|
2008-10-11 We celebrated the dedication of the beautiful new building for the New Covenant Church in Haifa Over 400 adults came together for the moment of thanksgiving to God. We had special guests from all over Israel and from America. We were honored to have the mayor of Haifa greet us on the occasion. There was a special program for over 50 children that were present. It was a wonderful night of worship, praise, and thanksgiving. We committed ourselves and the building to be a place of community, of outreach. We wish that all of you dear friends could have joined us for the special occasion. In less than one year we purchased a building & completed the renovations.We thank God for all He has done. We invite you to view our media page for a short video presentation showing the renovations and completion of NCC. This is the beginning of something wonderful We ask you to continue to pray for Haifa NCC. Friends, the past year has been incredible. But we know it is just the beginning of something new and wonderful that God is doing in our city, region and country. We are convinced that God is accomplishing His will in Haifa - He is drawing people to Himself. Our hearts are full of expectation at what He will do. Continue to pray for us. We need strength, wisdom, and direction from our Good Shepherd. We thank you for standing with us in this time.
1 Comment
2008-07-22
Dear Friends Greetings from Israel. Thank you so much for standing with us in prayer and generous giving. We appreciate you! While the eyes of the world watch to see what will happen next in Israel, some are troubled, fearful, & depressed. But HOPE is blossoming in our congregation and city - God is moving in a new, powerful way. We share some stories below of God touching hearts I had a dream... A man from another religion has visited the church several times. Recently he came to me and said, “I had a dream. In the dream, a man appeared to me wearing ripped cloths and over his ripped cloths were royal robes. I knew he was Jesus. Can you tell me what this dream means?” The man wept as I told him that Jesus the King of Kings was broken and treated like a slave for his sake. Salvation of Families... A contractor who recently began working on our building was touched by the care that he received from the believers who work alongside him. He has met Jesus. After one month of coming to the worship meetings, he told me, “next week, me and my wife and children are coming to church.” Midnight phone call... One night some people tried to steal materials from the church site. I got a call at midnight telling me “come to the church”. I arrived and found that the muslim neighbors near the church were hiding, waiting to catch the thieves if they entered the building. These men told me, “Go home. We are watching God’s House for you.” They stayed until dawn watching the building. God is using our neighbors to help and even provide the church with materials and tools. It’s so exciting to see a dream taking shape. What’s Next? We’ve used all the resources that have been provided to this point. We have an anticipation that God will supply all the remaining needs. With $200,000 we will purchase windows and doors, tiles, stone facing, fire-safety sprinklers, dry walls, acoustic ceiling, plumbing fixtures, paint, decoration & furnishings. If the Lord is leading you to contribute financially to this project, then please follow this link for more information. Please intercede with us for this great opportunity New Life Campaign --- In July a massive outreach campaign to the Arabs in Israel. For the first time in the history of Israel, we can put material connected to faith on the national TV. 15 stories of believers who have met the Lord will be broadcast during prime time. With the help and support of Finnish Media Organization IRR TV and the cooperation of believing congregations all over this country, we will cover the land with billboards, fliers, DVD’s, personal evangelism and other materials. Please intercede with us for protection and openness in the spiritual realm. Members from our church will receive special training on personal evangelism and knowledge on how to counsel and lead people to Jesus over the phone 2008-05-15 Please continue to join with us in faith, prayers and giving as we continue the renovations and furnishing. For these things we still need about $230,000. We are in the renovation process. We hope to prepare the building for the church as soon as possible because we are now paying taxes for the space. We have a team of professionals and volunteers working every day and we have hope to move into the completed building this year. We know God has all these details in his hands. We want him to clearly guide us in this moving process. Please pray for God’s support, strength & provision. If the Lord is leading you to contribute financially to this project, then please follow this link for more information.  2007-12-02
Pastor Yousef Dakwar signing the contract on the new home for NCC Haifa It’s time to celebrate! On Sunday, 2 December, NCC signed a contract for a new building for our church. We are all very excited and we want to share this moment with you because many of you have participated in this faith venture with us through prayers and sacrificial giving.This building has so much potential and it is in a great location. Water Baptism in 07.07.2007 We had a wonderful baptism service at the Jordan River. 24 people from our church were baptized. Malachi 4.6 begins “He will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to the fathers...” One 84 year old man and his wife who were baptized that day had persecuted their children for years for being believers. God has drawn them to Himself and they chose to publicly show their commitment. In our culture the fathers usually baptize the children. But now the children are baptizing their fathers. Three teenaged brothers also were baptized together that day. God is touching the youth and they are responding by giving their hearts completely to Jesus. |
Ncc BlogWelcome at the New Covenant Church Blog from Haifa Israel Archives
September 2017
Categories |
RSS Feed