God has given our mission in New Zealand an amazing opportunity to bless the Jewish people!

Simon Lawry restarted 'Meet at the Mountain' in the central North Island following a hiatus during Covid. With uncertainty about the number of Israelis in the country it was great to host 39 young travellers over the 24 days. Most stayed multiple days resulting in some unique conversations and long lasting relationships. Read on for a snippet of what took place in March.

In May FOI-New Zealand and Australia Ministry Representatives, together with our wives, travelled to the US for the FOI International Staff Conference held at Sandy Cove Ministries Centre in Maryland just outside Philadelphia. 

We are thankful to the Lord for Jeanine Fourie who will join our FOI-NZ team as Office Administrator working three days a week.

We are delighted to introduce and welcome Paul and Therese Gray to the ministry of Friends of Israel.

The Friends of Israel New Zealand is now located in the MissioNZ building in Manukau City.

Our phone and post office details remain the same. We are not able to do parcel pickups at this stage, but we will keep you posted :)

As announced in last Shofar email, we will be relocating to Australia where Simon will be taking up a new role for FOI Australia and New Zealand as Minsitry Development Representative.

Office Administrator (18hrs per week)

Are you are a committed Christian with a heart for missions and specifically Israel and the Jewish people? Do you have good administration skills, like to be organised and able to complete tasks in a timely manner? Are you personable, have good communication skills and can interact with our supporters in a friendly and helpful manner? 

FOI-NZ is seeking an Office Administrator for their Auckland office...

From the beginning of 2022 Simon will be moving into a new position within the FOI-New Zealand and Australian team as Ministry Development Representative where he will be focused on and overseeing three strategic areas of need for our mission.

We are moving to a new office space in the MissioNZ Centre in the city of Manukau. Subject to Covid conditions we hope to be in our new office in coming weeks. Our phone numbers will remain the same but our postal details will change at some point in the future. We will update you when they do.