MEET THE GROAT FAMILY, HAYOVEL VOLUNTEERS

Meet Hayovel volunteers, Ken, Brenda and Autumn Groat.  Autumn volunteered with Hayovel for the harvest 2013.  Ken volunteered for the pruning 2014 and the whole family arrived last month for the harvest with Hayovel.  The Groat Family created a board game called The Tribes of Israel to raise money for trip to Israel.

In an interview with a messianic blogger the Groat Family said,

We were inspired to make The Tribes of Israel game about 12 years ago after finding out we are part of Israel*.  We learned our identity by studying Scripture with another family the Father put into our lives. 

According to their blog called Preparation for Restoration (see side bar for explanation on restoration) 

"We are about preparing for the restoration of the Kingdom to Israel."

On the Groat Family blog, Autumn describes her time in Israel with Hayovel.  It is all disturbing but I will quote what I thought was the worst of it.

"Many times as we drove through Arab villages we would pray for them, that they would come to the knowledge of who Yeshua is and who Israel is."

"Anyway, the Jews know about our history because they have suffered from it. Because of this history it is hard for the Jews to trust Christians. They never know when the Crusade will happen. That is where the work of HaYovel comes in. We know that it was an action that caused the offense between Christians and Jews, so an action must be done to heal the breach. That is what we are doing, trying to heal the breach with love. It was really neat to actually see that happening. One wine maker said that he sees that we love HaShem (God). He saw that we don't worship idols and are just trying to serve HaShem just like they are. He said that we are brothers and that we can walk together. Restoration is happening right before our eyes!"

On 1 Kings 8:35,37-43

"They are several things I learned from this passage while in Israel. One was we are the foreigner. We are not Jews, but have heard what God has done. We came from far away (most of us from the US and Canada). So Solomon prayed that when we pray towards Jerusalem that God would hear us. Another point was brought up by Avraham Hermon (a man from Har Bracha that came and spoke to us a lot). He said that Solomon asked that God would answer the Jews prayer when there is famine, pestilence, locusts, and enemies. But when we pray Solomon asked the God would answer whatever we ask. "

"It was so encouraging to hear from a Jewish man that no one stands with Israel like HaYovel does. He said that HaYovel gives him hope for Israel. He called us the remnant of the remnant of the remnant."

"This year alone, our hands have touched 270,000 bottles of wine! The wine makers see us as a fulfillment of prophecy. They told us many times, “We want your DNA on our grapes!” "

"One day we were reading through the portion of Scripture where Abraham's servant goes to find a bride for Isaac. There is a great parallel here to our relationship with God. Abraham represents God, Isaac – the Messiah. Rebekah, who is to be Isaac's wife, represents us, who will be the bride of Christ. The servant is a representation of the Holy Spirit. So in order for Isaac to marry his bride, she had to be brought to the land of Canaan (what would be Israel). The servant asked Abraham what would happen if the women would not come. The answer was the wedding was off. It is the same for us. The Holy Spirit is sent to gather in Yeshua's bride. The wedding is set to be in Jerusalem. You can see the Spirit asking the Father, “What if she won't come?” The answer is the same, the wedding is off. I thought it was a neat parallel. It really shows that there is a reason why so many Christians are being drawn to the land of Israel. Today we are facing a battle of being detached from the Land. We can't do that, this is where the wedding will take place!"

HEBREW ROOTS TEACHER MIKE CLAYTON IS BRINGING A TOUR TO THE SHOMRON IN NOVEMBER

Mike Clayton is a "hebrew roots" teacher (formerly know as a messianic).  He served as a spiritual advisor and teacher to the Hayovel group while they were in Israel in 2012 and 2013. He believes, as do Hayovel volunteers and other so called xian zionists, that he is part of the people of Israel and that the land of Israel is his home and inheritance. He states this very clearly in the following video of him speaking to the Hayovel volunteers in 2013 in the Old City.

Mike Clayton video

Mike Clayton is hosting an Israel tour in November. The tour will visit Har Bracha, probably to among other yishuvim.

Tour description and itinerary

There is a growing movement (a new xianity) that believes that xians and Jews must unite as one people in the land of Israel for yeshu to return.  Clayton is part of this movement. The first stage is what they call the physical restoration, the building up of Eretz Yisrael, the reconciliation of Jews and xians and the return of Jews and xians to Eretz Yisrael.  The second stage will be the acceptance of yeshu as messiah and G-d by Jews.  When this is accomplished, they believe, yeshu will return to rule from Jerusalem. 

In keeping with this xian and Jew united as one theme, Hanoch Young will be the "Orthodox Jew" co-leading this group. Watch Young in this video speaking at a "messianic jewish" conference in Orlando Florida in Nov. 2013.  I believe it says it all.

Hanoch Young speaking at ARI Conference 2013

From the tour website,

"Dr. DeWayne Coxon will facilitate the logistics of the tour. He has planned and guided tours in Israel since the early 1980s and has travelled to Israel over 150 times since his first visit to the Land in 1965. Dr. Coxon is the President of Blossoming Rose, which is also the curator of an archaeology dig. He is responsible for the development of Biblical Tamar Park.

According to the 990 form filed by Blossoming Rose for 2012, their mission is;

"Educating constituency and hundreds of volunteers about Jewish/Israel needs and projects including land maintanence and development, archaeological, restoration and other ministry and humanitarian projects as well as hands on projects."

"To teach and educate volunteers and friends of Israel about their christian heritage and about the need to participate on hands-on work projects in Israel including land development and maintenance, archaeology restoration and to provide other assistance."

Another part of the Tour,

EXPERIENCE LIFE IN THE LAND:

One of the unique things that tour participants will experience will be visiting several Jewish communities located in Judea and Samaria. An added bonus will be staying at Biblical Tamar Park, an ancient Jewish city south of the Dead Sea. Staying at Tamar Park will provide an opportunity to see how people from the times of Abraham, Moses, King David, and the Prophets lived in the desert.

Everyone who registers for this trip is invited to extend his or her tour experience and become a “Volunteer” at Tamar after the tour. This low cost experience is available for up to a maximum of 90 days. Long term volunteers pay only $20 a day for board and room and short term volunteers, who stay less than 30 days, pay $30 a day. Volunteers are needed in various work areas from horticulture to cooking, housekeeping, mechanical, and carpentry.

This is an another volunteer opportunity for xians to get a foot in the door of Israel.

Xian groups, including Hayovel, are creating non-agricultural volunteer opportunities in preparation for shmittah, otherwise they would be locked out of the land for a whole year which is unacceptable to them.