Join The Fellowship 1948 Legacy Challenge!
Become a partner in God’s forever promise to Israel! Let us know that you have included The Fellowship in your will, trust or estate plan and our Challenge Sponsors will match your commitment with an immediate donation of $1,948, in honor of Israel’s restoration on May 14, 1948.
I will plant Israel in their own land, never again to be uprooted from the land I have given them.
Meet the Challenge Sponsers
Lance and Storm Dillenschneider
We are humbled to share a small part of the story of our vast love for Israel and her people and to invite you to join us in an extraordinary opportunity to help ensure Israel forever has a home in the promised land.
After seeing a late-night television special nearly 20 years ago with Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein delivering food to Holocaust survivors, I (Lance) was moved by the living conditions these survivors were still enduring. I immediately began my support of The Fellowship through the provision of food boxes, and it grew from there. Since that time, I met and married Storm, and she has taught me that our support is an activation of our faith through trust in the Lord. Through trials and tribulations, we remained faithful in our support of God’s chosen people, and God continued to bless us.
As our earthly blessings grew, we began to understand the importance of estate planning as one way of faithfully stewarding our resources. Without a plan, the government will have the ultimate say in how our estate is distributed. Instead, we want to ensure that the assets the Lord has blessed us with are distributed in alignment with our faith and goals. We also want to make sure that as part of our legacy, a gift will be given from our estate to The Fellowship to benefit Jews in need.
Storm and I are thankful for you and for your consideration of this incredible opportunity to bring comfort, safety, and hope to the Jewish people now and forever.
Donald and Debra Stephens
The late Rabbi Eckstein and his successor and daughter, Yael, have worked tirelessly to bring together Christians and Jews to stand against hatred and suffering, to bring Jews from around the world home to Israel, and to affirm the dignity and value of both the Christian and Jewish faiths. We have met Yael and are moved by her commitment to live out God’s Word by spreading light and love in a dark and hateful world. We also believe what God said in Genesis 12:3, “I will bless those who bless you (Israel), and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Since 2016, we have been motivated to donate by The Fellowship’s commitment to providing humanitarian aid to Jews in Israel and in other countries, caring for the vulnerable, elderly Jews and responding quickly and responsibly in hands-on ways in times of crisis and war. We are most impressed by their business-like focus on specific projects and the way they partner with other ministries who are already established, thus eliminating wasted resources and “reinventing the wheel.” They continue to be strong stewards of the donations they receive.
By leaving a legacy gift to The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, we hope to extend our values beyond our lifetimes and continue to support Israel and the Jewish people. It is a lasting expression of our Christian faith, our gratitude to God for His blessings, our values of generosity and kindness, and our desire to make a positive difference in Israel. We would encourage anyone to consider partnering with The Fellowship and their noble works of compassion and building understanding through action.
Dean and Kimberly Kirby
Over twenty-five years ago we were watching Trinity Broadcasting Network when they were showing Jewish people being brought back to Israel from Russia. They were sharing how The Fellowship was raising funds to provide flights, and needs for these people. Due to Dean having a strong foundation in Jesus Christ and his passion to study prophecy, he felt very compelled that we were to start contributing to The Fellowship.
We had absolutely no spare funds and we both worked two and three jobs, supporting our little family. Dean was not concerned for even a second about setting aside ten, fifteen and twenty dollars to contribute to The Fellowship, nor was I as he had explained to me how important it is to take care of the Jewish people, as these are God’s chosen people (Deuteronomy 7:6-8). We knew that it was not our money anyway, that it was just what we had been entrusted with and that The Lord would bless those who he can trust.
Over the many years we grew to learn more about what all The Fellowship has done to serve and be a vessel of The Lords outstretched arms to the Jewish community.
For so many of us that are so blessed and have no idea what it is like to live in a country that is constantly threatened and under attack, I would ask anyone to seek God and see what He would have you to do. The Lord will bless those who bless them!