Come, Stay, Celebrate!: The Story of the Shelter Hostel in Eilat, Israel

You will be convinced of this as you read the story of John and Judy Pex and their conversions as hippies roaming the world in the 1970s to their immigration to Israel, and how the door opened for them to start a hostel near the Red Sea. In the volatile and highly-charged atmosphere of the Middle East, the Shelter is a point of reconciliation between believers and non-believers, Jews and non-Jews, Israelis and Arabs, all staying together under one roof. For people from over ninety countries the Shelter Hostel has provided a beacon of light and a welcoming home for thirty years, as the Pexes use their gifts of hospitality and evangelism. Enjoy these touching and humorous stories that reveal how the Lord uses ordinary people to participate in His extraordinary work.

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Come, Stay, Celebrate!: The Story of the Shelter Hostel in Eilat, Israel

You will be convinced of this as you read the story of John and Judy Pex and their conversions as hippies roaming the world in the 1970s to their immigration to Israel, and how the door opened for them to start a hostel near the Red Sea. In the volatile and highly-charged atmosphere of the Middle East, the Shelter is a point of reconciliation between believers and non-believers, Jews and non-Jews, Israelis and Arabs, all staying together under one roof. For people from over ninety countries the Shelter Hostel has provided a beacon of light and a welcoming home for thirty years, as the Pexes use their gifts of hospitality and evangelism. Enjoy these touching and humorous stories that reveal how the Lord uses ordinary people to participate in His extraordinary work.

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Come, Stay, Celebrate!: The Story of the Shelter Hostel in Eilat, Israel

Come, Stay, Celebrate!: The Story of the Shelter Hostel in Eilat, Israel

by Judith Galblum Pex
Come, Stay, Celebrate!: The Story of the Shelter Hostel in Eilat, Israel

Come, Stay, Celebrate!: The Story of the Shelter Hostel in Eilat, Israel

by Judith Galblum Pex

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You will be convinced of this as you read the story of John and Judy Pex and their conversions as hippies roaming the world in the 1970s to their immigration to Israel, and how the door opened for them to start a hostel near the Red Sea. In the volatile and highly-charged atmosphere of the Middle East, the Shelter is a point of reconciliation between believers and non-believers, Jews and non-Jews, Israelis and Arabs, all staying together under one roof. For people from over ninety countries the Shelter Hostel has provided a beacon of light and a welcoming home for thirty years, as the Pexes use their gifts of hospitality and evangelism. Enjoy these touching and humorous stories that reveal how the Lord uses ordinary people to participate in His extraordinary work.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780989101448
Publisher: CLADACH Publishing
Publication date: 12/01/2014
Pages: 264
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

1 Who Wants to Run a Hostel, Anyway? 11

2 From Igloos to Palm Trees 15

3 The Blond Dutchman 27

4 The House on Poor House Lane 34

5 Down the Gangplank 40

6 Melon Box Crib & Sandstorm Solutions 46

7 Beginning and End of a Hostel 56

8 Flee to the Refuge 67

9 Sorry, We're Full 77

10 Dutch Wall Climber, Russian Coffee Seller & Egyptian Doctor 87

11 Pee Mattresses, Snotty & Other Encounters 98

12 Elvis & Pilgrims 108

13 Next-Door Strangers 119

14 Lebanese Fugitive & Jordanian Aristocrat 130

15 Scuds, Sirens & Sealed Rooms 141

16 The Russians Are Coming 152

17 Seeking Culture, Finding Yeshua 164

18 God Exists In Romania 180

19 Chicken Feet & Dog Liver 195

20 Visits to Court & to China 209

21 Trail Angels 223

22 From Sudan to Zion 235

23 Trouble In Zion 245

24 EPILOGUE: Musings and Memory 255

25 POSTSCRIPT: Best News in a Zillion Years 259

Acknowledgements 263

About the Author 264

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