Built Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem
NYT best-selling author
Award-winning journalist
Has appeared on hundreds of TV and radio shows, including Good Morning America, Cross Fire,Nightline, FoxNews, CNN, BNC, ABC and CBS
Founder, Corrie ten Boom Foundation in Holland
Founder, Jerusalem Prayer Team (has the support of more than 1,000 organizations and 300 of America’s top leaders such as Joel Osteen, John Maxwell, Jack Hayford, Anne Graham-Lotz, etc.)
Associates of Arts, Southwestern Assemblies of God, Waxahachie, Texas
Wife: Carolyn; 4 children: Michelle, Shira, Rachel and Michael II, and seven grandchildren |
Guest Bio
Celebrating Christians Who Helped Establish Israel
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–FRIENDS OF ZION MUSEUM
The Friends of Zion Museum is an experiential tourism site in Jerusalem that is dedicated to telling the story of non-Jews who lent their help and support to the Jewish people in the last 200 years. These people helped the Jewish nation during its most difficult and momentous experiences in modern times including the British Mandate era, the Holocaust, and the establishment of the State of Israel. The museum showcases some of the most technologically advanced exhibits in the world, is housed in a four -story building and is fully accessible. Guests are treated to a three-dimensional experience, original musical score, unique lighting, and stunning video mapping, all produced specifically for the location. Its construction included three-dimensional maps and exhibits that enhance the visitor experience and tell the story of the steadfast Christian support for the Jewish people.
Mike says, when people visit, the often say, “goose bumps!” because the museum is so powerful. When Israelis come in groups, they often say, “We are not alone.” As they see the portrayal of years of Christians standing with them, they realize they are not by themselves.
The museum also has some “unlikely” support as there are 25 Israelis on the board of Trustees, which is very unusual. A Christian museum rarely has such strong Israeli support. Israeli General Yossi Peled serves as the chairman. The museum has had several notable visitors including Omri Cassipi, Caron Butler and Demarcus Cousins from the Sacramento Kings, as well as Iman Shumpert, of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
PRAYING FOR ISRAEL
Mike says it is important to pray for Israel. He has founded dozens of pro-Israel enterprises such as the Jerusalem Prayer Team, Churches United with Israel, Lovers of Israel, the Evangelical Israel Friendship Council, and the Evangelical Israel Prayer Breakfast. The Jerusalem Prayer Team is the largest prayer organization in the world and operates in 180 countries.
Mike says in order to win the battle for Israel’s survival, every child of God must fight this battle in prayer. “This is a spirit battle led by Satan himself,” he says. Mike says PM Netanyahu is desperately struggling to defend Israel against the weight of the world. He reminds us that the Lord pronounced a curse on those who curse Jerusalem. Every nation in history that has lifted their hand against Israel has been cursed. “God has judged all of them rightly,” says Mike. “Most of them either don’t exist today or have been weakened beyond comprehension.”
WHY MIKE DOES WHAT HE DOES
When asked why he has spent 40 years defending the nation of Israel, Mike answers, “Because I couldn’t defend one Jew against an anti Semite.” He explains that his father was a professing Christian, but was an anti-Semite. Mike’s alcoholic father often abused Mike’s mother, who was a non-practicing Jew. He abused Mike as well, and when Mike was 11, strangled him and left him for dead when he tried to defend his mother. Mike forgave his dad, but out of the
agony and pain, prayed, “God, Why was I born?” He says the Lord assured him of His love and promised Mike God would use him. He says he discovered he was born to comfort and defend the Jews.”
A LONG HISTORY OF SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL
Mike Evans is an award-winning producer, having produced 18 documentaries in Israel. He has served as a confidant to leaders in the Middle East for more than 20 years. For more than three decades, he has covered strategic events worldwide, such as the Middle East Peace Conference in Madrid and the 43rd General Assembly of the United Nations’ specially convened session in Geneva. As an advisor to Prime Minister Menachem Begin, he recommended Benjamin Netanyahu for his first government post. His recommendation followed a meeting with the future prime minister after his brother, Jonathan, had been killed while leading the raid on Entebbe in Uganda. Netanyahu is now serving his second term as prime minister of Israel.
Mike purchased and restored the home of Corrie ten Boom in Holland in 1993 and serves as Chairman of the Board . The home is open as a Holocaust museum that tells the story of the family that housed, fed and found safe houses for more than 800 Jews. They were betrayed by informants and sent to concentration camps where most of them died except Corrie. The Corrie ten Boom Fellowship continues in the tradition of the ten Boom family by continuing to pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
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