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Steven Swart represents the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) in the South African Parliament. He holds degrees in law and economics and practised as an attorney before being elected to Parliament in 1999, where he is serving his fifth term.
He has visited Israel a number of times, and is regarded as a true and faithful friend of Israel and the Jewish people. As a Member of Parliament he and his colleagues in the ACDP continue to advocate for Israel, whenever necessary.
He is married to Louise, has three grown-up children, and resides in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Stephen E. Strang, author of “Spirit-Led Living in an Upside-Down World,” is a long-time Christian Zionist and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Israeli charities. For
several years he was a regional director for Christians United for Israel.

The founder of Charisma Media, and host of The Strang Report podcast, he was cited by Time magazine as one of the twenty-five most influential Evangelicals in America.
He has interviewed four US presidents and has been featured on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC,
CBN, the New York Times, Politico and Rolling Stone.

Bishop Robert Stearns is the founder and executive director of Eagles’ Wings in Buffalo, NY, a global movement of churches, ministries, and leaders; and president of the Israel Christian Nexus in Los Angeles, CA. He has ministered in more than 30 nations around the world, with a central focus on the nation of Israel.
Bishop Stearns is the visionary of the annual initiative, “The Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem,” with participation of over 500,000 churches globally. He is at the forefront of educating Christian communities regarding the role of Israel, the Jewish people, and our shared Judeo-Christian values.

Ann Stacy was born in 1948 in the Texas panhandle, months after Israel was reborn. Ann is a teacher by training, but most of her adult life has been associated with their family business. A new chapter of her live began in 2011 when she started hosting Israelis, to share their stories in 2011. She sometimes think of their home as the Wayside Inn, as in Longfellow’s Tales of the Wayside Inn. Ann is married to the love of her life, John, for nearly 51 years, and she’s the proud mother of three and have ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Dr. Jim Showers, DMin, is the Executive Director and President of The Friends of Israel, a worldwide Christian organization headquartered in Deptford, New Jersey, was founded in 1938 by Christians determined to help Europe’s beleaguered Jewish population caught up in the Holocaust.

Dr. Showers speaks at conferences, churches, and schools nationwide. He leads the semi-annual Friends of Israel Up to Jerusalem tours brining hundreds of Christians to the Promised Land. He authors “Inside View”, a regular column featured in The Friends of Israel magazine Israel My Glory. His popular series “The Black Sheep of Christendom” exposing the dangers of Replacement Theology, was originally published in Israel My Glory.

Allison Ngo Griffin, a former Buddhist, worked for the Texas House of Representatives before a radical
encounter with Jesus in 2015. Her first trip to Israel in 2019 to attend the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast led
to ongoing involvement with Israel. Allison is now an event coordinator for conferences and events that
support Israel. She is married to Peter, whom she met in Israel, and lives in Miami, Florida.

Dr. Jim Garlow, is co-founder and CEO of Well Versed, which brings Biblical principles of governance to government leaders in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. He has led numerous trips to Israel, is a respected author of 21 books, commentator, historian, and pastor. His one-minute, “The Garlow Perspective,” is heard daily on nearly 800 radio stations.

Rosemary Schindler Garlow is an Israel specialist, having hosted dozens of trips to Israel, integrating her heritage as part of the Oskar Schindler family legacy as depicted in “Schindler’s List”. She is an international advocate, building support between Christians and Jews, and is committed to exposing and combatting the evils of antisemitism.

They co-direct Well Versed, and co-host WPN, the World Prayer Network. Together they have eight children and thirteen grandchildren.

Dr. Victoria Sarvadi received her Th.M. and Th.D. from the former Center for the Study of Biblical Research in Glendora, California, now under the auspices of the Hebraic Christian Global Community. She is a certified minister since 2000, a frequent contributor to Restore! Magazine, and authored “Just a Little Girl,” an account of her life, coming to faith, and understanding the significance of Israel and the Hebrew language. She has been a speaker for conferences, congregations, women’s ministry groups, Bible studies, globally. She is also the Executive Director for the March of Remembrance Dallas.

She has been a guest on major national and international radio and television programs including TCT, Daystar, and Upliftv Networks, seen worldwide. Her Precious Gems teachings on the Jewish roots of Christianity have appeared widely, and can be viewed at victoriasarvadi.com. She has six children, twenty grandchildren, and is married to Paul Sarvadi, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Insperity, Inc. As co-founders of the Nathaniel Foundation, the Sarvadi’s philanthropic contributions support numerous charities in the U.S. and abroad.

Ray and Sharon are the co-Founders of Christian Friends of Israel Jerusalem, and have been based in Jerusalem at its headquarters since 1985. They have traveled to more than 50 nations, speaking among Christian groups of all backgrounds. They have written extensively, including many articles and books, about the imperative to stand with and bless Israel for decades. They provided the vision and leadership for CFI which has Representative offices across the world. Over the decades, they have established deep roots in Israel, and are highly regarded among Israelis of all walks of life. Among their collective and diverse academic and Christian degrees, both are graduates of Christ for the Nations Bible College in Dallas.

Joel C. Rosenberg is editor-in-chief of ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS and President and CEO of Near East Media. A New York Times best-selling author, Middle East analyst, and Evangelical leader, he lives in Jerusalem with his wife and sons.

Joel hosts THE ROSENBERG REPORT on TBN, the only prime time weekly news and analysis program produced in Jerusalem on any U.S. network. Joel writes for numerous media including The Jerusalem Post and Fox News, and has been interviewed on ABC’s Nightline, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News, MSNBC, The History Channel, CBN, TBN and Daystar. He speaks frequently at churches and major Christian conferences around the world.

Joel is Founder and Chairman of The Joshua Fund, to mobilize Christians to “bless Israel and her neighbors in the name of Jesus, according to Genesis 12:1-3.” The Joshua Fund has invested more than $80 million in Christian ministries and humanitarian relief work in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt.

Joel has led seven historic and headline-making delegations of American Evangelical leaders to meet with and open up on-going dialogues with senior Arab Muslim leaders, including Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed.