Stewart WinogradStewart and Chantal Winograd were married in August 1979. They have four wonderful children and eleven beloved grandchildren.Stewart grew up in New York City. He was raised in a secular Ashkenazi Jewish family with ancestral roots across Europe, inclding Austria, the Bukovina region of Romania, and Belarus. In his late teens, he developed a desire to discover the purpose of life. At the age of 25, he found his answer in a place he never expected to... the Bible and the resurrection power of Jesus (Yeshua), the promised Messiah of Israel. Chantal was raised in a non-Jewish secular family in Montreal, Canada. She was introduced to the concept of a personal relationship with Yeshua when she met Stewart in 1979. Through her relationship with Him, Yeshua gave her a great love and appreciation for the Jewish people and a heart like the Biblical character Ruth. The Jewish people have become her people just as the God of Israel (who is God of all) had become her God.Stewart and Chantal moved to Belarus with their four children in response to what they believe was a calling and commission from God to restore Biblical spirituality to the Jewish people and all in Belarus. They lived in Belarus from 1995-2007 and through them, God birthed four Messianic Jewish Congregations, the Comfort for Holocaust Survivors Initiative you read about in the book, a Compassion for Orphans initiative, Camp Chalutzim for children and teens, and more. As of the date of the writing of this book they continue to oversee the work in Belarus and visit the country regularly.Stewart is an ordained Messianic Jewish Rabbi. He and Chantal are co-founders of Reach Initiative International, a Messianic Jewish ministry serving in Israel, Belarus, India, and North America.To learn more about Reach Initiative International or to contact Stewart and Chantal please visit reachii.org. Read More Read Less