The city of Adelaide became the hub for Friends of Israel in Australia

ABOUT FOI AUSTRALIA

OUR MISSION

 Our mission is to bring physical and spiritual comfort to the Jewish people while teaching about

Israel and the Messiah.

 OUR HISTORY

1938 in Philadelphia USA

It was the 1930s, and the face of Europe was changing. The winds of war were blowing, and caught in the crosshairs were the Jewish people.

Filled with concern, Pastors and Christian businessmen gathered in Philadelphia. Requests for help were coming in regularly, and these believers knew they had to act. Verbal support was not enough.

The tipping point came on November 9–10, 1938. Kristallnacht. The night of the broken glass. The Nazi-led pogrom spread throughout Germany and Austria like wildfire as mobs burned down thousands of Jewish synagogues, homes, and businesses and killed hundreds of Jewish people. Adolf Hitler’s intentions became crystal clear.

1992 in Adelaide, Australia

FOI-Australia had it’s beginnings in Adelaide following a visit to Australia in 1991 by FOI International Ministries Director David Levy.

Today the mission has representatives covering almost all Australian states and territories, a growing online ministry and an office based in Adelaide.

These pastors and businessmen decided now was the time to act. They would help Jewish people who were scrambling to escape the surging Nazi threat. Many Jewish people were trying to immigrate, but the United States required they have a sponsor who could guarantee the desperate immigrants would not become financial burdens to the U.S. Government.

AUSTRALIAN MINISTRY TEAM

  • Dr Les Crawford

    Australian Director & Representative (SA)

  • Colin Lituri

    Ministry Representative (QLD)

  • Mark Rogers

    Ministry Representative (VIC)

  • Kevin Vigus

    Ministry Representative (WA)

  • Simon Lawry

    Ministry Development Representative (AU/NZ)

 OUR FOI AUSTRALIA BOARD

  • Dr.Jim Showers

    FOI Executive Director /President & Board Chair

  • Dr. Mike Stallard

    Vice President of International Ministries / Board Director

  • Dr. Les Crawford

    Australian Field Director/Board Director

  • Dr. Deane Woods

    Board Director

  • John Wilcox

    FOI Vice President of Finance CFO & Board Treasurer

  • Kevin Vigus

    Board Director

OUR OFFICE TEAM

  • Dr. Les Crawford

    Office Manager

  • Margretta Hutchison

    Office Assistant

  • Edy Lok

    Financial Assistant