Pastor Eliav Levin (Spirit of Life Church in Bet Shan, Israel)


I am a Jew and was born in Ukraine.

I used to belong to Mafia—a type of organized crime syndicate—from the age of 16. But in 2000 when I was 20, I met the Lord and completely changed. I stopped drinking alcohol and led an eager believing life. The following year, I moved to my family's home in Israel. They all accepted the Lord seeing me turn over a new leaf.

While going to Spirit of Life Church in Nazareth, Israel (Pastor Sergey Vocharnikov), I became a pastor and served the church as an assistant pastor. Meanwhile, in October 2004, I was blessed to attend Dr. Jaerock Lee's Germany United Crusade 2004 and experienced God's special love and grace.

Dr. Lee proclaimed 'God the Creator', 'The Reasons Jesus Is Our Only Savior', and 'Power of the Holy Spirit' in the crusade that drew the most people in the history of German Christianity. I found my spirit awakened by his life-filled messages and I was simply overflowing with joy and gladness. He then prayed for the sick. I saw the blind coming to see, the deaf to hear, the mute to speak, those with difficulties in walking to walk without wheel chairs or crutches. I was amazed by the works of God.

My desire to know more about Dr. Jaerock Lee and attend any of his overseas crusades increased. In the meantime, I heard such good news that he would perform his ministry in Israel for three years beginning in July of 2007.

I was present in every meeting led by Dr. Lee all around Israel. I was touched by his perfect faith in God and ardent love for souls. I also witnessed my grandmother healed of high blood pressure and chronic headache in his first meeting in Israel.

His ministry caused Israeli pastors to be united. We organized the Crystal Forum and have pushed ahead with our ministry energetically under Dr. Lee's unsparing support. His Israel United Crusade 2009 held at ICC, Jerusalem at the center of Israel had a great influence on the revival of Messianic Jews in Israel.

I minister to Spirit of Life Church in Bet Shan, a place around which many orthodox Jews reside. I want my church to deliver the love of the Lord to them and shine. I give all thanks and glory to God who awakened Israel with the holiness gospel and powerful works.