Why Israel is Key to Reaching the World

<p>In 1999, Wayne Wilks had a vision in a Budapest hotel room. Seventeen years later, on a balcony in that same city, he had another one... and it became Gateway Center for Israel.</p><p>Nic Lesmeister sits down with Wayne to trace the whole story: an altar in Amarillo where a missions call turned into a lifelong love for the Jewish people, a festival in Odessa that filled a new Bible institute with purpose, and a moment in Ethiopia that quietly pointed toward who&#39;d carry it all forward. They walk through decades of open doors, prophetic words, and one visa that cleared as the plane was boarding.</p><p><strong>What we cover in this episode:</strong></p><ul><li>Wayne&#39;s 1982 altar moment in Amarillo and the Ezekiel study that reframed &quot;to the Jew first&quot;</li><li>The 1996 Odessa festival and the Isaiah 37 visa story</li><li>Ethiopia&#39;s ancient Jewish community and Zimbabwe&#39;s Lemba tribe</li><li>The Ethiopia courtyard moment that pointed toward Nick</li><li>The Budapest balcony vision and the founding of Gateway Center for Israel</li><p><br></p><p><br></p></ul><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>0:00 Why Israel Is Key to Reaching the Nations</li><li>4:54 Wayne’s Call to Missions</li><li>9:31 A New Revelation About Israel</li><li>16:52 The Calling That Led to Ukraine</li><li>32:17 A Life-Changing Encounter in Ethiopia</li><li>48:47 The Birth of Gateway Center for Israel</li><li>59:03 What’s Next for the Church and Israel</li></ul>