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Read Desktop Version 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 2019 ANNUAL REPORT EAGLESWINGS.ORG EW Annual Report 2019 - PRINT VERSION - V8.indd 2-3 2/21/20 4:42 PM Nationally, our work of bringing together Jewish and Christian leaders in cities across America Dear Friend, continues to grow and flourish. From marches down Fifth Avenue in New York City to We are living in a time of unprecedented and constantly Celebrate Israel rallies in Los Angeles, we are mobilizing Christians to active support for Israel. accelerating change. The political, social, and religious landscape is in massive flux. Eagles’ Wings is poised as Generationally, we continue to bring emerging young pastors to Israel, providing the never before to address these changes and provide opportunity for them to see Israel first-hand. Each time they return educated, inspired, and leadership in this unique time in human history. equipped to activate their congregations to support Israel. Globally, Eagles’ Wings is actively engaged in mobilizing Finally, we are seeing historic openness for dialogue and connection with formerly closed Muslim the Christian community to stand with Israel. Our nations such as Azerbaijan, who are beginning to welcome a Christian presence and who are movement touched six continents this year, mobilizing aligning themselves in support of Israel. All of this is only possible through the generosity and millions to prayer through the Day of Prayer for the hard work of our partners, volunteers, and staff. In the midst of the global changes impacting Peace of Jerusalem and strategic ministry tours to our world, Eagles’ Wings will continue to be at the forefront of awakening the Church to their role Germany, Brazil, and the Philippines. as a light to the world, extending friendship to diverse groups and sounding a clear call to stand strong for Israel. Shalom, Bishop Robert Stearns Executive Director Eagles’ Wings EW Annual Report 2019 - PRINT VERSION - V8.indd 4-5 2/21/20 4:42 PM ISRAEL IMPACT 60 Millennial Pastors from North and South America Changed in Israel Through the Eagles’ Wings/Israel Christian Nexus Millennial Leaders Trip, sixty next-generation pastors from ten states and three nations experienced the land and people of Israel in a way that will mark their lives forever, on a strategic ten-day experience in Israel. In an unprecedented way, through the work of Eagles’ Wings, young pastors are awakening to the reality of God’s heart for the land and people of Israel. Since 2016, Bishop Stearns has brought over 200 millennial pastors from both North and South America to Israel to help educate these young, significant, evangelical leaders in the truth concerning Israel and the Jewish people. Sixty pastors from the United States, Canada and Brazil on top of Mt. Carmel This last trip alone will have a combined impact of over 35 million people through the influence of these leaders’ congregants and social media. Pastors riding in a boat on the Sea of Galilee listen to a Pastors standing on the Mt. of Olives take a moment to pray teaching about the biblical history of this region Thirty key young leaders from the church in Brazil, Psalm 122 while overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem many who pastor ministries of thousands EW Annual Report 2019 - PRINT VERSION - V8.indd 6-7 2/21/20 4:42 PM ISRAEL IMPACT US Ambassador David Friedman addresses Global Prayer Movement for Israel Hundreds gathered in Jerusalem, and millions gathered around the world to join together in prayer as part of the seventeenth annual Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem (DPPJ) on October 6th! The event was held in Jerusalem and featured special guests from both the Jewish and Christian communities as well as a special keynote address from the U.S. Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman (pictured at right). News media outlets such as GOD TV, Fox News, Jewish News Syndicate (JNS), Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), and others broadcasted the event to more than 190 nations. Christians from around the world show their support while standing on the walls Blowing the shofar to open the global Hundreds gathered in Jerusalem of the Old City of Jerusalem DPPJ television broadcast Ambassador Friedman with Bishop Stearns for the DPPJ global broadcast EW Annual Report 2019 - PRINT VERSION - V8.indd 8-9 2/21/20 4:42 PM ISRAEL IMPACT Awake Jerusalem For the second year in a row, Eagles’ Wings the difficulties of the Palestinian Christians. mobilized hundreds of Christians from Even in the most difficult of times, he has around the world for a special three-day always brought his groups into Bethlehem non-stop worship and prayer gathering in and brought much assistance to the Israel called “Awake Jerusalem.” Christians living here. Robert is one who is building a trusted bridge between the sons This initiative included concerts and of Isaac and the sons of Ishmael.” prayer vigils at key sites throughout Jerusalem, such as the Southern Steps In preparation for the gathering, over of the Temple Mount and Zedekiah’s 1,000 Christians from twenty different Cave. The group also traveled to nations set aside twenty-one days to Bethlehem, to show solidarity with fast and pray from September 8 – 29, the Palestinian Christian population. praying for peace and blessing on Israel Palestinian Christian leader Maher and her inhabitants. Worship at Zedekiah’s Cave under the Canawati said, “Robert Stearns and Eagles’ Old City of Jerusalem Wings are one of the primary Christian Internationally recognized musicians groups who always faithfully remember and church leaders including Rick Pino, Eddie James, Teo Hayashi, Pastor Rusty Nelson, Jose Diaz, and others joined Bishop Robert Stearns for this unique event. Global leaders shared Rick Pino speaking Hundreds gathered for a special night Leading a prayer time for the The Western Wall during evening sessions at Awake Jerusalem of music and prayer in Zedekiah’s Cave Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem EW Annual Report 2019 - PRINT VERSION - V8.indd 10-11 2/21/20 4:43 PM ISRAEL IMPACT US Students work in the vineyards Feeding Hundreds Each Week in Israel and serve the needy in Israel The latest reports are staggering: 1.8 dine together in comfort and dignity. million people in Israel are living below In addition to the daily meals, there are Eagles’ Wings Israel Experience brought became more real than they could have hoped the poverty line. Almost 1 million of also special food boxes that are provided to teenagers and young adults from across or dreamed. those people are children. all in need for Shabbat and special Jewish the United States to Israel for a dynamic holidays. These care packages ensure that educational trip. Following that experience, the group spent Eagles’ Wings is actively engaged in those in need do not go hungry on days when a morning at the Jerusalem Abraham’s Bread addressing this crisis. With our partners the center is closed. In addition to seeing sites and participating Feeding Center, packing special holiday in the land, Eagles’ Wings has established in lectures with guest speakers, the young boxes with two full meals, two loaves of challah Abraham’s Bread Feeding Centers in people also spent a day working in vineyards bread (used for the Shabbat meal), and fresh Jerusalem and Tiberias. in the hills of Samaria. Together the group cheese, that were distributed to those in need read scriptures like Isaiah 61:5, “Strangers will across the city in time for the Shavuot holiday. Located on busy street corners, these sites shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work operate like a “free restaurant” where “guests” your fields and vineyards,” and then walked The Israel Experience, the young adult are served at tables, and not left to wait in out onto the vineyard and began dressing the Christian birthright trip, is giving young soup kitchen lines. Young families, new vines. As they worked under the hot summer people a heart for Israel. immigrants, and elderly Holocaust survivors Israeli sun, all of a sudden the scripture An Ethiopian immigrant family being cared for at the feeding center EW Annual Report 2019 - PRINT VERSION - V8.indd 12-13 2/21/20 4:43 PM USA IMPACT Combating Anti-Semitism Globally and Locally Bishop Stearns was invited to a special was Matthew from the Eagles’ Wings by-invitation-only conference, hosted in Team who met Special Envoy Carr at one Jerusalem by the Global Coalition for Israel of our recent events in Los Angeles and and the Legal Network, gathering 300 impressed him with his passionate stand for Jewish and pro-Israel leaders and legal Israel and knowledge of the current situation. experts from over thirty countries around the world. The following month Special Envoy Carr addressed a select gathering of key Christian The four-day gathering featured strategic leaders in New York City, sharing with them workshops, as well as presentations by the importance of the Christian church Elan Carr, Gilad Erdan and leaders such as President of Israel being vocal and active in their stand Bishop Robert with White House Special Envoy for President of Israel Reuven Reuven Rivlin, Public Security Minister against Anti-Semitism. Rivlin at the Antisemitism Combating Anti-Semitism, Elan Carr with conference in Israel key East Coast Jewish and Christian leaders of Israel Gilad Erdan, U.S. Special Envoy (credit: Israel Hayom) at a special briefing in New York for Combating Anti-Semitism Elan Carr, We look forward to these key partnerships and many more. continuing to grow in the days to come, for the strengthening of Israel and the Jewish In his comments to the global gathering, people! Special Envoy Carr described a conversation US Special Envoy for Combating he had with a young man who was a Anti-Semitism, pro-Israel evangelical.
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