Feast Program Daniel Yahav Daniel Yahav has served for the past 18 years as pastor of the Peniel Fellowship in Tiberias. Daniel was born in Jaffa in 1959 and grew up in a traditional Jewish home. He is the son of a Holocaust survivor and at age 15 he came to faith in Yeshua. After finishing high school, he served as an officer in the Israeli army. He was then called by the Lord to work in the Galilee. Starting as a production worker in Galtronics LTD, a local manufacturing firm established by Christian believers, he was promoted in 1985 to become the director general manager of the firm, which subsequently grew in the early 1990's to be the world's largest manufacturer of cellular portable antennas. In 1993, Daniel left the business and went into full-time ministry as pastor of Peniel fellowship, where he had been an elder for 10 years. The congregation now has over 500 members, making it the largest Hebrew-speaking fellowship in the country. Daniel and his wife Shirya have seven children, ages 5 to 27 years old, and three granchildren.
Umar Mulinde Pastor Umar Mulinde is a Muslim convert to Christianity from Uganda who has answered the call into pastoral and evangelistic ministry with a powerful testimony of standing firm in the faith despite severe persecution. Born into a strict Muslim family, he was drawn to the Bible and eventually decided to become a Christian. He became a pastor of a growing church in Kampala and also developed a love for Israel. Because he preaches the Gospel to all, including Muslims, and teaches about Israel, he has been repeatedly targeted by radical Islamists. On Christmas Eve in 2011, Muslim militants threw acid in his face after a church service, causing severe burns on his skin. Pastor Mulinde has been in Israel ever since, receiving advanced medical treatment for his wounds at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Aviv. Pastor Mulinde has an amazingly inspiring story of courage, perseverance and trust in Jesus. Because he has seen the dark side of Islam from both sides, he also has a very sobering message for those who still view Islam as a religion of peace.
raymond ramirez Raymond Ramirez is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who serves as the Creative and Music Director for the ICEJ. Raymond graduated from Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts in Orlando, Florida in 1991. He later became the Music and Youth Director and then Associate Pastor for First Assembly of God in Melbourne Florida. In his career, Raymond has recorded and produced over 15 independent music recordings for other artists. Since the early 1980’s Raymond and his family have been involved with the ICEJ. In 2003, Raymond began serving as the Technical Director for the ICEJ’s annual celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles and, for four years, was directly involved with the planning, contracting and oversight of the technical production of the Feast. In 2007, Raymond was appointed to the ICEJ Staff as the Assistant Music Director and, in 2009, assumed the role of Music Director. In 2011, as his responsibilities grew more diverse, Raymond was appointed as the Creative and Music Director of the ICEJ, overseeing video production and other creative arts related projects. Raymond and his wife Nyki live in Jerusalem with their son Kenton and daughter Naomi. 61 Official Program Jerusalem 61 2013