Macario Hernandez III Interview

Macario has been in the Messianic Jewish Faith since he was three years old. He attended Wharton County Junior College and then Texas A&M-Corpus Christi where he led a Bible-Study teaching people about the Torah and how Yeshua lived. Macario received his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering with a Minor in Mathematics. Currently Macario attends Congregation Beth Messiah (CBM) in Houston, Tx where he is one of three Directors for their online services, one of their stage Lighting Technicians, and is an active volunteer in other areas as well. Macario will dance in the CBM Men’s Dance Team for this year’s upcoming Passover Sedar hosted by CBM as he done for the past few years.  He also serves as an Aide/Chaperone for CBM’s Youth Group and is a part of CBM’s College & Career group. Macario is excited to see how else God intends to use him in the future. 

Debbie Bateman Interview

Debbie Bateman is a wife, mother, and grandmother of 3 amazing boys.    She is also a daughter, sister, and an aunt of 18 nieces and nephews. Her heritage is English, Irish, Scottish, Cherokee, German Jewish, Norman French. In addition to serving in L’Chaim Pro Life ministry,  she leads Israeli and Messianic Dance in their community and is very involved with her congregation.

Jeff Marcus

Jeff Marcus was born in Brooklyn and went to Lawrence HS in Long Island. He attended Rider College, and Grad school at Trenton State. Jeff worked in the mental health field and in Special Education.  He has been married for 44 years, has 2 children and 2 grandchildren.  Jeff became a believer 5+ years ago and currently attends Beth Zion Synagogue in Jackson, NJ.  

He is currently retired and teaches chess to schools and also privately. 

Judith Mendelsohn Rood Interview

Judith was raised in a Conservative Jewish home, attending Hebrew School at the Tree of Life in Pittsburgh and Adas Israel in Washington, DC. Her father’s escape from Nazi Germany made her a student of the Holocaust, Antisemitism cast a long shadow over her life—shaping how she saw and understood history. Her love for Israel led her to question why the Palestinians hated the Jewish people, leading her on a journey that led her to the foot of the Cross. While she was a doctoral student she accepted Yeshua as her Messiah and Savior, recognizing that He is God, and has been with all who suffer in this Age of War. Her new book, Beauty for Ashes: Understanding the Israel-Hamas War (WestBow, 2024) analyzes the history of Zionism and the Palestinian Resistance from a faith perspective framed by her life of scholarship. This is the Age of Salvation—an age that offers hope to everyone in the time that remains.

Bob Hall Interview

Robert (Bob) came to faith as a young man of 17 after viewing the movie “A Thief in the Night” and has never looked back. He was often told that he had to have Jewish blood in his background because of his stance on scriptures (not Jewish as far as he knows). He found the Messianic movement in 2004 when Shoresh David opened a community in Lakeland Florida. He joined soon after and has loved learning about the Feasts of the Lord. Robert is presently making plans to record a new CD called “No Other Place.”

Previously Robert spent six years in the U.S. Naval Submarine Force. He is currently the Worship leader and Elder at Etz Chayim Messianic Synagogue, Lakeland Fla.

Michelle Teeter Interview

Michelle Teeter grew up in a home where her faithful mother took her to church. In God’s world there are no accidents. Almost 45 years ago many questions and many desires were put on her heart which led her to Messianic Judaism . Michelle‘s love of the arts was the inspiration for creating jewelry and items with a Hebraic flavor and Jewish heart.  “Inscribed on My Heart” was born with the idea of starting conversations. Michelle and Dave have been married 40 years, have four beautiful daughters and three grandchildren.

Adrienne Prosser

Adrianne Prosser is serving the ministry of Operation Exodus USA as the Outreach Development Director.  Adrianne responded to the Lord’s call to work with Operation Exodus USA by joining their team of Intercessors in 2009 and volunteering. She has never looked back; her heart is to raise awareness for Operation Exodus USA and its purpose to assist Jewish people making Aliyah.  

Lydia Carlson

Lydia Carlson is a Messianic believer, born in Israel. She was raised as a Catholic and married a Messianic Jew. Publicly, she declared that his people are her people. Lydia is a massage therapist of 30 yrs and now retired, living in Florida with her husband Harrison, who is also retired. The Carlsons are on a mission from God to share the Good News of Yeshua HaMashiach, who's returning to Jerusalem soon and very soon!

Tov Rose Returns

Tov and his parents came to faith in 1973 through the witness of several Christian families, making Tov a second-generation Jewish believer in Jesus. He’s authored hundreds of articles and over thirty books. 

Tov is a husband and a father to two young people who love Messiah. Tov and his wife and have been through intense poverty, unemployment and have overcome many challenges. 

Beginning in 2022, Tov has been an academic Research Fellow with the Institute of Midrashic Studies of the New Testament, working on a Masters of Science in New Testament Research.

David Simon-2 Interview

David Simon is an educator whose goal is to bring the Bible and its stories to life for his readers. He grew up in a Jewish family where his parents and teachers shared the importance of living a life that honors God. David’s interest in spiritual matters led him to pursue an education. He earned a master’s degree in history and religion. David lives in North Carolina and shares his love for God throughout the United States and beyond. He is the author of five books: Spring: Connecting with God; A Christian Passover in the Jewish Tradition; Advent Journeys; Israel: Stories for Your Journey; and The Case of the Missing Body. He expects to publish a new book, John's Apocalypse soon.

John McKee Interview

John McKee (B.A., University of Oklahoma; M.A., Asbury Theological Seminary) is the editor of Messianic Apologetics, a division of Outreach Israel Ministries.

He is a 2009 recipient of the Zondervan Biblical Languages Award for Greek. He is the author of numerous books and commentaries, dealing with a wide range of topics that are important for today’s Messianic people.

Since 2014, John has been a member in good standing at Eitz Chaim Messianic Congregation of Plano, TX, where he teaches the annual New Members Class. In 2019, John was licensed as a Messianic Teacher with the International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues (IAMCS), and was officially ordained as a Messianic Teacher in 2022.

He presently resides in McKinney, TX, just north of Dallas.

Natalia Kynazeva Interview

Natalia was born and grew up in Central Russia east of Moscow.  Her father was a Colonel and her mom is a math teacher. Natalia’s Jewish grandmother on her mother's side, Havah, had to hide the fact that they were Jewish because her whole family was murdered in 1918. When Natalya was 13, she found out that she was born with a heart defect, and needed a heart surgery urgently. Right before surgery,  God sent her the same dream with John 3:16 in it 3 times.  She had never read the Bible before,  but believed God and prayed to receive Yeshua into her life right after those dreams.  She promised to follow Him and serve Him all the days of her life if He let her live after her surgery.  He gave her life and she has been serving Him since then. Today Natalia and her husband serve at City of David Messianic Congregation in Toronto, Canada.