Musalaha welcomes Howard Bass as a new member of our Executive Board.

Howard Bass is a Jewish believer in Jesus Christ, who came to faith 19 years ago. His wife, Randi, a non-Jewish believer, was born again about the same time, as she saw that God was real in what He did in Howard, and that the Bible was really true. They both came to Israel from the U.S.A. seven months later in September 1981, just less than a year-and-a-half after being married.

What impressed Howard about the truth of Messiah in Jesus (Yeshua) was realizing that Jews and non-Jews worshipped the one true living God together. More than that, the Holy Spirit showed him that both Jews and non-Jews in Christ were a new creation together through the cross. This reality carried over from the U.S. to Israel, where believers were Jewish, Arab, and many other nationals, yet all were one in Messiah Jesus. Early on, the Lord led Howard not to carry arms in his military service in Israel, as a testimony of God's love for all peoples, and of the truth that our warfare is not against flesh and blood, but against lies and all forms of unrighteousness.

Howard and Randi now have four children -- two girls, Tamar (14) and Rotem (13), and two boys, Evan (11) and Tal (7). Randi is studying towards a teaching certificate in English at the teachers' college in Beer Sheva, where they live, and Howard has recently been appointed as pastor in the local Messianic Congregation.