We were given the opportunity to visit the work of the newly established Tel Aviv YWAM team. On the particular day that we spent with Monica we were taken along to a drug ministry work. I have to admit to being sceptical as the efficacy of standing out on a street with coffee juice and bread and hoping people would turn up week after week, but I was wrong!Within a couple of hours 25-30 people had come past and had something to eat or drink. Several also eagerly took the reading material offered, but most exciting was their willingness to talk.

Some of the talk is not that fun, Molly and I were told we looked like a frog and a pig respectively! But insults aside, we were able to talk with a lady for about 30 minutes, she just wanted someone to listen to her and pray for her, and even though she left at the end she was a little bit changed, connected with some people who could continue to help her and definitely touched. Sometimes just showing people they are loved and valued in a physical way is the best way to show Christ’s love for the lost.

It was amazing to know that every week there would be a team of people in that same place making sandwiches, serving coffee and waiting to see who would come across their path that day and what doors God will open.

We look forward with eagerness to seeing what the Tel Aviv team will achieve as they continue to settle into the city and grow.