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FOI In Action: Get Involved! | November 1, 2025

FOI in Action: Are you looking for ways to live out God’s call to bless His Chosen People? The Friends of Israel has just what you need! Love for Israel and the Jewish people necessitates tangible acts of service, and we are happy to offer many unique teaching and training programs designed to mobilize your ministry. FOI offers life-changing trips …

FOI In Action: Interview w/ Timothy Rabinek | September 6, 2025

FOI In Action: Interview w/ Timothy RabinekRecent years have not been kind to the Jewish community of Eastern Europe. And in Poland in particular, a country inextricably bound to the atrocities of the Holocaust, Jewish people need true friends who will love them and support them unfailingly. That’s where Timothy Rabinek steps in. Timothy, FOI’s field representative in Poland, has …

2025 ORIGINS Team

FOI In Action: Stories from Israel During the 12-Day War | July 12, 2025

Interview w/ Cameron JoynerLittle did The Friends of Israel’s (FOI’s) ORIGINS team members know when they touched down in Israel that, within hours, they would be planted in a warzone. In June, our team of young adults unexpectedly endured Iran’s nightly waves of rocket attacks on Israel, and they did it with confidence in the Lord, relying on His protection …

FOI IN ACTION: Trevor Stewart-Sweet in the UK | May 3, 2025

FOI IN ACTION: Trevor & Maggie Stewart-Sweet (UK)The Friends of Israel reaches all around the world, and this week, we’re checking in with Trevor and Maggie Stewart-Sweet in the United Kingdom! They are a much-needed light in a progressively darkening climate, as antisemitism’s rising tide in Europe includes a surge in the UK. Chris chats with Trevor to learn more …

FOI IN ACTION: Pastor A in Israel | August 31, 2024

FOI in Action: Interview with Pastor A in IsraelMeet Pastor A! As one of our ministry representatives in Israel, Pastor A has a heart full of love for his Israeli brothers and sisters. We welcome him to the show this week to learn about him and the wonderful work He is doing for the Messiah in the Holy Land. In …

FOI IN ACTION: Jeff & Arlene Berg | May 4, 2024

FOI IN ACTION: Jeff & Arlene Berg When you devote your life to a specific goal, others take notice and find inspiration. Friends of Israel field representatives Jeff and Arlene Berg have devoted their lives to serving God’s Chosen People—and their lives provide unbelievable inspiration for us to do the same! The scope of their ministry and their compassion for …

March 2, 2024 | FOI in Action: Jael Kalisher

FOI in Action: Jael KalisherJael Kalisher is a uniquely gifted Friends of Israel (FOI) field representative in Israel. Having joined FOI as a full-time representative only days after Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel in October, Jael has quickly become an invaluable part of FOI’s ministry efforts. Now, she is using her musical talent to glorify the Lord across the world! …

August 26, 2023 | FOI IN ACTION: Linda Craft/Tikvah Team

Linda Craft/Tikvah TeamThe Lord uses faithful believers to accomplish great things, and this week’s guest provides a great example of this fact. Linda Craft has served with The Friends of Israel for more than 20 years alongside her husband, Jonathan, moving from Illinois to Las Vegas—and recently back to Illinois—to carry out the Lord’s work. She speaks with Chris this …

April 8, 2023 | FOI IN ACTION: Alyssa Ruddell

Interview w/ Alyssa Ruddell We love to see God raise up workers to carry out the work to which He has called us—and that’s why we’re so excited to have Alyssa Ruddell join our ministry! Alyssa’s love for Israel and the Jewish people brought her to The Friends of Israel, where she quickly jumped into many of our programs that …

November 5, 2022 | FOI In Action: Ministry in Australia w/ Deane & Margaret Woods

Australian Ministry w/ Deane & Margaret WoodsWe’re heading Down Under this week to hear about all the Lord has done through our ministry in the Jewish communities of Australia. Deane and Margaret Woods recently retired from 18 blessed years of ministry with The Friends of Israel, having raised up a generation of Christian leaders to serve the Jewish people and …