17 Tevet, 5772 --- January 12, 2012.

     Dear Friend

          Shalom and Warmest greetings to you in the Worthy Name of Him who is The Glory of His people Israel and Savior of

     the World. Thank you for your friendship and partnership by your prayers and giving for this ministry of reaching the

    Jewish and non-Jewish people with the Word of God. Thank you for staying with us in 2011. May the Lord- God of Israel

    richly bless you in the new 2012 Year. May you have a Happy New Year. We are praying for you all, realizing that we

    need each other to fulfill our Heavenly Father’s will at places where he put us to serve Him. His will is to save the lost,

    heal the sick, bring deliverance to those who are bondage, preach the Gospel and share the Good News with people. We

    believe that this year, 2012, is another year of preparation for the Church for the coming of Yeshua. In these days, the Lord

    is calling us to get closer to Him to hear His voice and get filled with Holy Spirit every day and walk in obedience to His will.

          In December 2011, we met and witnessed to more than 1100 (one thousand one hundred) people. More than 1000 from

    this number I witnessed in Philadelphia when I was on my missionary trip. Couple thousands brochures and some Bibles

    were distributed there. But about this work in Phila. , I’m going to write in my next prayer letter, God willing.

          In Portland, OR in the Lloyd Center mall I met one Muslim man with whom I had a discussion.   He is from the same

    group I had a discussion half a year ago. Those people were converted from ‘Christianity’ to Islam. I also figured out that

    they had Islamic missionary brochures which they distribute to the Americans. The Muslim guy didn’t take anything from

    me that I offered to him. One young Muslim lady from Tunisia and an Arabic man from Israel accepted from me brochures.

    In Clackamas Mall I met three Israelites. When I started to witness to them, they started to have a dispute between

    themselves about Jesus. One of them was very against Jesus, another one was neutral, and the other was just very quiet.

    At the end the person who was quiet and didn’t open his mouth asked me for the Hebrew New Testament. I gladly gave it

    to him. A Turkish man accepted a NT and two other Christian books in Turkish language. When we walked through the

     mall, I saw that the Turkish man opened the book I gave to Him and read it. In the food court, I met a couple Chinese

    people who accepted from me one Chinese Bible and a couple brochures in Chinese language. In Beaverton Mall, OR, I

   met three Israelites. Two of them recognized me because I witnessed to them in Cleveland, OH. It was a great blessing that

   they even remembered that I witnessed to them about Jesus. The third one was from Ukraine who immigrated to Israel with

    his parents many years ago. He speaks Russian. I witnessed to him, and he told me that he thought about Jesus before. He

   also said that when he checked the prophecies he more believed that Jesus is the Messiah of Israel. I was very blessed to

   hear this. He gladly accepted the Hebrew New Testament from me. There were much more Israelites and people from

   different countries we wanted to witness to in the mall, but unfortunately somebody called the security on us and they came.

   Security made photos of us, and asked us to leave. We left.

         In Vancouver mall, WA I met one Iranian man. I thought that he is a Muslim, and witnessed to him as for a Muslim. I

    mentioned to him that my father was a Muslim. I was shocked when the man told me that he is from Iran, but he is Jewish.

   I was really surprised. So I told him that my mother was Jewish as well. It was a surprise for him that I am from a Muslim-

   Jewish background. Praise God that he accepted a Hebrew NT for himself, and also he took from me a Gospel of John in

   Persian language for his Muslim friend. I also met a lady from Mexico, two Americans, and a Vietnamese people. Four

   Chinese took from us one Bible and a couple brochures. A man from India accepted NT. Another American man whose

   father recently died was very appreciative when we shared with him about the hope we have in Jesus Christ. I believe he

   was encouraged to read the Word of God.

        In Pittsburgh, PA in the Monroeville Mall I met one Israeli M. who has business with Arabs. I witnessed to them and M.

   accepted a Bible in Hebrew from me. In the same mall I met two young Israeli women. When I witnessed to them, one of

   them said that she is not interested. But the second told me that she has a friend in Israel who is a Christian. The lady

   accepted a Hebrew New Testament from me. In the Chinese buffet we also had an opportunity to witness to the Chinese

    people and they accepted 6 brochures in the Chinese language.

        In the Cleveland streets, OH I met people from Romania, Hungary, Armenia, Poland, and sure I met the Jewish people.

    An American Jew who I met decided to accept a Bible from me even he said that he is secular. When I went to my car to

   take the Bible, the man sat in his car, and when he saw that I am running towards him to give the Bible, he pushed his pedal

   more to have speed and drove from me. If he could just imagine from what he was running from. He ran from his salvation.  

       May the Lord richly bless you and thank you so much for your partnership.

       Our small congregation is doing well. Thank you for your prayers.

        If God leads you to start or continue to help us financially, please send your donation to the Beth-El Messianic

   Congregation, P.O. Box 360165, Cleveland, OH 44136. Thank you. All donations are tax deductible.

       We are praying for more faithful supporters of the ministry as we need prayers and financial help to continue to reach

    lost souls for our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

       May the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel bless you.

       In Lord-Messiah Yeshua, Beth-El Messianic Ministries and Pastor Igor, your missionary. Shalom.