Israel (MNN) — At least six people are dead and more than a dozen injured after a terrorist attack in northern Jerusalem. Monday morning, two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in a busy intersection. Civilians and local police shot and killed the attackers on the scene.
It was the deadliest attack in Israel’s capital in years.
(Photo courtesy of Mike Labrum/Unsplash)
Against the backdrop of war, the nation has seen an increase in attacks targeting civilians. Pastor Israel Pochtar with Beit Hallel Congregation says that amid tragedy, Israeli Christians are offering the comfort of Christ.
“The Gospel is the only hope for Israel,” he says.
Beit Hallel Congregation is committed to advancing the Gospel in tangible ways — and with a sense of urgency.
In a few months, the church will open its new Evangelism and Discipleship Center in Ashdod, about an hour from Jerusalem.
“We have more and more people getting saved, coming to the Lord, and discovering Jesus,” says Pochtar. “But the building we use is built in a way that, besides a weekend service, we cannot do different activities.
“This new Evangelism and Discipleship facility allows us to reach out to people and, when they come to us, share the Gospel…and also discipleship. We needed a venue for Bible school, for trainings — for leadership training, for pastors’ training, for youth.”
Beit Hallel Congregation’s new Evangelism and Discipleship Center in Ashdod. (Screenshot courtesy of Beit Hallel Congregation)
Pochtar asks, “Pray for our team, to encourage and build us up. Pray for more leaders and evangelists.”
As Beit Hallel Congregation commissions the new Evangelism and Discipleship Center, pray that God will use it to grow His Kingdom.
Pray for Israel to know the peace and hope of Christ.
Header photo: Jerusalem, Israel. (Photo courtesy of Dariusz Kanclerz/Unsplash)
