In Touch Quarter 4 - 2017

Report
National Conference Report
This year’s National Conference, Israel:
Covenants and Kingdom, was held over two
days in Victoria Baptist Church, Eastbourne,
on 22 nd and 23 rd September. Supporters from across
the UK enjoyed listening to speakers from Oxford,
the Netherlands and Israel.
The main conference sessions were opened with worship
led by a group of young believers from several parts of
the country, including Sarah and Ruth Linnell (singers),
Matthew Soakell (drummer), Dan Selby and Janet Cole
(members of Welcome Baptist Church in Heathfield).
Revd Willem Glashouwer sharing his testimony and teaching on Israel.
with great clarity. Later in the day he provided more detail
on the topics covered in his books ‘Why Israel?’ and ‘Israel:
Covenants and Kingdom.’ Of particular interest to many in
the audience were his twelve articles regarding the place of
Israel in God’s plan of salvation.
Willem’s colleague Andrew Tucker is a lawyer by training,
now serving as Executive Director of Christians for Israel
International. He spoke about the fact that Jerusalem is an
Praise and worship led by Dan, Janet, Sarah, Ruth and Matthew.
On the Friday evening Dr James Patrick spoke on a
subject very close to his heart, presenting a surprisingly
comprehensive review of British Christian History and the
Jewish People – one that is echoed in a recent CFI publication
‘A History of Christian Zionism in Britain’ (Resources p12).
Andrew Tucker sharing insights on International Law.
James Patrick speaking on British Christian history and the Jewish people.
Then on Saturday our main speaker was the Revd Willem
Glashouwer, who is a Bible teacher and the President of
Christians for Israel International. In his first message he
spoke of his childhood years when his family were friends
of the Ten Boom family. He spoke with deep feeling about
some of his experiences of interacting with Jewish people as
a Christian, and linked those experiences to the Scriptures
‘immovable rock,’ and about the significance of the United
Nations (UN), which has a charter that he described as
‘very Jewish.’ He explained the extent of the legitimacy of
decisions made at the UN with regard to international law,
helping his audience understand how to contribute towards
redressing bias and falsehoods so often spoken about Israel.
The UN Charter says all states are equal, but often that ideal
evaporates when the topic is Israel.
On Saturday afternoon we were blessed to have Kevin
and Stacey Howard speak about the need for us to be salt
and light in the world today, in context with Hebraic
thinking. Those who have supported CFI Jerusalem, some
for three decades, felt privileged to see the ‘passing on of
the baton’ from Sharon Sanders to her daughter Stacey, who
is Executive Director of CFI Jerusalem, and her husband
Kevin, who is Director of Media. Kevin touched many
hearts when he presented photos from the ten care projects
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