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OUR TEAM WORLDWIDE

Ezra International has offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Kazakhstan.  Our representatives work in many nations, assisting Jewish people returning to Israel from Europe and the former Soviet Union, Central Asia, and South America.  We have helped tens of thousands of Jewish people return to Israel, their biblical homeland.

Mel & Joanne Hoelzle

After becoming a believer in Christ in 1987, Mel began to receive dreams and visions from the Lord. The most profound was a vision of a large wheel above the earth with rays of light going down to the outer edges, with a large group of people moving toward the center.  Mel heard a voice tell him that these were Jewish people and that a day would come when Mel would be called to begin helping them go to Israel.

That day came in 1995 when he was told by the Lord to go into the former Soviet Union and begin helping Jewish people leave for Israel. This marked the beginning of the work of Ezra International.  As the ministry’s founders, Mel and Joanne are committed to the scriptural mandate the Lord gives to all Christian Gentiles in Isaiah 49:22 about the Jewish people’s return to Israel:  "See I will beckon to the Gentiles, I will lift up My banner to the peoples, they [you and I] will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders."

 If you would like to schedule Mel to share at your congregation or event, please contact him at mel@ezrausa.org

 Barry & Linda Wagner

Barry serves as Ezra International’s vice president, regularly speaking in churches worldwide about Christians’ responsibility to be used of God as the Jewish people return to Israel.  Barry also hosts “Out of Exile—Into the Promised Land,” Ezra International’s weekly television program aired in the United States and Canada.

While still serving as a full-time pastor, Barry traveled to Israel for the first time in 1984.  God birthed in Barry’s heart a deep love and compassion for Israel and the Jewish people upon his arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv.  As he set foot on Israeli soil for the first time, the Holy Spirit impressed on him these words:  “Barry, you have been on a journey all of your life, and now you have come HOME.”  Those words changed Barry’s life and eventually the course of his ministry forever.

Barry and his wife, Linda, have served for more than 35 years in Christian ministry.  If you would like Barry to share at your congregation or event, please contact him at barry@ezrausa.org. You can also telephone him at (352) 394 4673.

Richard & Joan Wagner

Richard serves as Ezra International’s director of church relations.  He is a full-time speaker for the organization, and he and his wife, Joan, are also Ezra International’s Southeastern US representatives.  Richard has been a pastor for over 20 years and has been a speaker for Ezra International since 2000.  Contact Richard at ricks1930ford@aol.com to schedule him to speak to your church or group.  You can also telephone Richard at (904) 860 8113.

Gary & Darlene Cristofaro

Rev. Gary Cristofaro serves as senior pastor of First Assembly of God in Melbourne, Florida. He travels to Israel often, regularly leading and instructing tour groups. The call on his life can be summed up by the words of a Hungarian Righteous Gentile Imre Bathory:  “I know that when I stand before God on Judgment Day, I shall not be asked the question posed to Cain, Where were you when your brother’s blood was crying out to God?” As passionate advocates for Israel, Gary and his wife Darlene have supported Ezra International for many years, and he now serves as a regular speaker for Ezra.

Gary works to build bridges to the local Jewish community and to build an understanding of the Hebraic roots of Christianity within the church. He teaches Torah and prophecy and has spoken in churches, synagogues,  and on the radio and TV, including the CNN news special “God’s Warriors.”

If you would like Gary to share at your congregation or event, please contact him at pastorgary@cfl.rr.com You can also telephone him at (321) 243-6717.

Pat Frame

Pat serves as Ezra International’s director for the United Kingdom and Europe, overseeing Ezra International’s aliyah programs in the former Soviet Union and coordinating church relations with congregations across Europe.  Pat began working with Jewish people making aliyah in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union.  Her work continued in Eastern Europe, primarily in Ukraine.  Currently, she focuses much of her attention coordinating aliyah programs from Russia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.  Pat also takes the message of aliyah to Christians in the United Kingdom.  To schedule Pat to speak to your church or group, contact her at ezraint.uk@gmail.com

Roy & Mariette Trepanier

Roy serves as Ezra International’s Canada director.  He first partnered with Ezra International during a Jeremiah 16:16 Fishing Trip in Ukraine in 2008.  As Ezra Canada’s director, Roy speaks to churches and home groups and appears on television and radio programs to share the news about what God is doing today for the Jewish people around the world.  If you would like to invite Roy and his wife, Mariette, to speak at your church or event, please contact them at info@ezracanada.org or telephone them at 905 584 9772.

Bruce & Anne Elliott

Bruce and Anne are an important part of Ezra International’s work in Ukraine, overseeing Ezra International's children's programs serving youngsters in need in Kiev and other cities there.  They began this work in 2000 and rejoice that hundreds of young people have received love and hope because of the care they receive through their ministry.  To contact Bruce and Anne, please e-mail them at annejelliott@aol.com  For more information on their work, please visit their Website:  www.ukrainestreetchildren.com