Our Mission and Vision
At The Shepherd's Light, we are driven by a profound commitment to serve those in need within Israel. Our ministry is dedicated to providing essential medical aid, nourishing food, and warm clothing to support the underprivileged communities. Our efforts are not just about charity; they are about sharing the love of Jesus Christ with God’s people.
We also believe in empowering the local Christian community by planting churches and offering training programs. This enables local believers to lead with confidence and passion, ensuring that the light of faith shines brightly in every corner of Israel. Your story, your support, and your engagement can create a lasting impact.
Our founders, Pastor Stephen & Patricia Apple
Meet the Team
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Stephen Apple
Founder/Chairman
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Patricia Apple
Secretary/Bookkeeper
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Brose Bates
President/CEO
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Jason Duff
Financial Officer
We Believe…
That there is one true God, eternally existent in three persons; the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. He created Heaven and Earth and all things. He is all powerful, all knowing and omni-present. He created mankind in His own image, and desires us to be with Him in His Kingdom throughout eternity.
In the Son of God, Jesus Christ, and that He came from the Father and was born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, performed miracles and died on a cross for the sins of mankind to restore us to God. We believe that He was dead and buried and in the earth for three days. We believe that He was resurrected bodily by the power of the Holy Spirit and that He ascended to the right hand of the Father where He lives forevermore making intercession for us.
that all who believe on Him are reconciled to God, having received atonement for their sins, and have everlasting life in God's Kingdom. We believe that He will come again to receive us unto Himself, and to judge the world for its sins, and that we will live forever with Him in the Kingdom of Heaven.
That the Bible is the Word of God, and that every word of Scripture has been inspired by God to infallibly declare His design and plan for mankind. Therefore we teach and study God's Word that we may know Him and live our lives for Him.
In the Holy Spirit, and that He was sent to us to empower us to live the kind of lives that please God, to boldly proclaim that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and that nobody comes to the Father except through Him. We believe that the Holy Spirit will guide us into all truth and bring to our mind all that Jesus has said, and that He will comfort us and keep us. We believe that He will give various gifts and callings of ministry to those who are believers in Jesus Christ, and that all that He does will be in accordance with the Word of God and will glorify Jesus Christ.
In the grace of God to forgive the sins of the one who believes in Jesus Christ, and that all who do are now God's children. We believe that, through Christ, we have mercy from God, and that He patiently works in our lives to grow us into spiritual maturity. He greatly loves us and has promised to never leave us or forsake us. He has assured us that nobody can take us out of His hand. We are His.
in, and practice, two ordinances as given in the Word of God. Those ordinances are baptism to publicly state that we believe on Christ, and the Lord's Supper through which we remember His broken body and shed blood which paid the price for our sins and reconciled us to God.