Winter 2012

Dear Friend,

Winter is upon us here in Columbus, Ohio. I hope you had a safe and pleasant holiday season. Although my family and I had some illness during December, we are all doing much better now.

Ohio State University

Although the cold weather has come, we have still been busy with our weekly meetings and outreach on the Ohio State campus. We have seen several new people attend our weekly meetings, and they are asking questions about God’s existence and the claims of Yeshua. One student, who I have been discipling, is a Jewish believer in Yeshua. He has had opportunities to engage some Jewish people on campus. I am also thrilled that another Jewish believer, who took a class on how to engage Jewish people for the Messiah, is now meeting with a local rabbi where I live. As I always say, the first step is to build relationships with Jewish people. Trust is extremely important.

Outreach event

As I said in the last letter, we are preparing for a lecture in February 2012. Last year we had Dr. Frank Turek, co-author of I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist, come to OSU for a two-day presentation. He will return to do the same presentation this year. Given that there are a fair amount of Jewish atheists on campus, I am hoping it will be well attended again. There has already been plenty of interest in it.

Speaking Opportunity

As I write this letter, I am preparing to speak on the existence of God to a large group of college students at Wright State University (in Dayton, Ohio). A student I have mentored is a Jewish believer who attends Wright State. My desire is that he will bring Jewish people to the event.

Messianic Prophecy

I am just about to finish teaching a class on messianic prophecy. People are always amazed to see God’s promise of the coming Messiah in the Hebrew Bible. I was very happy with the turnout—including a Jewish man who is not a follower of Yeshua. He asked several questions about whether the passages in Isaiah really speak about the Messiah. This was a good opportunity for people in the class to hear another side. I pray a seed has been planted in him.

Messianic Fellowship

We plan to start a new messianic fellowship this April at a church in the area. This will be a monthly meeting where other Christians can be free to invite their Jewish friends, as well as learn about the Jewish roots of the faith.

Mentoring

It appears that the more young men I mentor, the more young men God sends into my life. They are all at different stages of their spiritual lives. I am going through the Gospel of John with one person, and the Book of Romans with another. With other men, I am covering discipleship and some of the basics on the work of the Holy Spirit.

Apologetics Ministry, Future Event

Given the amount of ministry I am doing on Ohio State’s campus, I certainly can’t do it without the support of individuals and supporters. As you can imagine, it takes an enormous amount of time to coordinate and carry out the various ministries on the campus. The only thing that keeps me out in the field is the donations of monthly or regular supporters.

Given these issues, I wanted to ask you if you might prayerfully consider supporting me on a monthly or regular basis. An amount such as $40-$50 per month makes a tremendous difference. These are tough times. I am fully aware that people are struggling in the midst of a difficult economy. I hope and pray you can partner with me and support what we do for CJFM. If you decide to support us, you can do it in one of two ways:

1. Go to cjfm.org and click on my link under US Representatives (www.cjfm.org/about-us/us-representative/eric-chabot/outreach.html).
   
2. Mail to CJF Ministries: PO Box 345, San Antonio, TX, 78292. Please write Support for Eric Chabot on the check’s info line.

Sincerely,

Eric Chabot