In Jerusalem, our follow-up team continues to meet people week after week—creating a steady place where conversations can grow over time. These are not one-time encounters. They are relationships that develop slowly, where trust is built, and where people feel safe enough to open their hearts.
Over the past few months, a woman named Anna began joining these gatherings.
Anna is a film director who fled Belarus after facing the threat of imprisonment because of a documentary she produced about the protests there. Leaving her country behind was not just a physical move—it meant stepping into an uncertain future, carrying both loss and unanswered questions.
When she first came to one of our meetings in Jerusalem, she was quiet and observant. She listened more than she spoke. But she kept coming back.
Over time, she began to share that she felt something different in these gatherings—something peaceful, something genuine. She could not fully explain it, but she knew she wanted to return. At one point, she asked for a Bible and began reading on her own, trying to understand more.
As trust grew, so did the conversations.
During one of the recent meetings, Anna approached one of our follow-up team members and offered to show some of the films she had created. She explained that even now, she continues to document people with meaningful life stories. That moment opened the door to a deeper exchange, and for the first time, she began to share her own story more openly.
She spoke about a painful loss she carries—the death of her child during childbirth. Since then, she has not been able to have children. It is a quiet grief she has lived with for years.
She also shared something even more personal. During that time, she experienced a clinical death for several minutes. She described being in a place of deep peace—so peaceful that she did not want to return. Since that experience, she has carried a constant awareness of eternity. It stayed with her, shaping her thoughts, leading her to search for God, though she never found clear answers.
Earlier that same day, before coming to the meeting, Anna had gone to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. She hoped that in that place, she might somehow connect with God and find clarity. But when she arrived, it was closed.
With nowhere else to go, she came to the meeting.
What could have seemed like a small disappointment became a turning point.
In the conversation that followed, one of our team members gently shared her own testimony—speaking about encountering the Lord, about heaven as a real promise, and about the difference Yeshua makes in a person’s life. She explained that God is not distant or limited to a place, and that even now, He was reaching out to her personally.
For the first time, Anna heard a clear and simple explanation of repentance and of receiving Yeshua—not as a tradition, but as a living relationship and the way to eternal life.
Something in her heart responded immediately.
With joy and sincerity, she chose to turn to the Lord and receive Yeshua right there, in that simple setting.
What stands out in this story is how it unfolded. It was not rushed. It did not happen in a single moment. It was the result of consistent follow-up—of people who took the time to listen, to build trust, and to walk with her step by step.
Our follow-up team became the bridge between her long search and a clear encounter with truth.
Anna had been carrying questions for years. She had experienced loss, searched for meaning, and even come close to death. But it was through a series of ordinary meetings—faithfully led and relationally grounded—that everything came together.
This is why follow-up matters.
Thank you for standing with us and making this work possible. Because of your support, we are able to continue meeting people, building relationships, and being present in the moments where God is already at work.
Please pray for Anna as she begins this new journey of faith, and for our follow-up team as they continue to serve faithfully—one life, one conversation at a time.