Kleymann Progress

Josh received direction from the Lord to serve Him in Israel in June of 2021. At the time, this seemed to be an insurmountable mountain from our perspective. For one, the world was kind of on lock down for all international travel, and especially Israel. Not to mention the vaccination requirements! Additionally, it is not a simple thing to decide to live in Israel unless you are Jewish. So at the time of hearing His word, we had only one option: let's sit here and wait to see how He does this.  The first opening was when the government of Israel dropped all COVID restrictions for travel in and out of country. This was announced in Feb of 2022.  A friend had called first thing in the morning with the news. "Did you hear?!?!? Travel to Israel is opening back up!!!" We felt the Lord's reassurance and confirmation, and again waited to hear the next move. Through different workers, we were encouraged to first go visit the country, survey the land and culture, and get a fee...

  Here we go, the long version: Josh and I (Joanna) with our three kids, Channing, Alan, and Jewel currently live in the beautiful prairie land of North Dakota, USA. Josh was born and raised in Nebraska under the teaching of the Word by his parents. After graduating from highschool and finding himself in utter darkness, he cried out to God in desperation and was finally heard by Him in the same hour that a hundred+ people were praying for him during the Workers and Elders conference in Oct, 2000. I grew up in northern Minnesota, also in a home centered around the Word of God. I sought to know God with my whole heart from the very beginning, and He personally revealed Himself to me at a young age, and has only continued to do so.   Josh and I met while working at a children's Bible camp in 2003. Josh knew after that week at camp that I was "the one," and we were married the following year. We settled together originally in St Louis, MO where we spent the next seven ye...