We Just Left Israel Where We Took A Big Step Of Faith . . .
Dear Friend,
We’re excited to share with you a huge step of faith we just took with Break Forth!
We believe that this step of faith will bless tens of thousands of people.
But, we need to be honest with you.
COVID restrictions forced us to cancel every conference and event for 2 1/2 years. Our income dropped to nearly zero. This is one of the most challenging times we’ve faced in nearly 47 years.
We fought this step of faith tooth and nail. That is, until God came through with two miracles so clear that we couldn’t resist God’s calling any longer.
We had to step out in faith, despite our fear.
So, we’re excited to share some big news with you.
But we’re still shaking in our shoes.
So . . . . here we go . . . .
We just left Israel where we led a wonderful group of 87 people on a spiritual journey of a lifetime.
We sat under the life-changing teaching of Rev. Hans Weichbrodt. We worshiped in many Biblical sites. We heard from a local Messianic Jewish Pastor. We visited some of the most sacred sites on the planet.
You may know that Hans Weichbrodt is our primary spiritual teacher for all our tours of the Lands of the Bible.
Hans is a Biblical scholar, speaks 7 languages, teaches in the Swedish Parliament and in Geneva, has held a private audience with the Pope, and is a best-selling, award-winning evangelical author.
But, more than that. He has a compassionate Pastor’s heart.
Our tours are not tourist trips.
We know that with every tour, lives are changed forever.
They’re like a mini-Break Forth Canada in the Lands of the Bible.
Over the years, we’ve brought about 1,000 people to the Holy Lands.
But many people can’t come with us. It breaks our hearts!
We pray we could bring tens of thousands.
We pray we could bring people who will never have the finances to afford this.
We pray we could bring those suffering from life-altering illnesses.
We pray we could bring single Moms who are struggling to put food on the table.
But we can’t. It breaks our hearts that we can’t bring everyone along with us.
They will never sit under the teaching of Hans on the Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, or on the Mount of Beatitudes.
Although we can’t bring everyone with us, God showed us a way to do this virtually!
Sometimes God speaks to us on the mountaintops. Other times, He speaks to us in the darkest valley. We’ve been in a dark valley due to the disaster of COVID but God spoke to us clearly in this dark valley.
God gave us two clear miracles in our dark valley to give us the faith to step out.
God showed us a way to ‘bring’ tens of thousands of precious brothers and sisters to walk the pages of the Bible at zero cost to them.
So, how do we do this?
Our finances have been devastated by pandemic restrictions. But God called us to take an obedient step of faith, trusting that He will supply the resources.
We’re excited to do this.
In order to bring the Holy Land to tens of thousands who will never be able to travel there, we stepped out in faith and brought a film crew with us to Israel and Jordan.
The team volunteered their time. They gave up the income they’d otherwise make because they believe so much in this mission.
We filmed at every sacred site in Israel and Jordan we could access using multiple camera angles for an immersive experience.
Now that this is done, our film team has returned home to edit all the footage.
As God provides through His people, we will produce over 40 episodes with Hans's teaching, a guided virtual tour of each site, times of worship, times of prayer, and times of encouragement.
We’ll also write a Bible Study guide that goes with the virtual tour.
We will also videotape acoustic worship sets with our Salte family to lift hearts, just like we did in Israel and at Break Forth Canada.
For our little ministry, this is a huge project.
But, as God provides through His people, we know this can be accomplished.
This is an important project that we believe will bring tens of thousands of people to virtually sit under the teaching of Hans Weichbrodt in the Holy Land. They’ll also worship, pray and dig deep into the scriptures. God will transform many hearts.
The single Mom.
The unemployed.
The shut-in.
Hungry souls in poor nations.
As powerful as we believe this impact will be, we’re in a squeeze.
Although the film team volunteered their time, there are still significant expenses to complete this project.
The flights and hotels cost $5,000. The extra equipment expenses, purchasing extra film footage, renting equipment, and post-production expenses will cost an additional $8,000. The total cost comes to $13,000.
Maybe that’s not much to a big church or ministry.
But, it’s a lot for Break Forth after all the impact that the COVID restrictions dealt us.
If God hadn’t made His will clear to us through two miracles, we never would have had the faith to proceed.
Here are the two miracles that took place that confirmed for us that this is God’s will.
When Hans was able to be with us - for nearly 3 weeks.
Normally, Hans is so busy speaking all over the place that he’s incredibly difficult to book, even for a few days. But God miraculously opened a door for him to come to the Holy Land for three entire weeks! That’s a miracle!
2. And the film crew volunteering and their miraculous availability sealed the deal on sensing God’s will.
It’s a miracle to think that COVID actually has expanded our reach. We now reach more people in one week online than an entire Break Forth Canada ever did.
We can quote Joseph in Genesis 50:20, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good.”
The enemy thought that COVID would destroy the ministry. Instead, as painful as it has been, God used COVID to expand the ministry in new ways.
Now, as we look at this incredible opportunity, we’re praying for partners to stand with us so that we can complete this ministry project.
Will you stand with us?
Please know, we’re in this together.
This is where it gets very personal . . .
The two of us are digging deep into the personal savings we had earmarked for our eventual retirement.
We will donate as much as $5,000 of our retirement savings.
Our donation comes at a price. But it’s worth it.
We are matching every donation up to a total of $5,000.
Will you let us double your gift?
Will you believe in bringing the power of the Holy Land and Hans’s teachings to those who can’t come?
If you give $50, we will match your gift with our own $50.
If you donate $10, we will donate $10.
If you donate $10 a month for one year, we’ll give $120.
If you donate $500, we will donate $500 from our retirement savings.
If you’d like to stand with us, click here.
We want tens of thousands to virtually experience Hans as we:
Hear Jesus’ words of love as the waters lap at our feet on the shores of the Sea of Galilee.
Step into the majesty of the Sermon on the Mount as we stand on the Mount of Beatitudes.
Experience the heart-wrenching cry of Jesus to His Father in the Garden of Gethsemane
Sense newfound freedom as we celebrate the resurrection at the Garden Tomb.
Feel our hearts beat with anticipation as we stand on the Mount of Olives and hear about Christ’s triumphant return.
Will you stand alongside us in this project?
Will you help tens of thousands to experience this?
Will you help the single mother who’s struggling to put food on the table?
Will you help the unemployed who can barely make ends meet?
Will you help the infirm and the seniors in long-term care?
This will also not be limited to North America.
We’ll also release this around the world to the poor in developing nations.
We’ll also release this to our brothers and sisters in countries hostile to the Gospel.
If you’d like to help us complete this project and release it to the world, the infirm, the unemployed, the single Moms, the persecuted, and the poor, please click here.
Although our video views from our other ministry videos have reached a half million people, we will be conservative and say that these videos will reach 50,000.
Will you stand with us? Will you help us to bring the riches of scripture from the Holy Land to tens of thousands in Canada and around the world?
If so, please click below to make a secure online one-time or monthly donation.
As we enter our 47th year of ministry in 2023, your partnership means so much to us. We are deeply humbled and profoundly grateful for your partnership in the Gospel.
Will you help us to finish this project and reach the world? These videos can go to some places where it’s not even safe to preach the Gospel.
You can do that by clicking here.
Your brother and sister in Christ,
Arlen & Elsa Salte
Directors and Founders
Break Forth Ministries
PS - We never could have imagined this miracle impact when we began in 1976. Will you help us finish this project by clicking here? We’d love to double your donation from our retirement savings!
PPSS – Would you like to take this virtual spiritual journey to the Holy Land with Hans and us when it’s finished? Please watch your email and we’ll send you a link for you to sign up for free.
