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.

Who Are the Messianic Jews?

You are my King, O God; ordain salvation for Jacob! Psalm 44:4 Lifting up Zion's mission is twofold: to pray for the salvation of Israel (the Jews) (Rom. 10:1) and to financially bless the Messianic Jews (Rom. 15:25-27). We hold this mission firmly because our vision is the salvation of all Israel, as God [...]

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Show Me Your Faith

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. Romans 10:1 KJV Lifting up Zion encourages you to commit yourself to praying for Israel’s salvation.  We believe that prayer is effective and that God hears the prayers of His people. While we firmly believe that Israel will [...]

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An Older Brother

Imagine you had an older brother that your parents never told you about. Finding out would be quite a surprise and likely trigger a line of questions. We naturally tend to care about our relatives. When Christians ask why they should care about Israel, especially Messianic Jews, I think this comparison fits. In God's [...]

By |2023-07-05T10:04:13-05:00July 5th, 2023|Newsletter|Comments Off on An Older Brother

Two Jewish Leaders

Did you know that in the Gospel writings, there were Jewish Leaders who came to Jesus? Not all of the Jewish leaders in the Bible rejected Jesus as the Son of God and the promised Messiah.  While the unbelieving Pharisees and Sadducees often receive the most attention, there were some Jewish leaders who did believe [...]

By |2023-05-31T14:43:23-05:00June 1st, 2023|Newsletter|Comments Off on Two Jewish Leaders

Did You Know That Paul Had Another Ministry?

Did you know that Paul, the apostle to the gentiles, had another lesser-known ministry? Yes, he was called by God to deliver the life-changing message of the Gospel to gentiles around the world, but while he traveled delivering the Gospel message, he had a second ministry that we read about in Scripture. When James, [...]

By |2023-03-10T12:49:00-06:00March 18th, 2023|Blessing the saints|Comments Off on Did You Know That Paul Had Another Ministry?
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