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The Menorah and the Sheep

Our logo is very special and unique as it represents the lost sheep of Israel making teshuvah (repentance from one's own ways, path, sin), turning to follow God's way!

Behold, God is my salvation,

I will trust, and will not be afraid,

for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song,

and he has become my salvation.

Isaiah 12:2-3

God is the source of a satisfying, worthwhile life.

You make me know the path of life; in your presence is unbounded joy,

in your right-hand eternal delight. Psalm 16.11

The above Hebrew letter graphic is the Hebrew word for “life” the “chai”, stands for "life."

We say L ‘chaim B'Yeshua! To Life in Jesus!

For I am not ashamed of the Good News, since it is God's powerful means of bringing salvation to everyone who keeps on trusting, to the Jew especially, but equally to the Gentile. For in it is revealed how God makes people righteous in his sight; and from beginning to end it is through trust - as the Tanakh puts it, "But the person who is righteous will live his life by trust."

Romans 1:16-17

Often, we hear people say they do not need to hear or read about the Good News of Jesus. They are Jewish or some other religious group. We also frequently hear they also believe in Jesus. This begs the questions what do they really know of the Biblical Jesus? And here is where we lovingly press to tell the Gospel message of how to know if they were to die today would they go to live eternally with God. Refer to To Life - L'Chaim! Find Eternal Life!

When you seek me, you will find me, provided you seek for me wholeheartedly; Jeremiah 29:13

Thank you for your prayers and support,

God bless and show you, His favor.

Shalom from

Pastor Reuben and Donna Drebenstedt, directors

We are primarily a One-On-One Face-To-Face ministry.

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BUT FOR GOD! Shinning for Jesus is not always easy here in our little Israel, please keep praying for us. Like Israel, this neighborhood is such a mix of people from around the world! Checking our attitude It is important, everyday asking for fresh love as we daily live out our life here. Some people are easy to love, very grateful for them but the harder ones seem to be the real evidence that God is at work!

*Jose is one of the easy ones to love but his heart right now sees no need for Jesus. He still wants to keep talking and Reuben is faithful to engage weekly with him about his Savior!

*A sweet ex-Muslim neighbor is easy also but her relatives who live here also are eager to quickly intervene every time we get a chance to talk. They try to destroy the seeds of truth planted in her heart; she keeps coming back!!

*Amir is a toughie with not only a hard heart about Jesus but toward us also. We have been praying for years for God to soften his heart. We know only God could lift the barrier between us and, He recently did!! He has apologized for the wrong he has felt and done toward us, and this has opened the doors again for good conversation!

*Yonatan has always been a little difficult as he and Reuben have had many years of conversations together on Biblical issues, mostly friendly. Recently, on one of his prayer walks, Reuben had another conversation with him when he said he could not believe in the resurrection but then reversed himself because he said Orthodox Judaism does believe in the resurrection. He restated that he just could not believe that Jesus was resurrected to Heaven. He said he was sorry he could not believe this and turned around quickly bolting away, an unusual reaction for him. This experience left Reuben with a feeling that God is working in his heart. As he left, he said "sorry" to which Reuben said, "do not be sorry but for yourself."

*Abraham often contacts Reuben by text and visiting at the Menorah House. The discussions are varied but includes the Messiah Yeshua/Jesus and Abraham's need for Him as savior. A Complete Jewish Bible (Old and New Testament plus Footsteps of the Messiah book has been given to him.

We recently heard about a conflict in our Jewish community that left the synagogue close by talking about us. The unusual part of that is we were told about how one of the members spoke up for us and pointed out something they hadn't thought about, it totally changed hearts toward us! Hmmm, not sure what Jesus is doing there BUT we do know God is at work here and we want to remain faithful about His Messiah! Members of this synagogue, in the past have sliced our tires and broken many windows in our mission car.

Everyday/week is such a mix bag of events! Most of the community regularly walks around our corner going to and from the many synagogues in this area. We are in such a strategic spot for God to continue to remind us daily, why He planted us here to be a light for the Gospel and to pray daily for their eyes to be opened and to be saved.

Thanks for praying with us!!!

Within The Jewish Community

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Evangelism— Edify Believers Prayer, Jewish/Gentile Community USA - Israel

Teaching/Preaching/Speaking Evangelism, Bible, Biblical Hebraic roots of Christianity, Israel, Christ in the Passover Seders, Jerusalem

Distribution of Gospel tracts, Bibles & other materials via public gatherings, programs and Internet

Resource ministry about the Messiah, helping others to know Him, the Bible, Biblical Jewish roots of Christianity, Israel, Jesus (Yeshua), and God's plan of eternal redemption/salvation.

John 3:16 Romans 1:16-17

Our affiliated Messianic Jewish Congregation meeting within the Denver Jewish Community. Please pray for, visit, join and support this unique Biblical and Jewish expression of the Body of Messiah-Jesus (the Church). See Web site and brochure. May God bless this mission's outreach!

Salvation Testimony of Keith Brofsky

We like to think that coincidence is a funny thing. Those things just happen by chance, sometimes for good, and sometimes for bad. But really, what it all comes down to is G-d's mighty hand, working behind the scenes to orchestrate His will. We sometimes don’t' recognize it at the time, but in retrospect we can see the wonder and glory of His ways.

I grew up in a Jewish home in Queens, New York. I attended Hebrew school to learn the culture, religion and traditions of Judaism and prepare for my bar-mitzvah. I learned to read Hebrew and studied the Torah, and at thirteen I had a wonderful bar-mitzvah in the Synagogue. There ended my efforts to study Jewish culture and religion.

After a number of years of Godless

living I found myself in Denver, Colorado. I had not thought about G-d or Judaism for years. I still believed in G-d, but figured He created the world and left it to run itself. I believed man was the ultimate authority of earth.

The annals of history are full of facts and stories of tragedies that came about as a result of mistaken identity.

In the Hebrew Scripture these tragedies begin with the story of Lamech, who tells his wives of a tragic happening, saying:

Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, harken unto my speech:

for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. (Gen. 4:23).

According to traditional interpretations, Lamech went hunting and instead of killing the animal he unintentionally killed his own son. What a tragedy of mistaken identity. Then we have the story of Joseph who, instead of Potiphar's wife the true culprit, suffered incarceration for many years.

A Jewish tradition, recorded in the Aramaic Targum on the Book of Esther, has it that for many years Solomon was dethroned as King in Jerusalem and a demon named Ashmadai was ruling in Solomon's disguise, while the true king went from city to city claiming in the words of Ecclesiastes 1: 1 2, I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem, in similar vein came about the popularized story of the prince and the beggar in which the beggar, temporarily in the clothes of the prince, is made prince while the true prince becomes a beggar.

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