Israeli Ethiopian Jews who Convert to Christianity often struggle to find housing and jobs.
Israeli Ethiopian Jews who Convert to Christianity often struggle to find housing and jobs.
Jun. 26, 2025 | Israel

Ethiopian Jews Who Follow Christ Face Challenges

[86] prayers in [10] nations have been posted for young converts.

Many Ethiopian Jews in Israel face discrimination based on their ethnicity. For some, this rejection causes disillusionment, leading to a life of drug addiction and crime. One Ethiopian Jew who placed his faith in Christ years ago says that while the Ethiopian community forms less than 2% of Israel’s population, it makes up about 45% of the Jewish prison population. Some, however, are turning to Christ as their Messiah. When they do, they face new forms of discrimination, usually from family members, who force them from their homes. The impact can be particularly challenging for young people who do not have established lives or incomes. Front-line workers request prayer for those young converts for secure housing, job training and ongoing discipleship so they will grow in their faith.

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  • Father, You are the One who takes the impossible and makes it possible. You have done it over and over again. You have proven Yourself faithful. I pray these young converts experience the hope, power, and strength You possess to provide for them exactly what they need to move forward in their faith. In Jesus name, Amen.
    Bruce B - USA
  • My Papa God, Provider for the scorned & rejected, for these young converts we look to You to provide secure housing, job training & discipleship. Enable them to grow in their faith, that they might stand firm in the face of all sorts of persecution. Holy Spirit, bring unity of the body in Israel, regardless of race or ethnicity. In Your loving Name.
    Jason R - USA
  • My good and gracious God, I pray for strength in faith for all young converts. I pray you provide them with your love, peace & needed provisions. I pray you use them to bring back your chosen people out of rebellion so they will accept Jesus as their Messiah. I ask this in Jesus's name, Amen.
    Janice H - USA
  • Father God, I thank you that you allow anyone to hear and receive the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ and to believe on the holy name of Jesus. I pray for these new converts to Christianity and ask that you will provide for all their needs. Please give them opportunities to grow in their knowledge of the Word and in their faith. In Jesus's name
    Julia F - USA
  • Dear Father in Heaven, we praise you for the young people in Israel who have come into a saving relationship with Jesus. May the young Ethiopians have connections with other believers and know Jesus has sacrificed everything for them. Please provide believers to minister to this young population and may the gospel be spread in Jesus' Name! AMEN
    Jennifer T - USA
  • Lord, we lift up this subset of Jews that I did not know existed before. Please help these new brothers and sisters overcome their unique cultural challenges, bringing light and hope to the rest of their people who are living in despair. We ask that you will raise up people to disciple them and teach them how to thrive.
    Brenda M - USA
  • Father, may the kingdom of Christ Jesus advance in Israel! I pray for these young Ethiopian converts to be able to secure housing and get job training so that they can provide for themselves and those who depend upon them. Enable your church to provide ongoing discipleship instruction so that they may become strong in their faith. In Jesus' name, Amen
    Linda T - USA
  • Father, we thank You for the Ethiopian jews in Israel who have come to faith in Messiah, Your Son, Jesus. Please meet the heavy needs the young converts face when expelled from their families. Please have them discipled and growing in their faith. Please may many Jews in Israel and around the world soon, even now, come to Jesus. In Jesus name, amen
    David L - USA
  • Father, we petition You to turn these obstacles for Ethiopian Jews around so they are set free in You and blessed as a people group, that they would no longer make up a high percentage in the prison population, that they would find identity that You have given them. Help them to withstand pressures and create a bridge with other Jews, in Jesus' Name.
    Janie B - USA
  • Father, you are the God of all nations. I pray that Israelis would repent of their racial hatred of these Ethiopian Jews. I pray that more Ethiopians will come to faith in Christ instead of turning to drugs and crime. Provide for the needs of young people who come to faith that they may find housing, work and discipleship in Jesus' name.
    Matthew E - USA
  • God, I pray for the converts who have found you; let them remain in You, unshaken, knowing You as the rock on which they stand. Please provide for them; give them homes, jobs, and a community of faith. Grow them, grow the fruit of the Spirit in them, and let their witness bring many from the kingdom of darkness into Light and Life. Provide, we ask.Amen
    Kesse R - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I give thanks and praise for each of these young Ethiopian Jews placing their faith in the Lord. I pray You would guide & protect them while they grow in their new faith. I pray they would be able to find jobs, housing, and other essentials as they step out in adulthood. I pray their unbelieving family members would also come to faith.
    Curtis M - USA
  • I'm praying Romans 10:11 for these young disciples"""Scripture says,"ťall who believes in Yeshua will not be put to shame ". Praying strength and courage and provision and spiritual growth the Lord will provide and bless. Shalom brothers and sisters in Yeshua
    Eunice T - USA
  • Father, You know those that belong to you. You see the suffering of these converts and know what they face. i pray the Holy Spirit deals with the hearts of all who hear the truth. I pray you strengthen those serving you and provide them with knowledge. I pray you give wisdom and guide your children to share the truth and not be afraid. Move IJN
    Polly C - USA
  • Father God in Heaven, May the new converts from the Ethiopian Jewish community become stronger in their faith despite the many challenges they face. May they find rich fellowship in Jesus Christ while finding gainful employment and housing. Keep them free from drug abuse and the temptation to commit crime to meet their needs. May they rely on Jesus. Am
    Bill P - USA
  • Faithful Father, you see the difficulty of these young converts in Israel, and you know how they're suffering. Please reveal Yourself to them that they would feel Your presence and stay strong in their faith. Please provide for all their needs and place other Christians in their path to encourage them. In Jesus name, amen.
    Susan H - USA
  • Ethiopian Jews Will never be alone their cry will come to thee Lord.
    Discrimination will be no more. You'll be able to leave their life in peace and the protection from the Lord will be the strength and you that we have in life forever. Amen..
    Kehinde A - USA
  • Heavenly Father, I pray against discrimination of Ethiopian Jews in Israel. They are Your Chosen like the other 98%. Thank you for front line workers who help secure housing, job training and discipleship for them. I pray they will thrive in every way and be a blessing in their communities.
    Rosalind T - USA
  • Padre Tu sabes lo dificil que es la situacion en Israel, y lo sufren los grupos etiopes con trasfondo judio, y especialmente los jovenes que se vuelven a Ti, Padre. Ayudalos a salir adelante, en medio de toda discriminacion que reciben de sus familias y entornos, que puedan sostenerse, con trabajo, estudio y en completo entendimiento de Tu Palabra.
    Gonzalo Felipe M - Chile
  • Heavenly Father,

    May Your Wisdom & Divine insight reveal to these young men their true identity in You.
    May You show them what Your purpose for their lives is
    May their families also come to know You & love You.
    May You break the curse of poverty, addiction & racism from over their lives.

    In Jesus Almighty Name I pray,
    AMEN !
    Esther A - Belgium
  • Eternal Father, bless the young converts of Ethiopia. Strengthen them in their faith and provide for their needs. Let them be able to secure housing, jobs, and discipleship training. Turn their hearts and minds to the Lord Jesus and lead them in the ways of righteousness. Humble them in prayer for themselves and parents. Let them see Your glory. Amen
    Andre K - USA
  • Lord Jesus thank You for my brothers in Israel committing their lives to You. Lord help them and provide for them. Help them to secure housing, job training and discipleship to grow in their fledgling faith.
    Andrew S - USA
  • Gracious Lord God, Scripture says there is joy in heaven over one sinner who repents. Thank You for all Jewish people who are finding their Messiah and becoming members of the household of God. Please help each fulfilled Jew find his or her place in Israeli society regardless of ethnicity. Fulfill Your promise to bless the Jews or are obedient to You.
    Jean S - Canada
  • Father discrimination is always hard for those who are facing it no matter thier ethenticity, as these Ethiopian Jews are facing. Many turn to drugs and crime, which has a negative consequences for society. I rejoice that many are turning to Chirst. I pray for all Ethiopian Jews that they may come to know the thruth, so you bring them your saving grace
    Isaac M - USA
  • I pray for strength and courage for these young converts.
    Barbara T - USA
  • Father, I pray you will make ways for these Ethiopian Jews to begin a new life with you. Provide Bible teachers for them and help them grow strong in faith. Encourage them with the knowledge of your love for them. Give wisdom to the front-line workers for providing job training so they can earn an income and pay for housing. Protect them from harm.
    Selma O - USA
  • Please Lord protect these Christian Ethiopians from this severe persecution. Please draw their families to You, help them to secure job training, secure housing and ongoing discipleship, please add many to their number in the mighty name of Jesus
    AMANDA Y - USA
  • Jesus only You know the rejection of these Ethiopian Jews yet this rejection has brought them to You as their Savior. We pray for Your continued work of redemption in these precious children of yours. We pray that the Gospel will go forth in Israel & in these last days many will come to faith in You Jesus. Pour out Your Spirit upon the Jewish people.
    Sandra L - USA
  • King Jesus, I lift up the Ethiopian Jews who respond to the Gospel and change their lives. Please protect and encourage them. I ask that You allow the front-line workers to prosper in the face of persecution. You hear the cries of the righteous. Enable them to live and work so that their lives can be a testimony to Your goodness. In Jesus' name, Amen.
    Jessica M - USA
  • Der Lord, may the young Ethiopian Jewish converts to Christ find their paths eased in your name. Amen.
    Tom H - USA
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