LCJE Bulletin Issue 130, November-December 2017

”Jewish Evangelism in East Asia” Conference

The Cartwright Petition The Balfour Declaration - 100 years

Networking Jewish Evangelism

LCJELausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism From the Coordinator ”O come, o come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel”

U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel; the 100th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration; General Allenby The November-December timeframe for this issue has also witnessed LCJE Bulletin several momentous events and anniversaries: President Trump’s Decem- Issue No. 130 ber 6th recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, which delighted most November-December 2017 American evangelicals but created a political firestorm in much of the rest of the world; the hundredth anniversary of the signing of the Balfour © Lausanne Consultation on Declaration on November 2nd (see pp. 6-7 of this issue); and, finally, Jewish Evangelism the hundredth anniversary of General Allenby’s ‘re-capture’ of Jerusalem Editor: Jim Melnick from the Ottoman Turks on December 11, 1917. Next year, of course, will Address: LCJE be the 70th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel, and we will P.O. Box 5501 be monitoring the impact of that all of these events and anniversaries on Falmouth, VA 22403 USA the state of Jewish evangelism in our world today. Printed by: Wave Printing & The LCJE East Asia Conference in Japan Graphics, Fredericksburg, VA The November 2017 LCJE Conference, “Jewish Evangelism in East Asia: USA Looking for Opportunities, Making Connections,” hosted by LCJE Japan (with LCJE Korea and the Lausanne Japan Committee as supporting or- Individual membership US $25 ganizations), was an amazing time of fellowship, reports and networking, annually; subscription US $15 with attendees from some 13 countries gathered together for the cause payable to ‘LCJE’ of Jewish evangelism. I wish I could have bottled up the spirit of unity Payment: By check or bank and enthusiasm at this conference and share it with all of you! Let me wire transfer; see www.LCJE.net simply say that the Lord is at work in Asia in the area of Jewish evange- lism in sometimes stunning ways, and I trust that LCJE members around the world will be encouraged to learn about the exciting new ministries CONTENTS developing in Asia today. Many thanks to LCJE Japan Area Coordinator Charles Klingensmith and his wonderful team and support staff for put- 2 From the Coordinator ting together a very professional and worthwhile conference and for the 3 Devotional: Experiencing continued building of bridges between East and West. God’s Life-transforming Grace in Ministry The Cartwright Petition of 1648/1649 4 LCJE Prayer Calendar One never knows where an LCJE conference might lead! The LCJE North (AustralAsia) America conference in Denver this past year (with its panel discussions 5 News & Views: Jerusalem on Gerald McDermott’s book on The New Christian Zionism) led me on an & Turkey; Alliance for the historical ‘treasure hunt’ to another book, More Desired than our owne Peace of Jerusalem and Salvation, which eventually led to the ‘re-discovery,’ if you will, of the new poll of evangelicals; Cartwright Petition, which has lain in relative obscurity in a library in San Barna study strikes nerve Francisco for some time. With this article, I hope that its significance will 6 The Balfour Declaration: not go unnoticed by those who care about our history. A 100-Year Celebration 8 The Cartwright Petition Prayer and Devotional of 1648/1649 Prayer is vital to our lives as believers. We need more of it in LCJE! 10 LCJE Academic Corner: LCJE AustralAsia has led the way with its monthly prayer calendar and fo- Jeong Jacob Lee cus on prayer at conferences. I hope their example will inspire more ‘LCJE 11 At the Gravesite of Samuel prayer’ around the world! Finally, Pastor Dan Strull starts us off in this is- Schereschewsky in Tokyo sue with a wonderful devotional on Isaiah and experiencing God’s grace. 12 LCJE Japan: “Jewish Evangelism in East Asia” In our sure hope for the coming salvation of Israel. Jim Melnick 17 House of Messiah - Japan Isaiah 45:17: “Israel shall be saved by an everlasting salvation...” 20 Strategic planning follow-up; [email protected] New Caspari Center course 21 LCJE North America Front cover photos: The top photo is of the assembled attendees to the LCJE Conference - Atlanta Japan-sponsored Conference, “Jewish Evangelism in East Asia: Looking for Oppor- tunities, Making Connections,” held at Wakayama Lutheran Church in Wakayama 22 Upcoming Meetings; City, Japan from 13-15 November 2017, with follow-on forums held in Osaka and LCJE Facebook & Twitter Tokyo on 16 and 18 November, respectively. The photos underneath are of the 23 On the Derekh; Caspari Cartwright Petition of 1648/1649 (left) and of Prime Minister Arthur Balfour (right), Media Review ads signer of the Balfour Declaration (signed on November 2, 1917). 2 Experiencing God’s Life-transforming Grace in Ministry By Dan Strull, Senior Pastor, Olive Tree Congregation (Prospect Heights, Illinois, USA); Board Member, Life in Messiah

Hard soil (cf. Lev. 26:27-33) at the hands of Several months ago a brother in the Assyrians and other agents of Jewish ministry invited me out to God. Had God stopped here there lunch because he wanted to pick would be little to sustain Isaiah in my brain about outreach. During His ministry. So, with a few precise lunch he confessed, “I thought strokes, on the background of cov- Jewish ministry was tough, but I enant failure God paints a glowing had no idea it would be this hard! image of His grace toward others. Only two people come to faith in “The holy seed” survives because the last year.” I burst out laugh- it is nourished by God’s uncondi- ing and said, “You saw two Jew- Dan Strull tional promise, not Israel’s cov- ish people come to faith last year? enant obedience. Isaiah can rest That’s fantastic!” It is a “show and tell” of God’s per- assured—ultimately Israel will be All of us in Jewish ministry can fect holiness. saved. relate to our brother’s consterna- Upon seeing and hearing of God’s God knows this type of high tion at how incredibly hard the soil holiness, Isaiah realizes his own output, low-yield ministry to His can be. We know the exasperation defilement. He immediately con- people can really mess with our of sowing for years and seeing fesses and laments his own and Is- heads. It tempts us to quit and few precious souls find life in Mes- rael’s sin, acknowledging his ruin, find an easier line of work. It turns siah and the hostility engendered separated from the source of life us into experts at training others to by just mentioning Yeshua. These (Isa. 6:5). Yet, this fear is not the do what we now avoid. It woos us chronic frustrations wear on our final lesson for Isaiah. With the into muting our words, misbeliev- sense of calling and our will to per- heaven-initiated touch of a coal ing that a volume of our works is severe. But, we are not alone. Isa- from the altar (Isa. 6:6-7) God the secret to saving souls. It en- iah, the prince of prophets, shared provides the atonement for which tices us to offer Yeshua as a ser- our struggle. Isaiah is desperate. Isaiah learns a vant of personal fulfillment, rather deeply personal lesson in God’s pu- than as our Master to be loved and Isaiah and God’s grace rifying grace, by which fear of ruin served. Fortunately, Isaiah’s vision In Isaiah 6, God calls His prophet is forever replaced by the joy of full and calling remind us that God to a frustrating ministry among his atonement. has not left us defenseless against Jewish people. Despite Isaiah’s Now that Isaiah had experienced these threats. But, only if we learn faithful preaching, Judah, Jerusa- God’s grace personally he was from Isaiah’s experience. lem and their leaders would persist ready to learn of God’s grace for in rebellion, ultimately suffering others. Isaiah 6:9-10 summarizes Reminding ourselves of these God’s judgment through the Syr- Isaiah’s ministry to Israel and its lessons ians, Assyrians, and later the Bab- effect. The irony is tragic—calling Like Isaiah, we have been called ylonians. So, God prepared Isaiah God’s people to repentance and and prepared for high output, low- for this high labor, low-yield minis- faith would have the opposite ef- yield ministry to the Jewish people. try with a life-transforming experi- fect. Rather than turning back to In coming to Yeshua, each of us ence of His grace. God to be healed nationally (cf has personally experienced God’s Isaiah first experiences God’s v.10b), they would be hardened life-transforming grace. And God grace personally (Isa 6:1b-5). In in their rebellion and experience has shown us the certainty of the the ancient near East, all kings God’s righteous judgment. grace He will ultimately show Is- were considered “holy,” separate Grieved by this sad ministry, rael. We must remind ourselves from those they ruled, no matter Isaiah pleads, “Lord, how long?” and each other of these lessons, how morally corrupt they were. (v.11a). God responds by paint- especially in our hard soil, small In verses 1b-4 Isaiah glimpses ing a dramatic picture of Israel’s fruit calling. When we do, no mat- his King’s unique, absolute moral future. In verses 11b and 12 God ter how hard the soil or small the holiness. He sees images of God’s lays down the background, a dark fruit, we will find joy in simply unmatched holiness (vv.1b-2), and landscape of the judgment rebel- being faithful, confident in God’s then hears angelic attendants pro- lious Judah and Jerusalem will suf- grace for us and His people. claim God’s infinite holiness, “Holy, fer for breaking God’s covenant. holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts. Where there could be abundance, Dan Strull The whole earth is full of His glory.” there will be devastation and want [email protected] 3 LCJE Monthly Prayer Calendar (AustralAsia): Upholding Fellow LCJE Member Ministries in Prayer

Screenshot of portion of December 2017 LCJE AustralAsia Prayer Calendar. Juanita Doody puts the monthly prayer calendar together as the LCJE Australasia Prayer Coordinator.

Mark Polonsky (LCJE Austral- eficial endeavour; it is a blessing to noted, that drips down the beard asia Area Coordinator) us and will be to you. of Aaron, that is like the dew com- Thanks Juanita for your great job ing down from Mt Hermon—that on the calendar.... Bob Mendelsohn (former Aus- unity is real. You simply cannot talk As we all know, Jewish ministry tralAsia Area Coordinator) badlly about someone with whom is a ‘hard gig’, and we need every When we started conference min- you have just been talking well bit of encouragement we can get. istry for LCJE in AustralAsia back in together to God. Prayer together Even though we first and foremost 2009, one of the things on which I is significant in that it harmonizes gain our strength from God’s Holy insisted was that we had to have a us into God’s purposes, and it pre- Spirit power, we were made to love real commitment to prayer meet- vents backbiting, or at least limits one another and therefore share in ings. I had been to many Christian it! Continual prayer together gives each other’s successes and chal- conferences, even LCJE gather- us love for one another, and here’s lenges. Being part of the LCJE ings, and often felt disappointed the big one—God listens to us, and family provides opportunities to that at times, only two or three answers us. uphold and encourage each other of us would attend the ‘optional’ I’m grateful that Jim Melnick has while working hard in our own dis- prayer meetings in the morning. had the experience of being in our tinct and called areas of ministry. Something didn’t sit right with me conference in Sydney to see this Through our busyness, and sacrifi- on that. So, when I had a chance first hand. Earlier in 2015 he invited cial giving to our respective minis- to design the full program for LCJE our Melbourne members Mark and tries, as well as our important fam- AustralAsia in 2009, I put in no Robyn Warren to lead the prayers ily commitments, it can be difficult such word “Optional.” After all, at LCJE Jerusalem. Love abounds to find time and energy to focus everything is optional – the whole when believers pray together. Let on other ministries. The LCJE Aus- conference is optional. The Prayer us exalt His name together! tralAsia Prayer Calendar gives us Meeting was so significant, that I dates and information to pray spe- included it in the regular program, Jim Melnick cifically and intentionally for our and each night, during announce- As believers, we all know that brothers and sisters in similar min- ments, made mention that we are prayer needs to be a vital part of istries. I appreciate that someone hoping to get 100% participation. our lives, a time of communing from another state or country will A little Jewish guilt didn’t hurt ei- with our Creator and Redeemer be praying for a meeting, service, ther. and bringing our petitions and event or conference that involves As a result we have had on aver- praises before Him, both individu- myself or my colleagues. And in age 90% participation, and almost ally and collectively. But, with very turn, I can pray for others as they 100% of those who stay on the busy daily lives, we often fall short labour in their mission field. The grounds of our conferences. And as in terms of what we feel we should prayer calendar is a mutually ben- a result, the unity that the Psalmist be doing in our prayer lives. This is 4 one of the reasons why believers in delsohn and now under Mark Po- ally became the title of his well- Messiah always seek to encourage lonsky, have been doing this very known book on prayer. It was one another to pray more - prayer faithfully. During the time that I titled, “Much Prayer, Much Power,” is a discipline, and we all need have been International Coordina- and the advice it contains remains more of it; it is one of the primary tor, LCJE AustralAsia has really set just as relevant and true today as means that our Lord uses to con- the highest bar within LCJE for its when he published the book many tinue to ‘disciple’ us through that devotion to prayer, exemplified by years ago. I remember hearing discipline on the road to sanctifi- its regional monthly prayer calen- him preach on this topic, along cation. He longs to commune with dar, which is put together by Juan- with its obvious corollary inverse: us, to hear our hearts crying out ita Doody (if you would like to start “Much Prayer, Much Power” - “Lit- to Him, and to answer our prayers. receiving copies of the monthly tle Prayer, Little Power”! When we We all know this. We know that it prayer calendar via email, please have “little power” or other set- is bedrock truth, and yet, if we are contact Juanita at: doodstop@ backs, are we praying? honest, we also know that most of iprimus.com. au to request it. My hope is that within our ex- us continue to fall short of our ide- In 2015 at our 10th interna- tended LCJE family we can do al of the prayer warrior, constantly tional conference in Jerusalem, I more to ‘enlarge the tent’ of prayer praying and praising the Lord and also asked AustralAsia to take the - especially at the regional level, interceding for one another. lead in leading daily prayer for the as we consider and bring before But one of the best ways to be conference, which was ably led by the Throne of Grace the various responsive to the ‘discipline’ of Mark and Robyn Warren. needs, praises and challenges in prayer is to make it regular in The first mission I served with Jewish evangelism in each region some way and to prepare prayer was Slavic Gospel Association, of the world. Please pray for your lists that we can share with each founded by Peter Deyneka (Sr.). fellow LCJE members and organi- other. LCJE AustralAsia, first under Peter Deyneka had a simple for- zations. LCJE AustralAsia is leading former Area Coordinator Bob Men- mula about this, which eventu- the way! ------News & Views

Jerusalem: from the surrender cision to recognise Jerusalem as country overwhelmingly believe of the Ottoman Turks to Israel’s capital, the United States that God has made binding prom- Erdogan has become a partner in this ises to and his descen- In an online article titled, “Jerusa- bloodshed.” So much for Jerusalem dants; to make them a nation; to lem, Allenby, Trump, and the Time truly being the city of peace any- give them a land; and to make of the - 8 Dec 2017,” Is- time soon! Yet we must continue them a blessing to the rest of the raeli pastor Howard Bass, whose to fulfill the Biblical injunction to world.” congregation is based in Be’er “pray for the peace of Jerusalem.” Nevertheless, American evan- Sheva, noted that December 11, (Psalm 122:6) gelical millennials scored 20 points 2017 was the “100th anniversary lower in the survey in their support of British General Edmund Allenby Alliance for the Peace of of Israel than their parents and walking into the Old City through Jerusalem; new poll of grandparents’ generation, which Jaffa Gate, following the surrender American evangelicals Rosenberg said was “sending the of the city by the Ottoman Turks That is an excellent segue into our church a sobering message,” and two days earlier.” Now, amazingly, next story. Mitch Glaser, president that “[u]nless the church gives just a little over a hundred years of Chosen People Ministries, and younger believers a healthy, bal- later, with President Trump’s Dec. best-selling author Joel Rosen- anced, solidly biblical understand- 6th recognition of Jerusalem as Is- berg teamed up at a December ing of God’s love and plan for Is- rael’s capital, we have the current 4th press conference in Washing- rael, overall evangelical support for president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip ton, D.C. to announce the results the Jewish state could very well Erdogan, stating: “The ones who of a recent poll of American evan- plummet over the next decade as made Jerusalem a dungeon for gelicals’ attitudes toward Israel millennials represent an ever-larg- Muslims and members of other re- and the formation of a new group er percentage of the overall church ligions will never be able to clean called the Alliance for the Peace of body.” the blood from their hands.” That’s Jerusalem. Glaser added: “This generational quite a different position than the Rosenberg stated that the poll, uncertainty creates an opportunity Turks took a hundred years ago conducted by LifeWay Research, to educate younger evangelicals when they surrendered Jerusalem “makes clear that Evangelical to the British without firing a shot! Christians of all ages, ethnicities, ------Erdogan continued: “With their de- income levels and regions of the Continued on page 19 5 The Balfour Declaration — A 100-Year Celebration By Theresa Newell, CMJ-USA Reprinted from CMJ-USA September 2017 Heart’s Cry Newsletter

Background oversaw all of Palestine of that Born in Scotland, Arthur Balfour day as it had for the previous 400 became a Member of Parliament years. (MP) in 1885 and was Prime Min- Chaim Weizmann, a Russian Jew- ister of England from 1902-05. In ish chemist, moved to Manchester, 1917 he was serving as Foreign England and became a leader in Secretary. The Declaration that the Zionist movement in Britain. bears his name calling for “the Weizmann made the case for a establishment in Palestine of a na- national home for the in Pal- tional home for the Jewish people” estine to Arthur Balfour, a Member set off the dynamic events which of Parliament from the Manchester ultimately led to the creation of the area. State of Israel in 1948. These were the partnerships that eventually led to the letter from How did it all begin? Balfour addressed to Lord Roth- This Fall we celebrate not just the schild, a recognized spokesman 100th anniversary of the Balfour for the British Jewish community. Declaration but also the 500th an- The British War Cabinet which is- niversary of the Protestant Refor- sued the declaration was made up Prime Minister Arthur Balfour mation. Is there a connection be- mostly of evangelical Christians. tween these two historic events? Ironically, opposition to the decla- The answer is “yes,” and its basis defeated the Mamluk army and ration was led by Edwin Montagu, is that with the Reformation came took possession of Jerusalem. His who was representative of Jews the translation of the into the only son, who came to be known who had thoroughly assimilated vernacular languages of Europe. as Suleiman the Magnificent, suc- into English society. The common people could finally ceeded him at the age of 25. It read the Scriptures in a language was Suleiman who built the pres- World War I and a Matter of they understood. One of the re- ent walls around the Old City of The Land sults was that there came a grow- Jerusalem. We in the West forget At the time the land of Palestine ing awareness among evangelicals that Suleiman was a contemporary on the eastern shores of the Medi- that the Bible prophesied the re- of Luther and King Henry VIII. terranean Sea was in the hands of turn of the people of Israel to their the Ottoman Turks. The “war to Promised Land – promised by God The Major Players end all wars” was raging across the unconditionally to Abraham! By 1896 Austrian Jewish journal- European continent with the Allies By the 19th century, well-known ist Theodor Herzl had become pitted against Germany and her preachers like Bishop J.C. Ryle incensed at the anti-Semitism in allies – among them the Ottoman and Charles Spurgeon used their Europe. He wrote a book called Empire! On October 31, 1917, pulpits to set forth the restoration The Jewish State (in German ‘Der British General Allenby won a key of the Jews to their land and to Judenstaat’). In it, Herzl made a battle against the Turks and Ger- their Messiah Yeshua. CMJ’s board case for the necessity of a Jew- mans at Beersheba in the desert Chairman for almost 50 years, Lord ish State as the only solution for south of Jerusalem – at the same Shaftesbury was among the most the survival of his people. But he time that the Balfour Declaration outspoken “restorationists” of the needed contacts with the political had been delivered into the hands day. There was one problem: the powers of the day. of Lord Rothschild back in England! ancient land of Israel had been un- Enter the evangelical Anglican By early December, Allenby walked der Muslim Turkish control for over minister William Hechler, who had through the Jaffa Gate of the Old 400 years! Still, these men of God been a diplomatic chaplain in Vi- City of Jerusalem (across from believed God’s Word written and enna and tutor to a grandchild of CMJ’s Christ Church) and accepted spoke out for its truth. the Kaiser of Germany. Hechler, “a the Turks’ surrender of the area. Interestingly at the same time Christian Zionist,” met Herzl and that Martin Luther was pinning introduced him to Kaiser Wilhelm What Next? his 95 theses on the door of Wit- II. The Kaiser provided the con- On its own, the Balfour Declara- tenberg Cathedral in Germany in nection to the Ottoman Empire tion, dated November 2, 1917, was 1517, Selim the Ottoman sultan centered in Constantinople which simply an expression of intent by 6 The Balfour Declaration

the British government of the day. We cannot underestimate the ------In April 1920, however, its intent miracle of these events which *For details regarding the legali- and wording were incorporated brought the Jewish people back to ties of the San Remo Declaration, into international law in the San their homeland after 2,000 years see: Remo Declaration* and the Brit- in fulfillment of biblical proph- http://www.jewishvirtual ish Mandate for Palestine. These ecy. We praise God for what He library.org/the-san-remo- declarations ultimately led to the has brought about in our day and conference United Nations’ recognition of the join with the Jewish people in cel- Theresa Newell State of Israel and Israel’s declara- ebrating the establishment of their [email protected] tion of statehood on May 14, 1948. homeland. 7 Preceding the Balfour Declaration: The Cartwright Petition by Jim Melnick, LCJE International Coordinator

Overview together a petition on behalf of What led up to the Balfour Decla- the Jewish people that made its ration? When Prime Minister Ar- way to England, urging that they thur Balfour penned his note to be allowed to return to England Lord Rothschild on November 2, after centuries of banishment. 1917, this event did not occur in a The Cartwrights themselves were vacuum - numerous developments then residing in Amsterdam, and, over the previous three centu- according to Smith, “while in the ries helped lay the foundation for Netherlands, they became sen- it. Many of us know this general sitized to their Jewish acquain- history, but I would like to briefly tances” and the latters’ suffering examine here a few of those de- after their forbears had been ex- velopments that are perhaps lesser pelled from England in 1290. The known. Cartwrights acknowledged Jewish Lord Thomas Fairfax (1612-1671) “clamours against the intolerable Robert Maton Portrait by Robert Walker cruelty of this our English Nation, (1606/7 - circa 1646) exercised against them by that Source: Wikipedia In 1642, Englishman Robert Ma- (and other) inhumane exceeding ton, an Oxford graduate and mil- great Massacre of them, in the lenarian, published a book titled, general, probing influences such Raign [Reign] of Richard the sec- Israel’s Redemption or the Pro- as Maton’s from the seventeenth ond...and their banishment ever pheticall History of our Saviours century. The book is scholarly but since.” Kingdome on Earth (London). is decidedly not evangelical and The Cartwright Petition was ad- Maton wrote that someday the looks at Christian Zionism primar- dressed to the War Council of the Jewish people would have “re- ily from the standpoint of its in- anti-royalist New Model Army, led demption...not onely [sic] of their tersection with and influences on by Lord Thomas Fairfax, who had soules...by the profession of the political power, particularly Ameri- been appointed as the Captain- Gospel, but consequently of their can attitudes toward the State of General of the army (famed Puri- bodies too, from their general ca- Israel. It focuses on the historic tan poet John Milton once penned pitivitie to the reposessing of their “foundations of the English Prot- a sonnet in honor of Fairfax). The country, by a miraculous deliver- estant tradition of Judeo-centric Cartwrights hoped that this new ance.” Maton’s book is cited in prophecy” through the centu- authority in England would re- a 2013 work by Robert O. Smith ries (see Smith, p. 47). I should verse the terrible consequences of published by Oxford University note that I first became aware of England’s expulsion of the Jews in Press, titled More Desired than Smith’s book only because of the 1290. our owne Salvation: The Roots of 2016 LCJE North America confer- The War Council met on Janu- Christian Zionism. ence seminar discussion in Denver ary 5, 1649 and received various of Gerald R. McDermott’s 2016 petitions for consideration, includ- “More Desired Than Our Owne book, The New Christian Zionism: ing the Cartwright Petition, which Salvation” Fresh Perspectives on Israel and was actually published in 1649.The The title of Smith’s book is taken the Land (Intervarsity Press, IVP Cartwrights said that they believed from a statement by Thomas Mor- Academic), which includes essays that one of the reasons the War ton, writing in 1596, who said: from a variety of scholars, includ- Council had been convened was “we cannot doubte but that the ing Craig Blaising, Darrell Bock, for “Gods Glory” and for “Izraell’s glory of God shall be wonderfully David Rudolph and others. Mc- Freedom.” enlarged by the conversion of the Dermott’s book led me to Smith’s They wrote that the time was Iewes, and therefore it may be book, which then led me to the drawing nigh, “whereby they more desired then [than] our owne Cartwright Petition. [the Jewish people] shall come salvation.” (Robert O. Smith, p. 67, to know the Emmanuell, the Lord citing Thomas Morton of Berwick, The Cartwright Petition of life, light and glory, even as A Treatise of the Threefolde state (1648/1649) we are now known of him.” And of man (London: 1596, p. 336). In 1648, an English widow named they hoped that “this nation of Smith’s fascinating book looks at Johanna Cartwright [or, Carten- England, with the inhabitants of the origins of Christian Zionism in right] and her son Ebenezer put the Netherlands, shall be the first 8 The Cartwright Petition (1648/1649). Johanna and Ebenezer Cartwright, The Petition of the Jewes For the Repealing of the Act of Parliament for their banishment out of England... An original copy and one of only two known surviving copies in the world is in the Sutro Library, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California. Call number: PE 107:56. Courtesy of the Sutro Library, California State Library. and readiest to transport Izraell[‘s] ample of Christian Zionism, under- formation about it on the Internet. sons & daughters in their Ships to stood as political action, informed I was finally able to track down the Land promised to their fore-fa- by specifically Christian commit- (online) an original copy of the Pe- thers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, ments, to promote or preserve tition, which is housed at the Sutro for an everlasting Inheritance.” Jewish control over the geographic Library at San Francisco State area now comprising Israel and University. The staff was gracious A first example of Christian Zi- Palestine.” (Robert O. Smith, pp. enough to take a photo of the title onism promoting political ac- 95-96, see also, generally, Chapter page for me to share with you. My tion for a Jewish homeland 5, “Admitting the Jew”). goal is to bring greater awareness Robert O. Smith asserts: “The of the document’s existence. Cartwright petition presents a pre- Not well known cise distillation of the Judeo-centric As far as I can tell, very few people The 1941 facsimile reproduc- strands of Puritan thought devel- are aware of the Cartwright Peti- tion and Nat Schmulowitz’s oped over the previous century, tion or its historical significance. introduction since John Bale. That it presses Other LCJE members whom I have In 1941, a facsimile reproduction this Judeo-centric tradition into po- asked about it have never heard of of the Cartwright Petition was pub- litical service makes it the first ex- it, and there is extremely little in- lished as a Sutro Library Project 9 under the auspices of the Califor- scholars for that reason.’” Actually, political and military matters. But nia State Library, with scholar Nat Roth was slightly incorrect in his within a few years, by 1655, with Schmulowitz writing an introduc- comment - there was apparently the support of Oliver Cromwell, tion about it. Before then, it had one additional extant copy in a the situation began to change with never been reprinted, “with the private collection in London at the the arrival in England of Rabbi Me- exception of a mimeograph reprint time. nasseh ben Israel, also from Am- which appeared in the Bulletin of In discussing the Cartwrights, sterdam, where the Cartwrights the Sutro Library Project (July, Schmulowitz added this observa- had been living, at the Whitehall 1939).” (Preface by A. Yedidia). tion: “They [the Cartwrights] also Conference in London. In his introduction, Schmulowitz knew that from hundreds of pul- This is an important part of a lamented the fact that there were pits in England there were being nearly forgotten part of Jewish his- at the time “any number of histo- preached sermons declaring it to tory and Christian Zionist history. ries of the Jews and encyclopaedic be ‘the Christian duty of admit- With the publication of this article works in which no reference to the ting the Jews into England so that in the Bulletin, as Nat Schmulowitz Cartwright Petition may be found.” they might be brought to see the sought in 1941, I hope that knowl- That situation has hardly changed truth.’” edge of the Carftwright Petition since the 1940s. Schmulowitz fur- will be preserved for future gener- ther noted that the work’s scar- The end result ations until that day when Romans city was attested to by Cecil Roth, Although the Cartwright Petition 11 is finally fulfilled. who stated “that ‘only one copy is was favorably received by the known in the entire world’ and that War Council, it was not specifically Jim Melnick it ‘has not been properly utilized by acted upon due to other pressing [email protected]

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LCJE Academic Corner

New Dissertation: Jonathan his insights on Jonathan Edwards, Edwards and the Restoration please contact him at: of the Jewish People [email protected]. Jeong Jacob Lee, our LCJE Korea I am also very thankful that Ja- Area Coordinator, defended his cob - despite being in the middle dissertation on Jonathan Edwards of preparing for his oral defense of on November 22, 2017 at Torch his dissertation, took time out to Trinity Graduate University (TTGU be with us at our LCJE Asia con- - http://ttgu.ac.kr). The title is, ference in November in Japan and “The Vision of the Fullness of the helped organize a very strong con- Church: Jonathan Edwards’ Inter- tingent of attendees and speakers pretation of Zechariah 8 and 12- from Korea. 14.” His dissertation research looks at “Edwards’ vision of the fullness Jim Melnick of the Church with the fullness of [email protected] the Jews and the Gentiles from Jeong Jacob Lee all around the world according to Zechariah 8 and 12-14.” One of the external examiners of his oral dissertation] and [I am] willing to defense was Dr. Anri Morimoto, obey His calling [regarding] the an established Jonathan Edwards restoration of Israel and Jewish scholar in Japan. evangelism. And I hope to be a Brother Jacob wrote in a No- bridge between Korea and Japan vember 1, 2017 email to me: “I for Israel-related ministries even hope my readers may have their at the academic level” in the fu- hearts [yearn] for the restoration ture. of the Jewish people and their na- In a follow-up email, Jacob said tional conversion to Yeshua in the that he is preparing for his upcom- church.... ing commencement on December “I am convinced that God is or- 28, 2017. If you would like to learn ganizing this situation [with the more about his dissertation and 10 At the Gravesite of Schereschewsky in Tokyo By Jim Melnick, LCJE International Coordinator

Overview Under the leadership of LCJE Ja- pan Area Coordinator Charles Klingensmith, many of the LCJE Asia conference attendees shared a moving experience visiting the grave of Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky, famed scholar and translator of the Scriptures into Mandarin Chinese and Wenli (classical Chinese). Schereschews- ky is buried in the foreigners’ area of a major cemetery in Tokyo.

His background and life story Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky Gathered at the gravesite Joseph Schereschewsky was born Source: PD-US, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index. in Tokyo in Lithuania in 1831 and studied to php?curid=14347774 be a rabbi. He later came to faith after reading a Hebrew version of the and joined the Episcopal Church. After being called to missionary service, he went to China and in 1877 became the Bishop of Shanghai, where he founded what later became St. John’s University. According to one source, “In 1905 the college was incorporated as St. John’s Univer- sity. It was recognized as the fore- most Christian institution in China.” (https://www.episcopalchurch. org/library/glossary/st-johns-uni- versity-shanghai) Schereschewsky was an extraor- dinary individual. He was fluent in multiple languages. As a result of a massive sunstroke he suffered in Wuchang on August 13, 1881, while on congregational visitation, he was left mostly paralyzed. He The grave today, with some of our Korean LCJE Asia conference then resigned as Bishop of Shang- attendees gathered around (from left to right): Chung Shin Park (Jae hai “and spent the rest of his life Nam Park’s son), Jae Nam Park, Byung Kee Kwon, Daniel Seong-Beom completing his Wenli Bible, the last Boo, Jeong Jacob Lee, Youngdae Kim 2,000 pages of which he typed with the one finger that he could Loewenthal and Bernard Jean Bet- Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, Eng- still move.” (James E. Kiefer, “Sam- telheim, in a future issue. lish and Korean. We sang many uel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky verses of “Amazing Grace” at the of Shanghai,” http://justus.angli- At the gravesite gravesite, along with violin ac- can.org/resources/bio/267.html) We held what amounted to a small companiment by myself, and then, He died in 1906. (Charles Klingen- informal service at the gravesite. in Jewish tradition, many placed smith plans to provide a more ex- Barry Rubin led the Sh’ma with all stones of remembrance on the tensive article on Schereschewsky, those assembled. Prayers thank- gravesite in memory of this great as well as two other Jewish be- ing God for Schereschewsky’s life man of God. It was a very mean- liever trailblazers in Asia, Isidor and testimony were offered up in ingful experience. 11 Given all that Schereschewsky for what he did for the Chinese- the time of his death - that any- did in devoting so much of his life speaking peoples of the world. It thing like this has ever happened to translating the Scriptures into was the same for our dear brothers at Schereschewsky’s grave. the Chinese language, it was espe- from LCJE Korea, some of whom While the inscriptions at the cially touching to see the Chinese are shown in the photo on the gravesite are starting to fade, what attendees from China, Taiwan, previous page gathered around this son of Abraham did for the Hong Kong and Singapore gather Schereschewsky’s grave. Chinese people will not be forgot- together as one to honor this It is believed that this is prob- ten - at least not by this genera- great Jewish believer of the past ably the first time - at least since tion.

“Jewish Evangelism in East Asia: Looking for Opportunities, Making Connections”

Overview thal, Bernard Jean Bettelheim, Akimoto/Junko Miyamoto); “Jews The main conference was held in and Samuel Isaac Joseph Schere- in Japan/Growing Jewish Tour- Wakayama City, Japan from 13-15 schewsky.” The Duo Takase (violin ism” (Shoji Ishiida); “Messianic November 2017, with follow-on and piano) presented a wonderful Resources for Jewish Evangelism” forums with Japanese Christians mini-concert the first night. The (Barry Rubin); “The Caspari Cen- held in Osaka and Tokyo on 16 and conference hosting team included ter for Biblical and Jewish Studies” 18 November, respectively. The Charles, the Ishiida brothers (Naoji (Elisabeth Eriksen Levy), “Jewish conference was conducted in both and Shoji), Makoto Takase (just Evangelism and Theological Edu- English and Japanese. Attendees mentioned) and Isaac Ishiguro. I cation” (Amy Downey, Tzedakah came from 13 different countries, (Jim) gave the keynote address. Ministries); “Manga Messiah” (New including Australia, China, Japan, Life Ministries); “Theological Edu- Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, New cation in Israel and Jewish Evan- Zealand, Israel, the U.S., the U.K., gelism” (Kenny Lim); “Vision and and elsewhere (www.lcje.asia). Mission of One New Man in China, Besides the main theme of the Japan and Korea” (Prof. Dr. Jin Sup conference, a theme for one of the Kim, President, Baekseok Theo- days was “Cross-Cultural Jewish logical Seminary, Chairperson, Evangelism: Difficulties and Solu- Asia Theological Association-Ko- rea; Chairperson, Israel Theology Forum). This was followed by a “Panel Discussion on Jewish Evan- gelism in East Asia.”

Israeli traveler ministries in Asia There was a major emphasis at the conference on reaching Israeli travelers with the Gospel. Sessions included: “Meeting Yeshua Far Naoji and Shoji Ishiida from Home: My Story, My Work” (Omri Jaakobovich, HIT - Hosting Conference presentations Israeli Travelers network); “Burg- Charles Klingensmith Other conference sessions includ- ers, Beds, and Blessings: LCJE Japan Area Coordinator ed: “The Work of CWI in East Asia” Guest House Evangelismn in New (Joseph Steinberg, Sarah Chan Zealand” (Scott Brown, Celebrate tions.” LCJE Japan Area Coordina- and Eugine Yu-Jen Tsai, CWI); Messiah, New Zealand); “Sightsee- tor Charles Klingensmith greeted “The Work of the Korean Church ing Guide: Reaching Israeli Tour- the conference attendees, along for Jewish Evangelism” (LCJE Ko- ists in Hong Kong” (The Stepping with LCJE Korea Area Coordina- rea personnel); “Jewish, Saved in Stones Tutti, Odeliah Tseng and tor Jeong Jacob Lee. Then Charles Asia” (Burton Bialek); “Reaching Iris Lo); “Reaching Israeli Tour- presented the first session: “And Out to Jews in the Heart of China”; ists: Street Evangelism ABCs” (Bob the Gentiiles Shall Come to Thy “A Messianic Congregation in To- Mendelsohn, Jews for Aus- Light: Three Jewish Trailblazers in kyo” (Paul Uchiyama); “Reaching tralia). There is also an amazing Mission to Asia - Isidor Loewen- Out to the Jews of Tokyo” (Noriko ministry in China for reaching Is-

12 raeli travelers with the Gospel thru Israel Ministries Network in hospitality. For security reasons Korea; Tiferet Yeshua Congre- we are not including any photos gation; Chosen People Minis- or detailed information, but suffice tries, Jews for Jesus it to say that I think everyone at Jae-Nam (“Jeremy”) Park, Direc- the conference was deeply moved tor of the Israel Ministries Network at meeting this young team of be- in Korea, also attended, as well as lievers from China who were so Executive Chairman of the Israel humble and so passionate for the Ministry Network Pastor Group, Lord and their love for the Jewish Rev. Samuel Youngdae Kim. David people. It was astonishing to hear and Victoria Trubek of Tiferet Ye- them speaking fluent Hebrew, shua Congregation in Israel, who which they have learned in order feel a special kinship to Japan, also to better minister to Israelis! Truly attended and presented their min- the Lord has raised up people in istry, as well as Robynne B., who is certain places and equipped them the Director of Hebrew and English spiritually in ways that we cannot “For Zion’s Sake” video - A Bridge Ministries in the greater Tel Aviv even imagine. My purpose in this Between Zion and Japan area with Chosen People Minis- article is to give you a taste of that. tries. Kirsten deSouza represented This is a reality in Asia that kept Jews for Jesus France at the con- coming up again and again at the ference. conference. For those who might be asking themselves, what kind “Manga Messiah” of Jewish evangelism could be go- Seiichi Takura of New Life Minis- ing on in Asia when there are so tries (Japan) presented on their few Jews there?, believe me, God “Manga Messiah” publications and is at work in ways that we can ongoing projects. scarcely imagine. Believers in the “Manga” is a very popular style West need to encourage our Asian of comic books developed in Japan brothers and sisters in every way that covers a number of different Arirang and Arirang2 - Korean - this will not only help build the genres, including historical drama, outreaches in Jerusalem Kingdom, which is part of God’s action-adventure and numerous plan, but He also wants to show us. other types. According to the New know that praying for the Jewish Life Ministries website, in 2006, Japanese prayer movement people has been part of their spiri- they “embarked upon a project to for the restoration of the Jew- tual legacy. produce a new manga version of ish people This an amazing story which needs the Bible, starting with the Gos- Shoji Ishiida, who took care of to be known more fully in the West. pels, and [produced] a series of 5 many conference logistics, is a staff For more information, contact: books covering the Old and New worker with “A Bridge Between [email protected], or visit the Testament.” This Manga Bible be- Zion and Japan.” He is the Director “Bridge Between Zion and Japan” came very popular as well, “and of Baruch HaBa Kyoto, a recently website at: www.zion-jpn.or.jp today, Manga Messiah (covering established free guest house in (in Japanese). the life of Jesus as presented in Kyoto for Messianic Jewish Israeli the Gospels) has been translated travelers and their friends. This Korean “Arirang2” cultural into 27 languages, with 6 more ministry is described as “a broad outreach in Jerusalem languages in the works.” network with Israeli Messianic Senior Pastor Dr. Byung-Kee Kwon One of those projects is to even- Jews and Asian Christians” who of GUGI Glory Church in Seoul, as tually produce a version of “Manga love the Jewish people. They also well as the Open Society for Inter- Messiah” in modern Hebrew. In have produced a fascinating video cultural Exchange, Inc. presented looking at this book in English, titled, “For Zion’s Sake,” which on the special cultural programs my sense is that the manga style tells about the amazing prayer that they put on in Israel as part may prove to be very popular with movement in Japan in the 1930s of their outreach ministry called young Israelis. An image of a Man- among some Japanese believers “Arirang” and “Arirang2” (The One ga bookmark in Hebrew is shown who prayed for the restoration of New Man Project of the Next Gen- on page 15. Israel. This movement was heav- eration). Among other things, this ily persecuted and crushed by the ministry also supports aliyah min- For more information on the “Man- authorities, but many believers in istry as well as ministry to widows ga Messiah” project, please see: Japan remember that heritage and and orphans in Israel. newlifeministries.jp

13 Conference attendees assembled at Wakayama Lutheran Church, Wakayama City, Japan (November 2017)

The Stepping Stones Tutti ministry: reach- ing Israeli travelers in Hong Kong Rather than me trying to explain what “Stepping Stones Tutti” ministry in Hong Kong is all about, I will let its two various enthuisiastic co-founders, Odeliah Grace Janice and Iris Lo (who, by the way, are very anxious to join LCJE!), explain:

(Excerpt from the Stepping Stones Tutti De- cember 2017 newsletter): ”The Stepping Stones Tutti – SST is a non-profit making organization which was founded by two Christians Odeliah Grace & Iris Lo who have the passion to love and evangelize to the Jewish peo- ple for many years. We aim to mobilize the Christians to share the knowledge of Yeshua the Messiah and His love with Jewish people. Secondly, to meet up any Jewish people from all over the world, hoping to exchange conversations, cultures and build friend- ships with God’s Chosen People. Thirdly, to moti- vate Churches to understand more about the im- portance of Jewish Mission and the SST ministry, to evangelize to the Israelis. Dr. Makoto Fukui, dean of the Ochanomizu Bible In 2015, we were inspired and encouraged by a Institute in Japan and pastor of Tamagawa Christ Messianic Jew who devoted her life to serve Jew- Church, spoke on the topic “Japanese Seminary ish backpackers outside Israel. SST is following Education and Jewish Ministry” at the conference. the Great Commission to witness the Jewish Mes- siah to the Jewish people. SST has already served over four hundred and fifty of Jewish friends with different backgrounds although the majorities are young backpackers... All Wild Olive Ambassadors (volunteers) are

14 Manga Messiah bookmark in Hebrew - there are plans for a translation of the full book into Hebrew

Manga Messiah book in English Seiichi Takura of New Life Ministries presents Manga Messiah born-again Christians with a heart dors will always be ready and hap- that happened at our conference, to love the Jewish people, willing py to share about their Christian “Jewish Evangelism in East Asia: to accept the challenge of cross faith with them. Looking for Opportunities, Making cultural evangelism... Joining us as frontline ambassa- Connections” in Wakayama City. In the era of internet and smart dors is the biggest support. You I wish I could bottle up all of the phones, our Jewish friends are can join us as Intercessors to pray experiences, strategic connec- communicating with us simply via for our ministry and our Jewish tions, and warm friendships that the social media. SST Ambassadors friends. You are most welcome to were established and share them will meet up the Jewish friends at introduce us to your own church- all with you! Hopefully, you will be an assigned time and place. The es and fellowships so can share very blessed by what I have writ- Ambassadors are serving with all among more Christians to ally with ten here in these few pages to their efforts and out from their us and join in. We particularly want want to know more about some own pocket money. The reward is to open up our network to the of these ministries and projects. I to have a whole day’s time to be South East / Far East Asia to bless urge the western-based members with our friends. Ambassadors will more of God’s Chosen People....” of LCJE to do so and to build more share the local cultures and history partnerships and connections with with our guests and at the same For more information on SST, our Asian brothers and sisters. time share about their own per- please contact Odeliah and Iris at: sonal experiences and their faith steppingstonestutti@gmail. A ‘soft spot’ for Asians when it is appropriate during the com Many Jewish people have a ‘soft day trip. If the Jewish friends feel spot’ for Asian people. That is just comfortable and want to learn Conclusions an historical fact. In many Jewish more in response, our ambassa- This is just a taste of everything eyes, Asians do not carry the same

15 historical baggage (generally speaking) that the descendants of white European Gentiles oftentimes do. While it is always a little dangerous to over-generalize when making such statements - which is not my intent, I merely wish to say that I believe that the Lord is preparing what may someday be a small army of Asian believers to be at the vanguard of some aspects of Jewish evangelism. This conference made that quite clear - the Lord of the Harvest is calling more and more believers in Asia into His vineyard of reaching Jewish people with the Gos- pel in some amazing ways.

Jim Melnick [email protected]

Photos (from top to bottom): The top photo is of Stepping Stones Tutti ministry founders Odeliah Grace Janice and Iris Lo, who have launched a ministry outreach to Israeli travelers in Hong Kong. Contact them at: step- [email protected] for more information.

The middle photo is from the confer- ence panel, “Theological Education on Jewish Evangelism” (held on November 18, 2017 at the Tokyo Open Forum LCJE Asia conference - from left to right): Dr. Jin-Sup Kim (President, Baekseok Theological Seminary; Chairman, Asia Theological Association - Korea); Fumie Ishizuka (translator); Dr. Amy Downey (Tzedakah Ministries, USA); Kenny Lim (Israel); Naoji Ishiida (A Bridge Be- tween Zion and Japan); Dr. Makoto Fukui (Tamagawa Christ Church and Ochano- mizu Bible Institute, Japan).

The bottom photo is of Omri Jaako- bovich (with Naoji Ishiida as transla- tor). Omri spoke about the HIT network (Hosting Israeli Travelers) and the TEO- TE ministry (To the Ends Of The Earth). Omri is working to more fully expand the HIT network to Asia. www.HITinternational.net HIT International PO Box 99 Paihia 0247 Bay of Islands, New Zealand [email protected] TEOTE: [email protected] www.facebook.com/omri. jaakobovich 16 House of Messiah - Japan Online Global Ministry to Jewish Deaf People By Pastor Yoshitoshi Amimoto (Tokyo, Japan)

Mission and activities The House of Messiah organiza- tion was founded in April 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. Our main mission as an organization consists of four parts. The first part is that we de- sire to share the Bible with both Japanese deaf people and deaf Jews. The second part is that since sign language is the primary lan- guage of deaf people, we wish to present the gospel message using sign language while staying true to the Hebrew roots of the Bible. The third part is that we believe Our Creator created deaf people equal to hearing people in His image and we aim to evangelize to deaf peo- ple in respect to our unique culture and identity. The fourth part is that we commit to using the Internet as a tool to build a strong internation- Jim Melnick (l.) and Yoshitoshi Amimoto (r.) of “House of Messiah - Japan” al network to spread our mission and vision with deaf people world- wide. As we approach our five-year anniversary, we can reflect on the many activities we have done to further our mission.

Celebrating Jewish holidays and Messianic courses We hold an annual Zion Summer Camp, celebrate Jewish festivals (such as , , and ), teach Bible lessons to children, offer Chronological Bible Storytelling (CBS) courses, conduct wedding ceremonies with Messian- ic traditions, provide our Messianic Japanese Life and Service Seminar (MJLSS) to teach non-believers and believers about the Bible, and create and post videos in various sign languages online to share in- formation about our Messianic life House of Messiah - Japan website and beliefs. Jewish way of life and studying the and fellowshipping with deaf Jews. Evangelizing the Deaf Jewish . We can also give While we do so, we can ask them population support financially and encourage to teach us their sign vocabulary There are four ways to evangelize them with our prayers, such as by for words found in the Old Testa- the Jewish population. The first holding prayer meetings. The sec- ment and their culture so that we way is to show love in ways that ond way is to celebrate Shabbat can establish rapport and a deeper are meaningful to them. We can and Jewish festivals. The third way relationship with them. The fourth do this by showing interest in the is to show motivation in meeting way is to create and post videos 17 in International Sign Language ing a variety of sign languages has one year working for a Japanese explaining who the Messiah is us- enabled me to communicate with Sign Language Bible translation ing the Old Testament prophecies deaf people worldwide. project in Tokyo. Afterwards, I and distributing copies of ’manga’ spent eight years attending semi- books in English that explain the Coming to faith nars and conducted interviews, Gospel message, which can be When I was ten years old, I had a gathering research and informa- used to spread the Good News us- bicycle accident that resulted in an tion about how best to share the ing both video and print media. It out-of-body experience. After that gospel in Japanese Sign Language. is our sincere hope that we as the harrowing experience, I started In 2013, the House of Messiah was House of Messiah can continue our becoming interested in the Bible founded. Now I serve the House work in evangelism in these four and started attending church. Lat- of Messiah as a tentmaker pas- ways as we welcome deaf Jewish er, when I became 14, I accepted tor, in addition in being involved in visitors to Japan, meeting them by Jesus as my Messiah and became the Japanese Deaf community as travelling in Israel, or chatting with baptized. At 22 years old, I took a volunteer in local deaf organiza- them on webcam. formal training in the country of tions. Hungary under DOOR Interna- My background; learning dif- tional, an organization that works Prayers and support ferent types of sign language with church planting and evange- We appreciate your prayers as we I myself am deaf Japanese, while lism among Deaf people. While a go forward with our organization’s my wife, who is also deaf, is from student in DOOR’s ministry train- work. If you feel led to support us Trinidad. We have three children ing program, I attended a seminar financially, you may do so through who are CODAs (Child of Deaf by a deaf missionary to Israel. This PayPal using our e-mail address Adults). My CODA children are bi- is where I first became interested [email protected]. We lingual as they are fluent in both in the evangelism of Jewish peo- also invite us to check out our Web spoken Japanese and Japanese ple. After graduating from DOOR, site, www.hom-japan.com. May Sign Language. I was born deaf to the International Missionary Board Our Creator YHWH bless you richly! a second-generation deaf family in (IMB) organization asked me to southern Japan. I have learned the travel in several countries in East- Yoshitoshi Amimoto different sign language verisons ern Europe, providing me with op- [email protected] for Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, portunities for deaf ministry. After German and many more. Learn- my time in Europe ended, I spent

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18 News & Views itself as “news and views of cam- ing Committee) for his thoughts. (Continued from page 5) pus Jews,” wrote a headline titled, Dan said, first of all, that it was dif- “Did Jews for Jesus Get Jewish Mil- ficult to compare the two groups on these issues beginning with a lennials Right?” She opened with together because their worldviews deeper study about what the Bible this statement: “I know. I didn’t were quite different based on their says about Israel and the Jewish think I’d be writing that headline life experiences, such as the re- people and the plan of God today today either.” But after looking quirement for Israelis to serve in and in the future.” through the results, she conclud- the military. Nevertheless, he not- The event was covered by multi- ed that “the description of Jewish ed that the surveys “have shown ple news sources, including articles millennial religiosity hit me like a that the majority of Israelis believe in The Jerusalem Post and Haaretz. cartoon lightning bolt. It struck me in a higher power even if they do The survey was titled, “Evangelical as true.” She added, “maybe this not adhere to religious or Ortho- Attitudes Toward Israel and the bizarro Jews for Jesus study, lo and dox Jewish traditions. However, Peace Process.” The full results can behold, hit on something that the because of the cultural divide be- be found at: lifewayresearch. Jewish institutional world missed.” tween the secular and religious com/2017/12/04/support-of- The study consisted of 599 Jew- communities in Israel, I would israel-among-younger-evan- ish millennials born from 1984 to assume that most secular Israelis gelicals. 1999. One-fifth of those surveyed would not use the term ‘religious’ The survey was conducted in said they believe that Jesus was as a way to describe themselves.” September 2017, prior to Presi- God in human form. One in three Sered continued by discussing dent Trump’s December 6th an- respondents said that they pray how the “term ‘religious’ may carry nouncement about Jerusalem and every day. Seventy per cent said some negative connotations to an was made up of 2,002 American that they are committed to raising Israeli millennial.” However, in real- evangelicals. Chosen People has any future children as Jewish, and ity, “when comparing actual prac- assembled a special webpage ded- 42 per cent celebrate Christmas. tices, the Israeli millennial may be icated to the press conference and The Arizona Jewish Post, in exam- found to be more religious than an the survey, which can be found at: ining the results of the survey, also average Jewish American millen- https://chosenpeople.com/ concluded that Jewish millennials nial.” site/evangelical-attitudes- “are proud to be Jewish, but don’t http://kehilanews. toward-israel-press-confer- feel that contradicts with practic- com/2017/11/22/part-1-is- ence/ ing other religions.” It also cited raeli-millennials-vs-their- According to Joel Rosenberg’s Susan Perlman’s comments to the american-jewish-counter- blog, the Alliance for the Peace of JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency): parts/ Jerusalem at the moment consists “It was very hopeful from our per- of “25 prominent Evangelical sem- spective...” This is a generation Similar to the LifeWay poll of inary professors, Bible scholars, “willing to engage in the subject American millennial evangelicals, authors and ministry leaders,” with of whether or not Jesus might be the Barna poll, according to Ke- more information on that coming the Messiah. All we can ask for is hila News, revealed “that support in the future. His blog comments an open mind to engage with the for and engagement with Israel on the press conference and the Bible, engage with the culture and among American Jews has been survey can be found at: look at the possibilities.” waning.” This appears to be es- https://flashtrafficblog.word- https://azjewishpost. pecially true “for young American press.com/2017/12/04/ com/2017/jews-for-jesus- Jews who have not visited Israel.” surprising-new-survey-re- commissioned-a-study-on- In the area of evangelism, Jews veals-a-generational-shift- jewish-millennials-heres- for Jesus added an addendum to in-evangelical-views-toward- what-it-found/ the Barna study, which included israel-leaders-form-alliance- the following statement: “We’ve for-the-peace-of-jerusalem- Comparing/contrasting seen that many young Jewish peo- to-educate-the-church-on- American Jewish millennials ple who might be curious about gods-love-for-israel-the-pa/. with Israeli millennials Jesus or Messianic Jews might not Kehila News in Israel then explored be willing to sit down and have a Barna study of Jewish millen- what they thought might be the re- Bible study (at least at first). But nials strikes nerve sponses among Israel millennials to they are often willing to come to a The study of Jewish millennials this survey versus their American Friday night Shabbat dinner.” commissioned by Jews for Je- Jewish counterparts. In a two-part http://kehilanews. sus through the Barna Group has series, Kehila News interviewed com/2017/12/01/part- struck a nerve within the Jewish Dan Sered (Jews for Jesus Israel 2-american-jewish-millenni- community. Sara Weissman, editor director and a member-at-large of als-lost-love-affair-with-isra- in chief of New Voices, which bills the LCJE International Coordinat- el/

19 CEO Strategic Consultation Discussion — Follow-up

Background lation ministries: these ministries Execution Towards the close of the May 2017 found a way to work more closely As is sometimes the case, enthu- LCJE CEO Conference in Haslev, together in certain ministry fields siasm at conferences can exceed Denmark, there was a very enthu- to try to reach their mutual goal of post-conference execution. The siastic discussion about setting up getting the Scriptures translated ICC, in response to this desire, a “strategic consultation” (among into every language - rather than expressed its willingness to help those CEOs within LCJE who want each of them expending limited re- facilitate such an effort if the CEOs to participate) in possibly col- sources for some of the harder-to- themselves would lead it and set laborating more closely in areas reach areas. They set up an online the parameters for it by giving di- of Jewish evangelism globally that project bank, for example, where rection. That has not occurred, so are not currently receiving proper supporters can choose to sup- the proposal at this point remains focus but which everyone agrees port specific mission projects that moribund. The ICC remains fully deserve more attention, but for are jointly presented by the vari- committed to helping fulfill the lack of personnel and resources. ous ministries. This, it was noted, goals of the members of LCJE and The idea is that if the various mis- could possibly be a template for we certainly encourage strategic sions and ministries could pool some aspects of Jewish missions collaboration and partnerships their efforts in some of these ar- as well. But even more basic than at every level as the Lord leads - eas (beyond what is already occur- that was the expressed need to which is one of the primary goals ring), much more could be done identify what those areas of global of LCJE, but an enterprise such through greater partnerships, etc. strategic cooperation in Jewish as this needs to be driven by the David Brickner compared the situ- evangelism might consist of and members. (Jim for the ICC) ation with that of some Bible trans- which are most pressing.

20 Special Events at the Conference

- The special banquet speaker at the conference banquet on Wednesday, April 18, will be 95-year-old Jewish believer, Henry “Hank” Freedman, who is a World War Two veteran from the Battle of the Bulge and somewhat of a local celebrity in the Atlanta area.

• Deborah and Vince Kline-Iantorno of Shir Chadash Ministries in southern California will be the con- ference worship leaders. Their recently released album is titled, Here Am I - Hineni.

• Confirmed speakers this year include: David Brickner, Amy Downey, Alyson Dresner, Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Steven Ger, Judy Hastings, Rich Hastings, John Johnson, Theresa Newell, Susan Perlman, Rich Robinson, Tim Sigler

• The conference registration fee is $125 for LCJE members and $135 for non-members.

• There will be a Sunday evening reception for those arriving on Sunday. This is always a welcome time of fellowship. The suggested donation for the reception is $10 per person.

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22 “ON THE DEREKH - HELPING THE HAREDIM FIND YESHUA” This is not an LCJE meeting per se but will be an historic conference in the spirit of LCJE in which many LCJE members and others will participate. Ultra-Orthodox Jews, known today as Haredi Jews or the “haredim,” are probably the most closed group in . They are made up of many different segments of strictly observant Jews, including both Hasidic and some non-Hasidic groups. This conference will be the first of its kind in the modern era (at least since the Holocaust) dedicated to reaching them with the Gospel. Contact Jim Melnick for more information at: [email protected].

Caspari Center - Media Review CASPARI CENTER for Jewish and Biblical Studies The work of the Caspari Center is enabled through the prayers and financial support of organizations and individuals all over the world. The Media Review is a weekly English- language synopsis of articles that were originally published in the Israeli press, mostly in Hebrew, focusing on issues related to Messianic Jews, Christians in Israel, Jewish Attitudes toward Christians, Anti-Semitism, Anti-Missionary Activity, Archaeology, and similar themes. To subscribe to this free publication, please contact: [email protected] While offered for free, we would be grateful for donations in any amount to help underwrite the cost of producing this vital chronicle of Messianic/Christian history in Israel and to help us continue distributing it to as many people as possible. Donations online to support this work can be made via credit card or Paypal at: www.caspari.com (see “Donate” button at lower right-hand corner of page) Cheques for donations can also be made payable to: Caspari Center Caspari Center P.O. Box 46 - OR - P.O. Box 147 Jerusalem 9100001 ISRAEL Wheaton, IL 60187 USA (tax-deductible in the U.S.) 23 Networking Jewish Evangelism LCJE Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism

International Coordinating Committee (ICC) President Tuvya Zaretsky [email protected] International Coordinator Jim Melnick [email protected] ICC Members-at-Large Dan Sered [email protected] Bodil Skjøtt [email protected]

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