feast of Tabernacles events - smaller groups than in the past. Some were luncheons and some were dinners. One was even a painting group. We ended up hosting about the same amount of people as we normally do with one large event. Because our groups were smaller, they were more intimate. Deby shared at each event about the significance of this holiday. It is to be celebrated with much joy! This is the one holiday we will all be celebrating during the Millennial kingdom.

We ended the year with our annual Chanukah Party with Robb Schwartz sharing a message. We secured more raffle prizes than ever and most everyone went home with a big smile on their face!

Song For Israel’s Prayer team meets once a month to pray for Israel and the needs of Song For Israel.

In addition to all of our events, Song For Israel has remained very active on social media: website, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and more.

As always, Song For Israel counts on your support. The discrimination towards Israel is rising every day! Your gift is extremely important to SFI because it provides resources that make an immediate impact through education, lifesaving bomb shelters, and ministry to the Jewish people. Will you prayerfully consider partnering with us to proclaim God’s eternal plan for Israel? Please consider a monthly partnership, a one-time gift, and/or (as you plan ahead) a year-end tax-deductible donation for Song For Israel. In addition, you might feel led to consider donating to the following special projects:

1. Bomb Shelter Project

2. Funds to help offset costs for some of our events

3. Song For Israel general budget, which struggles during the summer months

Scripture tells us that “Those who bless Israel will be blessed…” (Genesis 12:3) In addition, our prayer team regularly prays that God will bless you, our donors. Thank you for partnering with Song For Israel to impact our world in support of Israel and the Jewish people. May God richly bless you.

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Blessings and Shalom,

Deby Brown, Director

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