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The National Post article, which your writer, Trevor Persaud, gleaned to write his blog, is misleading at best, and false on several points, as to the facts of the case. Furthermore, Jews for Jesus has no desire to be embroiled in any legal action, let alone one with a former staff member. We are the defendants in this action. Our attornies have instructed us not comment on Mr. Araujo’s lawsuit, which he instigated almost six years ago. However, your readers should be made aware of the fact that we have offered to enter into Christian mediation over this matter, but have been turned down twice. Susan Perlman, Associate Executive Director, Jews for Jesus

This whole business is sordid and grevious. As a member of a mission working toward reaching the Jewish people with the Gospel, this puts a stain on all of us. Is God not the defender of all? How can the Jewish community take us seriously when we conduct ourselves like a bunch of heathen. I worked for one of these missions before and walked away from a secure position because of this stuff. If we cannot behave differently from the world, why should the world care about what we have to say? For the love of God, there are souls at stake here and they're fighting about money?

I am a board member of Jews for Jesus Canada, so I will respect our attorney's advice and not comment on the details of the case. But for the sake of clarity and the unity of Messiah's people, it should be emphasized that this is NOT a dispute between Jews for Jesus and Chosen People Ministries. This regrettable mess has been created and sustained by one rebellious missionary.

I am a Jewish believer and former missionary with Jews for Jesus. Upon entering into the ministry there was a formal understanding and agreement that I was raising support for the ministry. To my knowledge, every missionary is given this understaning and, from my perspective, the reasons for this are sound. Therefore, when I departed from Jews for Jesus I kept my promise and only approached those donors I had brought with me at the beginning of my tenure.

Understanding the organization as I do, it is hard for me to believe that Mr Araujo did not have this understanding as well. Regardless of what is legally decided in this case, as ministers of God we must answer to a higher calling. We must do what Yeshua asked, to let our yes be yes, and our no be no.

As missionaries we also agree to certain guidelines, many of which are biblical. These agreements are not between the missionary and Jews for Jesus but between each of the missionary staff, one to the other. It seems to me that Mr. Araujo has disregarded a number of things that we covenanted upon.

The law will decide what it decides. But those who work under biblical principles should act according to those biblical principles. We are under a higher calling, and we are supposed to act in unity and not disunity.

I am also gravely disappointed at the incorrect information that I find in this article (and others). The information they are obtaining seems to me to be derived from spurious sources whose reports they have not bothered to confirm. Shame on you!

The main point, so far ignored here is that suing another Christian in a court of law according to I Corinthians 6:1-8. Rather we are supposed to take the loss. God knows how to pay back. Does anyone believe that.

Yes I belive that GOD cares for those who walk in faith. I also would add there is a difference between "Godly peacemaking" and arbitration mislabled as christian peacemaking.