About Akaya Kitchen

Akaya Kitchen is the founder and president of Lifting up Zion. God called her to “lift up Zion” in 2011 after her first visit to Israel. She fulfills that by (1) encouraging the Body of Christ to pray for the salvation of Israel and (2) collecting funds for the Messianic Jewish community in Israel. She is an ordained Assemblies of God minister. Akaya has a Master’s degree in Applied Communication and a Certificate in Biblical Studies. She is married to her husband, Lee, Associate Pastor of Hope Church in Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, and is a dedicated daughter, sister, and aunt. She is the author of the book How You Should Pray for Israel.
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When Jews and Gentiles Come Together: Moses and Jethro

After the descendants of Abraham spent 400 years in Egypt under hard manual labor and slavery, the Lord sent Moses to deliver the people. Many great depictions of the Exodus have been done, and I won’t go into detail about that event here, but after the people of Israel were released from bondage and set [...]

By |2024-08-12T10:54:10-05:00August 12th, 2024|Newsletter|Comments Off on When Jews and Gentiles Come Together: Moses and Jethro
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A Prophet Like Moses

A great number of people get tripped up over the first-century Jewish response to Jesus. The confusion is ironic because Israel responded similarly in its history, and the Scriptures foretold precisely what would happen. Paul highlights this in his letter to the believers in Rome (see Romans 11:1-10). Before exploring a prophet like Moses, it [...]

By |2024-07-04T09:21:40-05:00July 4th, 2024|Newsletter|Comments Off on A Prophet Like Moses
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When Jews and Gentiles Come Together: Ruth and Naomi

During the times when the judges ruled Israel, a famine happened in Israel. A man named Elimelech took his wife, Naomi, and two sons and traveled to the land of Moab, a gentile land. Elimelech died in Moab, leaving Naomi a widow. Naomi’s two sons, Mahlon and Chilion married Moabite wives: Orpah and Ruth. After [...]

By |2024-06-04T09:07:46-05:00June 4th, 2024|Newsletter|Comments Off on When Jews and Gentiles Come Together: Ruth and Naomi
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Walking on Level Ground + City of Life

WALKING ON LEVEL GROUND Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground! Psalm 143:10 In 2023, Pastors Paul and Jennifer DeHaan heard a call from the Lord to start a coffee shop to raise funds for missions. They opened the doors to Level [...]

By |2024-05-05T08:16:28-05:00May 5th, 2024|Newsletter|Comments Off on Walking on Level Ground + City of Life
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Rahab and the Spies

The Hebrews had spent forty years wandering in the desert and were ready to finally enter the land that God had promised to their ancestor Abraham. Joshua, the successor of Moses, took charge and prepared to lead the people of God into the Promised Land. He sent two spies and said to them, “Go, view [...]

By |2024-04-01T11:29:11-05:00April 1st, 2024|Newsletter|Comments Off on Rahab and the Spies
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Featured on AG News + Meet Aviv Ministry

Featured on AG News On February 6, AG News published an article featuring our work to provide war relief efforts to Israel. Here is an excerpt from the story: When Israel was victimized by a terrorist attack late last year, Kitchen knew that Lifting Up Zion needed to help in whatever way it could. Upon [...]

By |2024-03-05T10:20:29-06:00March 5th, 2024|Newsletter|Comments Off on Featured on AG News + Meet Aviv Ministry

Featured on AG News

Featured on AG News On February 6, AG News published an article featuring our work to provide war relief efforts to Israel. Here is an excerpt from the story: When Israel was victimized by a terrorist attack late last year, Kitchen knew that Lifting Up Zion needed to help in whatever way it could. Upon [...]

By |2024-03-05T11:47:10-06:00February 8th, 2024|Background|Comments Off on Featured on AG News
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Less Than One Percent: February Newsletter

Did you know that less 1% of Jews in Israel believe in Jesus, in Yeshua, as Messiah?  That’s right, less than 1% of Jews in Israel are Messianic Jews. That’s a small number, but we learn from Scripture that God does big things with small numbers. We see an example of this in Judges 7 [...]

By |2024-01-30T13:25:02-06:00February 1st, 2024|Newsletter|Comments Off on Less Than One Percent: February Newsletter
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