Maretta is following Yeshua in a Hebrew way! Here's her story.

As, I was growing up, my family attended several Christian denominations. I learned something at each one, but none led me fully to the truth. In 1985, my journey really began with following Yeshua because I knew that there was much more to what I had been taught growing up. On my own, I kept the Saturday Shabbat for a short time. Feeling so isolated and too afraid to go to a synagogue, I eventually decided to return to Sunday church.

Fortunately, all the while I knew and kept it in the back of my mind that the Shabbat and feast days were important in following the Messiah. For some reason I could not make the connection then that Torah was for "whosoever will" and not just the Jews. Finally in 2009, the truth became evident to my family. From that time on, my understanding of being a disciple of Yeshua has gradually brought me to the place of understanding the Hebrew roots of the faith.

During 2012, I first became interested in the Hebrew language so I could read the Tanakh for myself and in its original context. Since learning some Hebrew, my understanding of the scriptures has greatly increased. I find myself having to do something Hebrew-related just about everyday. Lately, my focus primarily has been learning syntax and vocabulary.

I found Holy Language Institute on Facebook a couple years ago and started following.

To help further my growth with learning Hebrew, last year I taught an introductory course (letters, vowel points, 50 vocabulary words and some songs) to a group of homeschooled high school students. By the end of the class, all of them could clearly read Genesis chapter 1. One mother even attended the class and has continued to learn Hebrew on her own. Because of learning the Holy Language, my relationship with Yeshua has deepened. I can’t wait until I am fluent.

When I am not busy working for my husband, being a stay at home mom, and homeschooling my son, I enjoy learning Hebrew, gardening, landscaping, archery, four wheeling (at least watching my boys ride) and spending time with my daughter and granddaughter. While in 3rd grade, I had to memorize Psalms 91; I now hope to have it memorized in Hebrew one day.

One of my favorite scripture verses is: Psalm 121:1-2 “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from Yahweh, which made heaven and earth.”