The Olive Tree Reconciliation Fund

Julia Fisher talks to Lisa Loden - Hello and welcome to the Olive Tree and another story from Israel to demonstrate what God is doing there today. I’m Julia Fisher and my guest for the next 4 programmes is Lisa Loden. We heard her husband’s story recently, now it’s time to hear Lisa share her extraordinary life’s journey, a journey that began with her grandfather in Russia who was a spy! Did she meet him? Lisa takes up the story. www.olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to David Loden - David is 85 years old. Born in America, he became a classical musician and composer in New York. He met Lisa, his wife, whilst travelling and they lived as hippies for some time before coming to faith in Jesus and eventually moving to Israel … in fact they were so sure they wanted to live in Israel that they bought a one way ticket. David takes up the story. www.olivetreefund.org www.kamti.org

Julia Fisher talks to David Loden- This week on the Olive Tree we’re back in Netanya talking to David Loden. He and his wife Lisa met in the United States many years ago – they moved to Israel in 1974 and as believers were pioneers in the Messianic movement in Israel. David is a professional classical musician – his love for music, as he now explains, began as a young child. www.olivetreefund.org www.kamti.org

Julia Fisher talks to David Loden- You’re listening to the Olive Tree – our weekly look at life for believers living in Israel and the wider Middle East. I’m Julia Fisher and my guest today is composer, conductor and pastor, David Loden who has lived in Israel with his wife Lisa since 1974. This programme was recorded during the Covid 19 pandemic so I started by asking David how the lockdown had affected them personally. www.olivetreefund.org www.kamti.org

Paul Calvert talks to Issa Amash - a Christian from Gaza now living in Bethlehem. Life for Christians in Gaza has become increasingly difficult and dangerous in recent times and although there are a few remaining there, many have come to live in Bethlehem. For Issa, this meant leaving his family behind – it was a costly decision. But life has not been plain sailing for him as you will now hear. Paul Calvert met with Issa recently and brings us his story. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Howard Bass - Howard is a Messianic Jewish pastor in southern Israel. Recently I was talking to an Arab Christian who said he thought the biggest news story in Israel was the increase in numbers of Jewish people who were believing that Jesus is their Messiah. I asked Howard for his reaction. olivetreefund.org

Julia Fisher talks to Howard Bass - Howard and his wife Randi moved from the United States to live in Israel almost 40 years ago, and have been living in BeerSheva ever since. Why, I asked him via zoom, did they decide to leave the good life in America and move to Israel? Our aim is to build bridges... To build bridges of understanding and support, in a spirit of reconciliation, between believers (both Jewish and Arab) in the Holy Land (Israel and the Palestinian Areas) and Christians worldwide.

Julia Fisher talks to Howard Bass - Today I’m talking via zoom to Howard Bass in BeerSheva, in southern Israel, where he is the pastor of a Messianic congregation. It’s now mid June and slowly Israel, like the UK, is emerging from the coronavirus pandemic – I asked him to describe what this time of lockdown has been like for Israelis.

Paul Calvert talks to Zayid Banourah - The House of Hope in Bethlehem cares for young people and adults who are blind and children with special needs. It is a Christian charity and the chairman is Zayid Banourah. During the recent Covid 19 pandemic Paul Calvert visited the House of Hope and spoke to Zayid and started by asking him was the house open when the virus hit Bethlehem in early March?

Julia Fisher talks to Stefan Silver - Stefan came to Israel from New Zealand with his family as a young boy. During the second Lebanon War in 2006 Stefan was serving in the Israeli Defence Force and found himself in difficult and dangerous circumstances. The problem was, his faith was not very strong at that point – he described what happened to make the difference. olivetreefund.org kerem-el.org