38. Shelley Neese
Shelley Neese is president of The Jerusalem Connection, author of The Copper Scroll Project, and host of the Bible Fiber podcast. She studied in Israel from 2000 to 2003, where she received her M.A in Middle Eastern Studies from Ben Gurion University. Shelley is currently a graduate student studying biblical history and archaeology at The Bible Seminary. She has dedicated her life to sharing the story of Israel and the Jewish people. She also puts out the Jerusalem Connection Report which has become a great resource for Christian Zionists around the world.
My motivation for supporting Israel is based on repentance, thankfulness, and obedience. Repentance for Christianity’s long history of persecuting Jews, thankfulness to the Jewish people for Christianity’s spiritual inheritance, and obedience to the Biblical commands to bless Israel
Shelley Neese