NEWS PROVIDED BY
Eagles’ Wings
Oct. 5, 2026
JERUSALEM, Oct. 5, 2026 /Standard Newswire/ — More than 550 Christian leaders from 51 countries are in Jerusalem this week for ten days of worship, prayer and meetings with Israeli leaders and communities, as Israel approaches the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
Organized by Eagles’ Wings and Bishop Robert Stearns in partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the delegation includes pastors, bishops, denominational leaders and other senior Christian figures from around the world.
Among those attending are His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III and Her Majesty Olori Atuwatse III of the Warri Kingdom in Nigeria, Bishop Dr. Gibson Anduvate of Kenya, Bishop Dr. David A. Sobrepeña of the Philippines, Rev. Ricardo Castillo Medina of Costa Rica, Rev. Dr. Reinaldo dos Santos of Brazil and Apostle Dr. Emmanuel Nuhu Kure of Nigeria.
The ten-day visit is taking place during Sukkot and includes meetings with Israeli officials, Christian and Jewish leaders, families affected by the October 7 attacks and returned hostages. Participants are also receiving briefings on Israel’s security situation and the wider region.
The visit included Awake Jerusalem, Eagles’ Wings’ annual worship gathering at the Tower of David on October 3. Christian leaders and worship artists from around the world took part in the event, which was broadcast internationally by Daystar Television Network.
“When these leaders return to their churches, they will not be speaking only about what they have seen on a screen,” said Bishop Robert Stearns, founder and president of Eagles’ Wings. “They will have met people, heard their stories and walked through places that have been at the center of what Israel has experienced since October 7.”
Stearns said bringing Christian leaders to Israel was particularly important at a time when many people outside the country have formed views of the conflict without visiting Israel or meeting the people directly affected.
“We want them to see Israel for themselves, to listen to Israelis and to understand what people here have experienced,” Stearns said. “They can then take those conversations and experiences back to their churches and communities.”
For more than three decades, Eagles’ Wings has brought Christian leaders and communities to Israel through its programs of worship, prayer, teaching and firsthand encounters with the country and its people.
The organization says the current delegation is intended to strengthen relationships between Christians and Israel, encourage prayer for Jerusalem and equip Christian leaders to speak against antisemitism.
As the third anniversary of October 7 approaches, the participants are also reflecting on the biblical call to “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem.”
For the leaders taking part, the ten-day visit provides an opportunity to pray in Jerusalem, meet Israelis directly and return home with their own account of what they saw and heard.
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