ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

17 March Meeting

The Café, Gracecity Church,

17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

2.00pm - Meet & Greet

2.30pm – Meeting to Commence

Dr SHEREE TROTTER

will be our Guest Speaker

& if available

Hon. ALFRED NGARO

Dr Sheree Trotter & Hon. Alfred Ngaro are the Directors of the recently opened

Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem.

This Embassy is for the Indigenous of the Nations in

Solidarity with Israel & the Jewish People.

This Embassy is exactly the 100th Embassy

to be opened in the State of Israel & the 5th in Jerusalem

  We will include Prayers for Israel

Followed by Refreshments

Collection will be Taken

  Please invite likeminded family & friends

Ps 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem:

They shall prosper that Love Thee

  Ps 121 v 4

Behold, He that Keepeth Israel

Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep

We Pray

Thy will be done on Earth

As it is in Heaven

Greetings to all our Israel Focus Group

Friends,

We have been invited to the following Event.

Please note it is this Monday evening.

Many Blessings Trish 09 6387789

https://youtu.be/MnDueSR6UF

**Hey friends

Bless you this new year. Such a key time for Israel, and time for our nation to choose to stand with Israel. Wonderful what God is stirring and using each of us to do.

We warmly invite you to this special and significant occasion. Would you consider coming - would you share it with your networks and friends, and let people know about it.

We are conscious of how little notice there is, but there has been a clear call to act quickly, and we greatly appreciate all who are coming and working in agreement to see a very special event take place - we sense it will be a marker moment.

We invite you to a special evening 29 January - Join with people from around Aotearoa NZ to consecrate ourselves to honour the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob, and to stand on God's promises and purpose for Israel. We invite you to NZ/ Israel Solemn Assembly, Monday 29 January 7 pm at City Impact Church, North Shore. Consecration and declaration for such a time as this.

Joel 1:14

Ps 122

every blessing

Jane Troughton

(on behalf of planning team - Ate Moala, Ian Johnson, Gina Siaosi & Erin Temu)

Attachments area Preview YouTube video Solemn Assembly - 29 January 2024** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnDueSR6UFI&authuser=0

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

First Meeting 2024

18 February 2024

Family & Like Minded Friends Welcome

Ps 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem:

They shall prosper that Love Thee

Ps 121 v 4

Behold, He that Keepeth Israel

Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep

We Pray

Thy will be done on Earth

As it is in Heaven

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

Special Meeting 17 December 2023

The Café, GraceCity Church,

17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

This Sunday, 2pm Meet & Greet

2.30pm Meeting to commence

Special Guest Speaker

BRYCE TURNER

National Executive Director

CHRISTIANS for ISRAEL – NEW ZEALAND

Bryce has recently returned from Israel & has much to share with us - the reason for this Special Meeting.

Like Minded Family & Friends Welcome Prayer time to follow Followed by Refreshments

Available free copies – December edition ‘ISRAEL & CHRISTIANS TODAY’

A special Thank you to our November Speakers, Including Paul & Shulamit Ataya, Steve Beguely & Judith Papau

Ps 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem:

They shall Prosper that Love Thee

Ps 121 v 4

Behold, He that Keepeth Israel

Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep

We Pray

‘Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done

On Earth as it is in Heaven’

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

Reminder 19 November Meeting

The Café, GraceCity Church**

17 Marewa Road, Greenlane, Auckland

2pm Meet & Greet

2.30pm Meeting to commence

Family & Friends Welcome

Speakers to include

Paul & Shulamit Ataya

Shulamit was in Israel when Israel was demonically attacked & will share with us some of her experiences.

Prayer Time to follow

We will then share refreshments

Thank you to our September Guest Speakers, who included Rachel Israel from the local Jewish Community.

Note - Found after the September Meeting' 1 Earring

Ps 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem:

They shall Prosper that Love Thee.

Ps 121 v 4

Behold, He that Keepeth Israel shall

Neither Slumber nor Sleep.

We Pray Lord, Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

Reminder - Meeting 15 October 2023

Gracecity Church

17 Marewa Rd Greenlane, Auckland

2pm Meet & Greet

2.30pm Meeting to Commence

Speakers to include

RACHEL ISRAEL

from the local Jewish Community will be one of our speakers & will tell us of the recent Auckland Hebrew Community shift of premises & of her recent trip to the USA.

Family & Friends Welcome

Our Lending Library will be available

Extended Prayer & Declaration Time

Followed by Refreshments

Free Copies of the latest Christians 4 Israel Newspapers will be available

Below is the Bank account no. for anyone who would like to contribute to the Israel at War Medical Assist effort.

Medical Assist Israel via Christian Friends of Israel – 02 0410 0073085 00

Thank you to our September speakers Paul Ataya & Mei Biddle

Ps 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem:

They shall Prosper that Love Thee.

Ps 121 v 4

BEHOLD, HE THAT KEEPETH ISRAEL

SHALL NEITHER SLUMBER NOR SLEEP

Lord We all Pray “Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven”

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

17 September Meeting

2pm Meet & Greet

2.30pm Meeting to Commence

The Café GraceCity Church 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

Reports from Israel, Japan & Zambia

Paul Ataya & Nicholas Ping, Miyuki & Ron Packer, Mei Biddle

Family & Friends Welcome Refreshments will be served Joy will be operating our Lending Library Available free copies of the Israel & Christians Today Newspaper

Ps 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem:

They shall Prosper that Love Thee

Ps 121 v 4

Behold, He that Keepeth Israel

Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

16 July Meeting (Meetings always 3rd Sunday of the Month)

The Café, GraceCity Church, 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

2pm Meet & Greet -

2.30pm Meeting to commence.

Friends & Family Welcome.

BRYCE TURNER

NZ Executive Director – Christians for Israel NZ

“War in the Holy Land?”

Bryce is leading a Study Tour to Israel in November. Bryce has recently returned from Israel, with rockets flying in while he was there.

Prayer Time

Followed by refreshments

Free copies of the Christians for Israel Newspaper available.

Thank you to our June speakers Ps Mike Porteous & Friend

Psalm 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.

Psalm 121 v 4

Behold He that Keepeth Israel

shall neither Slumber nor Sleep

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

Sunday 18 June Meeting

The Café,
GraceCity Church
17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

2pm Meet & Greet – 2.30pm Meeting to Commence

Speakers to include

Ps Mike Porteous

Prayer Time

Family & Friends Welcome

Our Lending Library will be available

Afternoon Tea will be served Available Free copies of ISRAEL & CHRISTIANS TODAY

Reminder Our Meetings always 3rd Sunday each month

Special Thank you to our May Meeting Contributors Jane Thorstensen for Bible reading & to Judith Papau, Muriel Jones, Grant Salisbury, Bruce Nicholls & a very Special Thank you to Susan Lea & Sally Liang for kitchen services

Ps 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem:

They shall prosper that Love Thee

Ps 121 v 4

Behold, He that Keepeth Israel

Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

(Meetings always 3rd Sunday of the Month)

21st May 2023

Come join us for the

75th Year Celebration of the Modern State of Israel

The Café GraceCity Church 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane Auckland

2pm Meet & Greet

2.30pm Meeting to Commence

Special Speakers

Followed by Prayer Time

Followed by Special afternoon Tea

Family & Friends Welcome

Ps 122 v 6 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: They Shall Prosper that Love Thee.

Ps 121 v 4 Behold, He that Keepeth Israel Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep.

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

(Meetings always 3rd Sunday of the Month)

April Meeting, 16 April 2023

The Café, Gracecity Church 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

2pm Meet & Greet – 2.30pm Meeting to Commence

Family & Friends Welcome

Speakers to include

Paul Ataya, Corriena Rastkar, Ferosha Worn

PRAYER TIME Followed by Refreshments

Israel Focus Group Library will be operating

Available free copies of the Newspaper ISRAEL & CHRISTIANS TODAY

Thank you to our March Speakers Paul & Shulamit – Purim & Preview of Passover Lance who became a young believer thru’ Bible in Schools Nicholas who twice visited Shulamit’s Kibbutz in the Galilee

Ps 122 v6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem They shall Prosper that Love Thee

Ps 121 v 4

Behold, He that Keepeth Israel Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

19 March Meeting

The Café, Gracecity Church 17 Marewa Road, Greenlane, Auckland**

2pm Meet & Greet –

2.30pm Meeting to commence

**

Shulamit & Paul Ataya

Thoughts on Purim + Passover Preview

Mystery Speakers

**

Family & Friends Welcome

Israel Focus Group Library will be available

Prayer Time followed by Refreshments

Available free copies of the newspaper - Israel & Christians Today

Opportunity to donate to Israeli couple from Wairoa who have been severely impacted by Cyclone Gabrielle

Thank you to February Mystery Speakers Colin Maloney – who delivers free copies of the Israel & Christians Today in Pukekohe/Franklin Region, with the help of his red mobility scooter!

Rosemary Currie – who served with the Ministry of Ha Yovel in Judea & Samaria & followed the International Christian Embassy Feast of Tabernacles on line.

Shulamit & Paul Ataya who had been Hosting Shulamit’s 2 sisters & their husbands from Kibbutz Kefar Hanassie. In spite of flooding & slips they were able to visit most all of the places they had programmed to visit.

Ps 122 v 6 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem They shall Prosper that Love Thee

Ps 121 v4 Behold, He that Keepeth Israel Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep

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ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

20 November Meeting reminder

The Café, Gracecity Church, 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane**

Please note 3pm start (not 2.30pm)

This will be our final Meeting for 2022.

Our Guest Speaker will be Bridges For Peace NZ Representative

BETH MAHER

Family & Friends Welcome Fellowship & Afternoon Tea to follow.

Our Israel Focus Group Library will be available. Please return all Outstanding Library Books

Collection will be Taken

*Ps 122 v 6 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that Love Thee.

Ps 121 v 4 Behold, He that Keepeth Israel Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep. *

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

16 October Meeting 2.30pm – The Café Gracecity Church – 17 Marewa Rd Greenlane, Auckland

SHULAMIT ATAYA

“Succot - Celebrating the Kingdom of God

PAUL ATAYA

“Relevance of Prophecy Today

A Cautionary Overview”

**

Prayer Time

** Followed by a time of fellowship -

Please “bring a Plate”

Our Library will be available -

Please return borrowed books

**FAMILY & FRIENDS WELCOME

*Psalm 122 v 6 **“PRAY FOR THE PEACE OF JERUSALEM: THEY SHALL PROSPER THAT LOVE THEE.”**

Psalm 121 v 4 “BEHOLD HE THAT KEEPETH ISRAEL SHALL NEITHER SLUMBER NOR SLEEP.”

GENESIS 12 v 3 “I WILL BLESS THOSE WHO BLESS YOU & WHOEVER CURSES YOU I WILL CURSE & ALL PEOPLES ON EARTH WILL BE BLESSED THRU’ YOU”***

**

Greetings to all our ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP friends,

We have been invited by Dr Sheree Trotter to this Indigenous Coalition for Israel Event, 27 September 2022.

It is a Public Event, admission free but you must Register.

Please extend an Invitation to likeminded family & friends.

Many Blessings Trish

Kia ora and welcome to ICFI’s latest newsletter.

We are pleased to announce a public meeting in Rotorua, New Zealand on 27 September 2022. Speakers will be Hon Alfred Ngaro, Brad Haami and Dr Sheree Trotter. The meeting’s theme:

WHY ISRAEL? WHY AN INDIGENOUS COALITION?

REGISTER HERE https://www.indigenouscoalition.org/27september2022

Admission is free but there will be an opportunity to make a koha toward event costs. Please make this meeting known to those in your network. ALL ARE WELCOME!

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

2.30pm 18 September 2022 Meeting

The Café, Gracecity Church 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

Guest Speaker **

Johan Jansen van Vuuren

Director Ariel Ministries New Zealand**

Prayer Time to Follow

Fellowship Time - Please bring a ‘plate to share’ FAMILY & FRIENDS WELCOME

Our Lending library will be available Please Return Borrowed Books

**Ps 122 v 6 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that Love Thee.

Ps 121 v 4 Behold, HE that keepeth ISRAEL Shall neither slumber nor sleep.**

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

We regret that for Health reasons we were unable to have a Meeting in July

Hope you can join us in August

21 August 2022 – 2.30pm

The Café, Gracecity Church 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane

A Messianic Israeli will be our guest speaker

ZOHAR GONEN

Followed by Prayer time & then a time of Fellowship

Please bring a ‘plate’ to share Do bring a friend too.

Our library will be open - please don’t forget to return borrowed books, in particular -

‘I am not Ashamed’, ‘Our Lost Heritage’, ‘Inside the Asylum’, ‘Return from Tomorrow’, ‘Hezballah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God’, ‘The Divinity Code’, ‘Damascus Countdown’

Ps 122 v 6 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: They shall Prosper the Love Thee.

Ps 121 v 4 Behold, He that Keepeth Israel Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

Reminder June Meeting - 19 June 2022 - 2.30pm

The Café, Gracecity Church 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

BRYCE TURNER

National Executive Director

CHRISTIANS For ISRAEL NEW ZEALAND

Bryce will share on how we can stand up for Israel in a field of Goliaths. Bryce will also talk about the work of Christians for Israel in Ukraine & give an Invitation to join The upcoming Christians for Israel New Zealand trip to Israel.

Our Meeting will include Prayer time for Israel, New Zealand & Ukraine

Followed by tea/coffee & a time of Fellowship.

Family & Friends welcome

Our Israel Focus Group library will be available.

Our thanks to Ps Mike Porteous & Paul & Shulamit Ataya for sharing with us at our May Meeting. Separately we will share with you info on the May Meeting.

Genesis 12 v 3 I will Bless those who Bless you & whoever curses you I will curse & all people on earth will be Blessed thru’ you.

Matthew 25 v 32 All the Nations will be gathered before Him & He will separate the people from one another As a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats….

Ps 121 v 4 Behold He that Keepeth Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

SUNDAY Meeting - 2 .30pm - 15 May 2022

The Café – Gracecity Church,

17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

Dear Friends

This will be our first Meeting for many, many months. Even with such short notice do hope you will be able to attend. Optional, masks & jabs!!!

We will have a talk from Ps Mike Porteous & Paul & Shulamit Ataya. Prayer time for Israel & Ukraine. Followed by tea/coffee & time of fellowship Family & Friends Welcome

Advance Notice

June Meeting – 19 June 2022

Genesis 12 v 3

I will Bless Those who Bless you & whoever curses you I will curse & all people on Earth will be Blessed thru You

Matthew 25 v 32

All the Nations will be gathered Before HIM & HE will separate the people from one another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

Ps 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that love thee.

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ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

15 August 2021 Upstairs (lift available) Gracecity Church

17 Marua Rd, Greenlane, Auckland 2pm Meet & Greet

2.30pm Meeting to commence

RACHEL ISRAEL

Indian Jewess Rachel was born in India Worked in corporate banking & Travelled the World before eventually settling in New Zealand. ‘Rachel’s Journey from India to New Zealand’

**Family & Friends Welcome

Collection will be taken

Please ‘bring a plate’ to share**

Available free copies of the August newspaper ISRAEL & CHRISTIANS Today New Zealand & South Pacific Edition

Advance Notice

19 September 2021 Meeting Guest Speaker JULIET MOSES

Ps 122 v 6 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that Love Thee.

Ps 121 v 4 Behold, He that keepeth Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

18 July 2021

Meeting The Café Gracecity Church 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

2pm Meet & Greet –

2.30pm Meeting commences

SONYA AVDISH

As the result of antisemitism, when she was 5 years old Sonya, with her parents & sister fled to Israel from the City of Krasnyi Luch, South East Ukraine.

Sonya grew up in Arad, a small town near the Dead Sea. She was educated from Primary to High School in Arad & then went on to achieve a BA in Social Sciences at the Negev campus of the Open University of Israel.

In November 2015, Slava her husband arrived in New Zealand followed by Sonya and their 3 children in March 2016. They now have 4 children & live on the North Shore.

In Israel & here in New Zealand Sonya has always endeavoured to contribute to the wellbeing of her fellow Jews & is pleased to say that the family is so grateful to live & contribute here in our beautiful Aotearoa New Zealand. Currently Sonya is in a volunteer position as a Vice President of the Zionist Federation of New Zealand.

Friends & Family welcome

Collection will be taken

Refreshments will be served. You are welcome to ‘bring a plate’ to share

Ps 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem They shall prosper that Love Thee.

Ps 121 v 4

Behold, He that Keepeth Israel Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

This Sunday, 20 June 2021 The Café, Gracecity Church (formerly Greenlane Christian Centre) 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland 2pm – Meet & Greet 2.30pm – Meeting to commence

Dr SHEREE TROTTER

Topic

ISRAEL, JEWS and INDIGENEITY

Dr Trotter is Te Arawa Maori. She is cofounder of the Holocaust and Antisemitism Foundation, Aotearoa New Zealand, Established in 2012. Sheree completed her PhD in History in 2020 At the University of Auckland. Her thesis topic was, Zionism ‘at the uttermost ends of the earth’. A New Zealand Social History c1900 – 1948

Family & Friends Welcome

Collection will be taken Refreshments will be served. You are welcome to bring ‘a plate’ to share

Available free copies of the June Newspaper ISRAEL & CHRISTIANS TODAY

**Ps 122 v 6 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: They shall prosper that Love Thee.

Ps 121 v 4 Behold, He that Keepeth Israel Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep**

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP MAY MEETING

16 May 2021
The Café, Gracecity Church
(Was known as Greenlane Christian Centre)
17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland

2pm Meet & Greet Meeting to commence 2.30pm

SHULAMIT ATAYA

Will lead us in Worship & a time of Much Prayer for Israel Please join us as we unite in Prayer for Israel, the people & the Land

Refreshments to follow

Please bring ‘a plate’ to share Collection will be taken Family & Friends welcome

Ps 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: They shall Prosper that Love Thee

Ps 121 v 4

Behold He that Keepeth Israel Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP

April Meeting, 18 April 2021 Set up 2pm - Meeting commencement 2.30pm

The Café - Gracecity Church

Previously known as Greenlane Christian Centre 17 Marewa Road, Greenlane, Auckland

Our very special guest speaker is

MRS ANN GLUCKMAN OBE

Distinguished Member of the Auckland Jewish Community

Mrs Gluckman will be introduced by GAEL KEREN, CEO of the ASTOR FOUNDATION of NZ

Family & friends are very welcome

Refreshments to follow

You are welcome to ‘bring a plate’ to share Free copies of the newspaper ‘ISRAEL & CHRISTIANS TODAY’

Ps 122 v 6

Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: They shall Prosper that Love Thee.

Ps 121 v 4

Behold, He that Keepeth Israel Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep

ISRAEL FOCUS GROUP meeting 21 March 2021

The Café

Gracecity Church

(formerly known as Greenlane Christian Centre) 17 Marewa Rd, Greenlane, Auckland Set up 2pm Meeting to commence 2.15pm

SHULAMIT & PAUL ATAYA

Shulamit was born & raised on a Kibbutz in Israel & will address some of Israel’s early challenges, some of which are still relevant today,

Shulamit will address these issues & more.

As always our Prayers, help & support for Israel are much needed.

Introducing Miyuki & Ron Packer

Who have a Ministry to Japanese both here and in Japan. Miyuki leads an Israel Prayer Meeting for Japanese speakers

**Family & Friends Welcome

Collection will be taken

Prayer time

Refreshments will be served**

Ps 122 v 6 Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem: They shall Prosper that Love Thee.

Ps 121 v 4 Behold, He that Keepeth Israel Shall neither Slumber nor Sleep**

Our last meeting of the year was very well attended and all were blessed by Paul and Shulamit's testiminoy and knowledge of the Middle East situation, especially as regards Israel - their Lebanese Christian and Israeli messianic Jewish perspectives respectively give us a nice preview of the One New Man. A short prayer time for Israel, and many other related issues followed, followed as usual by a most convivial afternoon tea and coffee and networking time. We wish everyone a very Happy Hannukah, Christmas and New Year.