Our new missionary in the Netherlands, Wim Rechterschot, has been reaching out to Omri, a secular Jewish man. After studying the Scriptures with him, Wim reports on an encouraging recent encounter, which gives him hope for Omri’s salvation. Omri was born in Israel and later moved to America before marrying Shie, from Taiwan, and emigrating to the Netherlands, where their son Jonathan was born. Omri is from a secular Jewish background but as our relationship developed, I asked Omri if he would like to study the Bible together. Omri thought this was a good idea and we started with the Gospel of John and then recently moved on to Luke. When we got to the conception of Jesus, Omri tried to quickly move on from it but I brought him back to the passage. Sadly, Omri confirmed he did not believe it. What happened next was a wonderful surprise for me as Omri went on to share that he does believe in God and his power. Omri told Wim, ‘In 2012 I was on holiday with Shie in Italy. I ventured into the woods alone for a walk but decided to leave the path. After a while, the forest 10 POWERFUL SIGNS FROM GOD AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
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