Dear Friends,

Chosen People Ministries, now in our 128th year of ministry, will continue to build on the solid foundation laid by our founder, Rabbi Leopold Cohn, and the hundreds of missionaries and servants of the Lord who preceded today’s staff family.

Jesus emphasized this need for a firm foundation when speaking to His disciples after giving the Sermon on the Mount: “Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock” (Matt 7:24).

Jesus is the foundation and cornerstone of our faith! The psalmist pointed to the One who, though rejected, would be the cornerstone of the kingdom: “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner stone. This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes” (Ps 118:22–23). Chosen People Ministries is built upon the foundation of Jesus the Messiah and the Bible—the word of God.  

Paul wrote to believers in Ephesus about this foundation:  

“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints, and are of God’s household, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord, in whom you also are being built together into a dwelling of God in the Spirit” (Eph 2:19–22, emphasis added).  

We learn a lot from the Apostle Paul about building a solid foundation for the Lord’s work. He was an experienced ministry builder and wrote quite a bit about the importance of a solid foundation. Wherever Chosen People Ministries staff have gone and whatever we have done throughout the years to build the Lord’s work among the Jewish people, the foundation is always the same—the Lord Himself and the Bible.

We make Jesus known for all He is and what He did, and we teach and preach the Bible to those with genuine spiritual hunger. The Great Commission also never changes. We are called to proclaim the gospel, lead others to faith in the Messiah, and make disciples of all who believe (Matthew 28:19–20; Acts 1:8). This foundation includes the importance and priority God places on Jewish evangelism (Romans 1:16), if one takes the words of Paul literally! 

The Goal of the Foundations ’22 Campaign 

Our goal for the Foundations ’22 campaign is to build Chosen People Ministries for the future—until the Lord returns! To do this, we need to return to and embrace the very foundation of our ministry and reaffirm the basic elements of our work.  

This clarion call to evangelize, disciple, and train others to do the same grows out of the Great Commission: “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:19–20, emphasis added).  

The task never changes! The opportunities and circumstances of the day might influence how we carry out the commission and the tools we use. But our message and work is always the same! For example, Chosen People Ministries has confronted two world wars, various global economic disasters, the Holocaust, the establishment of the State of Israel, and the multiple wars in the aftermath of 1948 (i.e., 1967, 1973, its Lebanon Wars, and two intifadas).  

These challenges impacted the ways in which we carried out our Jewish gospel mandate and led to creating new tools to reach and serve the Jewish people. God used our staff, particularly in the aftermath of the Holocaust, to help Jewish people who survived the Holocaust re-settle in Europe and Israel and feed the poor survivors as they returned home to their European communities. We have helped immigrants from the former Soviet Union, many of whom were Holocaust survivors as children, but today, of course, are elderly and have so many needs.  

The greatest of these needs is hearing about Jesus, and over the last two decades, we have served these dear people and have shared the message of hope through Jesus with hundreds. By God’s grace, many Holocaust survivors have given their hearts to the Lord. The recent pandemic also required us to shift strategies as so much of our effort was focused online, which was the best way for Chosen People Ministries to enter the homes and lives of Jewish nonbelievers and believers alike.  

We needed to limit our usual method of meeting with people in person during the pandemic, but we were still able to carry out our ministry goals. Now, it is time to get back to in-person meetings and to even greater involvement in the lives of those we serve. This year, we will strengthen our ministry in three areas, which should come as no surprise. First, we will emphasize direct personal evangelism as we are able. We will also disciple those who come to faith and help them grow in their faith and become part of congregations. Additionally, we will train the next generation of Jewish and Gentile believers to serve the Lord with greater depth and expertise.  

Your Partnership in the Foundations ’22 Campaign 

You can partner with Chosen People Ministries through prayer, giving and personal involvement.  

Prayer  

Please pray that Chosen People Ministries missionaries in the UK remain faithful and effective in proclaiming the gospel of the Jewish Messiah in and out of season—through pandemic and political turmoil as this world is in desperate need of His Shalom today.  

Pray that the seeds of the gospel land on good soil and produce much fruit in London, Manchester, Leeds and throughout the major Jewish communities across our country.  

Finally, pray the Lord raises up a new generation of believers to reach Jewish not-yet believers with the message of Jesus!  

Your Partnership  

We plan to get back to basics and do more personal work—one to one, heart to heart ministry among our Jewish people…the fog is lifting and we are ready! We are praying for the Lord to provide the funding so that we may focus on and increase our work of evangelism, discipleship, and training in the days ahead. Some of the funds we raise in the UK will go to operate our centres and to support missionaries in Israel, Russia and other places where they cannot raise their basic funding needs. We want to help them! 

Please designate your gift to ‘overseas support’ if this is your preference for support. We especially need funds for people hoping to join our staff as missionaries. These dedicated souls are so precious as these are the members of the Lord’s special forces who are on the front lines bringing the Gospel to God’s chosen people Allow me to describe some of the ways you can get involved:  

Personal Involvement  

1. Introduce us to your not-yet-believing Jewish friend. We need your help identifying Jewish people we can talk to about Jesus. We will be happy to send your friend a free copy of my book, Isaiah 53 Explained, and ask if they would like a personal contact with one of our UK Missionaries.
2. Connect us to Jewish believers you know. We would like to reach out to Jewish believers you know and encourage them with the various growth and service opportunities available to them through Chosen People Ministries. We have materials, mentors and so much more to help Jewish believers grown in their faith.
3. Join us in training for Jewish ministry. We have many training and teaching opportunities available that you can be part of and also promote these to your fellowship, church or Bible study groups. For example, you may want one of our missionaries to come and speak at your fellowship gathering, they are gifted in delivering a number of topics concerning God’s heart for the Jewish People and the land of Israel, and expanding further on how Messiah is revealed in the Old Testament Scriptures.

Please also join our weekly online bible study, contact info@chosenpeople.org.uk for details on how to join. We have had no end of feedback to say how much people are enjoying it and that they are learning so much! We would love for you to join us.

We will describe more of the specifics of our Foundations ’22 campaign in the months ahead. I will begin by sharing vital information and fuel for your prayer life in this newsletter, about some of the hard-to-reach Jewish communities with whom we are already engaged with and hope to serve even more in 2022. Thanks for caring, praying getting more involved and supporting our ministry among the Jewish people, in the UK and beyond. 

P.S. Your gift of £25.00 or more at this time will help us move towards our goal of £220,000 in 2022!