10,000 Christians live in Jerusalem but 17 churches represented there continue to exert a powerful influence on the politics of the city and own much of the property.

By Harvey Morris in Jerusalem, Financial Times Published: April 13 2001

Among the Jewish groups observing passover are Messianic Jews who see in it a reflection of God's salvation through Jesus as the messiah.
CBN,April 11, 2001

In a new study by Professor Dudley Woodberry from Fuller, he shows some reasons Moslems choose to follow Jesus
Religion Today,April 11, 2001

The Samaritans , best known for the parable of the Good Samaritan, total now 636 and are geographically split between Israel and the Palestinian authority.
Washington Post Foreign Service Monday, April 9, 2001; Page A13

Egyptians coming to know the Lord in a Cave Church in one of Cairo?s garbage dumps where thieves and drug addicts once gathered .
CBN ,March 29, 2001