Marie's a member of the Holy Language tribe, following Yeshua and learning Hebrew! Here's her story.

I live just outside Liverpool UK with my husband Harry and three boys. The youngest is 7 years and asks me, how do you say such and such in Hebrew? It makes me have to look it up and learn it!! We enjoy music - we all play an instrument, some better than others - camping, hill walking, and other outside stuff.

Harry and I were worship leaders in a small congregation and ran a business together before we were married. It was at that time we met a Jewish man who became a very good friend of ours for over thirty years. We celebrated his 90th birthday with him last year. He thought Harry was Jewish, a mistake many people make including my parents.

I was brought up as a Catholic and so thought of myself as a Christian. In my final year of school the Gideons came and testified. That's where I realized there was more to Christianity than religion. A year later I was introduced to Harry, a strong believer, and he encouraged me to read the entire Scriptures and enlightened me to the importance of Israel and the Jewish heritage of the Gospel. Together we attended many house groups and studied Scripture using different translations for cross referencing. That's when I asked, who translates these and how come there are so many variations; how do we know they got it right?

I wished then that I could read and speak Hebrew, but I knew no one who could teach me. This wish never faded, and only grew stronger.

At last, two years ago, I decided I was no longer going to think about it. I was going to do something about it and the internet helped. Finding Holy Language with its fantastic teaching of Yeshua and Scripture with links to other sites has been an inspiration! It has brought the language to life explaining the depth of meaning to the words, and has revealed so many hidden treasures of God's word which have been lost through the diluting of the original Christian church over time.

Discovering the Jewish roots of our faith has opened my understanding of the Gospels immensely, and has given me a more personal understanding of my Saviour too. The feasts and traditions followed by the Jews so faithfully have such significance- their meaning should not be lost in the Gentile church! The fellowship I attend also has many strongly motivated members who love Israel and God's people, and I would encourage others to take the opportunity to follow the Hebrew Quest course. Thanks, Izzy, for providing such an encouraging opportunity to learn such a beautiful language.

Todah Rabba- Marie

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