About The Israel Story

The Israel Story is a 501(c)3 organization that seeks to be a bridge of understanding between the Church, Israel and the Jewish people.  We do this through our Israel Story course, ongoing content, and connecting people to teachings and teachers that focus on these topics.  We create inter dialogue communication between the Jewish people and the church while educating people on how to understand the differences in backgrounds.  Much of our work goes to fighting anti-semitism through education.  

Why is the Israel Story important?  The Bible is a narrative God is telling about who He is, what He requires, and His plan to rescue all of mankind through Yeshua (Jesus), the Messiah.  Central characters in God’s story are the Jewish people and the nation of Israel, not just in the Hebrew scriptures, but in the New Testament, as well.  Yeshua was a Jew. The apostles were Jews. The early followers of Yeshua were Jews. Now, as predicted in biblical prophecies millenia ago, Israel is again a nation to which almost half of the Jews in the world have already returned.  To fully understand God’s story and the times in which we live, it is essential that we understand the Israel Story. With this understanding, also comes the ability to hear and heed God’s call to participate in the the restoration of the Jewish nation and the salvation of the Jewish people.

About The Israel Story Team

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John Myers | Founder & Teacher 

John Myers was born and raised in a Reform Jewish family in Williamsport, PA.  He was part of the counterculture of the 1960’s, dropping out of numerous universities and colleges, wandering through the Balearic Islands south of Spain, the North Shore of Oahu, and Berkeley, CA, living a life of substance abuse and immorality.  In 1972, he became a follower of Yeshua (Jesus). Over the next 20 years, Yeshua led him on a journey from hippy to bank president, from broken, ungodly relationships to the care of a wife and six children. In 1992, John, his wife Dariel, and five of their six children immigrated to Israel and settled in Jerusalem, where John founded and led a congregation of believers in Yeshua.  In 2010, John and Dariel returned to the United States to journey through various iterations of what has become The Israel Story. In John’s words, the Israel Story is a distillation of life lessons lessons learned walking with Yeshua, frequently falling on his face and being picked up by his loving, faithful Messiah, and the message God has given him to communicate about His plan, purpose, and love for Israel and the Jewish people, and for all of mankind.

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Christopher Kuehl | Director of Communications & Technology

Chris was born in Boulder, Colorado.   He was raised by two incredible loving parents.  He has travelled extensively (over 30 countries) doing both missions related work and as a photographer.  He lived in Israel for a little less than two years during his early 20’s, which is where he connected with the Myers family.  He has worked with Nikon, Sony, and Rolling Stone Magazine as a photographer and has also been a founder in 4 different technology companies over the last decade.  During his first stay in Israel, over a decade ago, the Lord spoke to him about a bridge that the Lord wanted to build between Israel and the Church. Chris had no idea what this meant at the time or how long it would take to bring to fruition, but a decade later Chris is answering the call that the Lord put on his heart to be a part of this bridge.   In his off time Chris loves motorcycles, hiking, hunting, training, photography, travel and basically anything else that sounds like you could make an adventure out of it.

The Israel Story Team 

By the way, in addition to working together, John, the old man, and Chris, the Millennial, are good buddies.

Also, there are others behind the scenes, who contribute a lot to the Israel Story in addition to their day jobs (the ones that they get paid for).  In the future, hopefully you will get to know a little about them too.