A Great Challenge and a Great Opportunity

Dear Friend,

I am here in Jerusalem hosting the leaders of the nation at a summit at your Friends of Zion Center. I will also be hosting the president of Fiji and his cabinet as they open their embassy in Jerusalem. I am also meeting with the president and prime minister of Israel as I work on plans for the Ambassador Summit with 1,000 pastors which will be held in December.

It’s hard to believe that almost two years have passed since the Hamas invasion on October 7, 2023. That was the deadliest single day in the history of the modern Jewish state…the deadliest day for Jewish people since the end of the Holocaust.

As I was writing this letter to you, I got an urgent call from Israel asking for our help from two precious mothers who are still hoping and praying for their sons to come home. Guy Gilboa Dalal and Evyatar David were kidnapped on October 7, 2023, and have now been hostages for more than 700 days.

They are literally starving. The video that was released of them showed the shocking weight loss they have endured along with physical torture. All of the hostages and their families need help right now, and they are asking us because of all we have already done.

This tragedy is not history…it’s still happening every day.  Jewish people still have to rush to bomb shelters. Jewish soldiers still are struggling to recover from their injuries. Jewish widows and orphans are still mourning the loss of husbands and fathers. Jewish families are still hoping and praying for their sons, grandsons, husbands, and brothers to still be alive…and to be released to return home.

The fate of the 50 hostages still held in Gaza (sadly, only 20 or so are believed to still be alive) is a prime demonstration of the demonic brutality of Hamas. These people are being tortured and starved and used for propaganda. But the world just looks the other way, ignoring the evidence Hamas is happy to spread as a boast of their power.

Yet despite the unmistakable truth that Hamas started the war, much of the world is blaming Israel for responding! 

It’s an outrage for the victim to be blamed. 

Many nations are pushing Israel to end the war without victory over the terrorists who want the Jewish state destroyed.

This is a deadly dangerous threat because if Hamas stays in power, the war will never really end. And if the concession demanded is the establishment of a Palestinian state — something many countries including England, France, Canada, and Australia have announced they will do at the United Nations a few days from now — that would be catastrophic for Israel.

It’s tragic that these allies who once stood with Israel are turning their backs on the Jewish state and rewarding the terrorists who are trying to kill innocent Jewish people. Make no mistake, a Palestinian state would simply be another Gaza…a place to launch more and more attacks on Israel from even closer range.

My friend of 45 years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently highlighted the problem in an interview:

“That’s the crux of the problem. The real reason that this conflict persists is not because of the absence of a Palestinian state but because of the persistent Palestinian refusal to recognize a Jewish state in any boundary. If you give them a Palestinian state when they haven’t abandoned the goal of destroying the Jewish state, all you’re doing is bringing the next war closer.”

He’s right…but the sad truth is that Israel is losing the propaganda war. The lies being told about Gaza, Hamas, Israel, and the Palestinians are spreading around the world. And the sad truth is those lies are working.

You see, Hamas does not just have a military strategy. While they had great success in their initial surprise attack, Israel’s military quickly responded and has been demolishing Hamas strongholds ever since. There is no question how a straight up fight ends.

That’s why Hamas is also trying to break Israel with a campaign of propaganda and lies. They steal food and aid provided by the world and sell it to suffering Gazans at a huge markup…and then blame Israel for the “famine.” And the world is happy to go along. One United Nations agency even changed their official definition and characteristics so they could falsely claim there is a famine.

Photos of young children “starving” in Gaza have been proven to be fakes and lies; yet proof doesn’t convince those who want to hate the Jews. Debunking the stories isn’t changing popular opinion.

Because so much of the liberal media hates Israel, they are happy to go along with the lies. So they are spewing out whatever Hamas sends them without regard to the truth…and people, especially young people, are believing the lie.

Poll after poll shows sharp declines in support for Israel, most prominently among young people. The Muslim oil states have poured billions into funding American universities and colleges and the anti-Semitism being spewed is a direct result.

That’s why our Ambassador Program is so vitally important to Israel’s future. The young people of today are the leaders of tomorrow, and we must counter the lies they are being fed with the truth. We already have the first 1,000 pastors and leaders signed up for the program, but that is just the beginning.

It is the great privilege of my life to be your ambassador to Israel. I want to pour my life into 1,000 ambassadors this year, providing them with the curriculum and the resources to be the brightest light of love and comfort…a light that will save a multitude of Jewish lives. 

If you invested one dollar in each of these 1,000 ambassadors with a gift of $1,000, it would be a huge answer to prayer. Even if you invested 10 cents or 20 cents in these 1,000 ambassadors, your gift of $100 or $200 would be a huge answer to prayer. I am praying that a few can invest $10 dollars in 1,000 ambassadors with a gift of $10,000.

God has given us the vision of enlisting 1,000,000 ambassadors from all over the world. Truly, this a great challenge, but it is also a great opportunity. These pastors and leaders represent a quarter of a billion people. And by reaching those people in their own communities, they will be the front line of defense for Israel from the campaign of lies.

This outreach will change the world. It is the most important thing we can do for Israel. Prime Minister Netanyahu has told me that more than once. We must pass the torch to the next generation.

We cannot…we will not…we must not…turn our backs on Israel. Not now. Not ever. As we cross this tragic two-year milestone of the deadly Hamas attack, we must rise up and say with one voice: “No, Israel, you are not alone. No, we will not believe the lies; we stand with you. We will fight for the truth!”

I’m asking you today to show your support in standing with the people of Israel and doing your part to fight the war they can’t win alone. I’m asking you to stand with the Holocaust survivors. Stand with the victims of war. Stand with the hostage families. And confront the lies and evils of anti-Semitism through your support of the Ambassador Program. With your help, this is what your Friends of Zion Center does every single day.

The nation of Israel has never faced a more severe threat since its miraculous rebirth in 1948. God is calling us to join hands as a defense of the Jewish people, and we must answer that call together. Thank you in advance for your generous response.

Your ambassador to Jerusalem,

Dr. Mike Evans

P.S. The plans to expand the Ambassador Program are ready to go, but we cannot move forward without the needed resources. The gift that you send today will go around the world and echo into eternity. It’s a wonderful investment in God’s work and in the defense of His Chosen People, and He will see what you have done and bless you according to the promise of Genesis 12:3.