Michael David Evans (born June 30, 1947) is a writer, journalist, commentator and head of several international non-profit organizations in the US and the Netherlands. Evans is also a Christian Zionist.
Evans has written 71 books and has provided analysis and commentary on Middle Eastern affairs for various media. He has appeared on network television and radio shows. The options have been published at The Washington Times , The Jerusalem Post and others. He founded and served as the head of a number of politically conservative Christian organizations.
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Biography
Personal life and confidence
Michael David Evans was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on June 30, 1947, to a untrained Jewish mother whose parents were immigrants from the Soviet Union. After leaving the United States Army, Evans moved to Texas where he earned an Associate of Arts degree from the Southwestern Assemblies of God College.
As a child, he suffered in the hands of his very anti-Semitic father, who was often drunk and violent, and beat his wife, claiming that Mike was not his son; he did not think he would survive until he was twenty. At the age of 11, he objected to his father beating his mother, and being attacked; when he recovers, he has what he describes as a dramatic encounter with Jesus Christ, who promises his future.
Mike Evans' wife, Carolyn, is the founder of the Christian Women's Association of the Year. Mike and Carolyn have four children, Michelle, Shira, Rachel and Michael II, and seven grandchildren.
Journalist
Evans is a member of the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. He is featured in the Jerusalem Post for his work in Israel.
Speaker
In addition to his work as a commentator, writer and documentary, Mike Evans is the speaker. In August 2011, he talked about the Restoring Courage event organized by Glenn Beck at Caesarea.
The Ten Boom Fellowship
Mike Evans bought and restored Corrie ten Boom's home in 1983. It is a museum dedicated to telling the story of the ten Boom family, who harbored, fed, and found safe homes for as many as 800 Jews during the Dutch Nazi takeover during World War II. After buying and restoring the house, Mike Evans created the Fellowship Corrie ten Boom, the Christian Zionist organization.
Zion Friends Heritage Center
In 2015, Evans established the Friends of Zion Heritage Center in Jerusalem, with the primary aim of highlighting religious tolerance and investment dialogue between Christian Zionism and the State of Israel and the Jews. The 9th President of Israel's late President Shimon Peres is the international chair of Friends of Zion and he is the founder of the Friends of Zion Award given to world leaders such as President G.W. Bush, Prince Albert II of Monaco, and President R. Plevneliev of Bulgaria in honor of Israel's extraordinary support.
Jerusalem Prayer Team
Mike Evans started the Jerusalem Prayer Team in 2002, which raised money for Ehud Olmert's New Jerusalem Foundation. Recently, Jerusalem Prayer Teams funded the construction of the Mike Evans Museum in Jerusalem, now officially known as The Friends of Zion Heritage Center. Dr. Evans has been accused of being a Christian missionary because of his past history. In 1977, he led B'nai Yeshua, a Hebrew Christian group, active on campuses. The campaign that accused him of the argument on Long Island resulted in media coverage. Recent articles continue to simultaneously praise him for his pro-Israeli activism but warn of the possibility of a hidden agenda for converting Jews in Israel to Christianity or Hebrew Christian beliefs.
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Awards
- In 2006, Mike Evans was awarded Honorary Doctor of Political Science by Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona.
- In May 2017, Dr. Evans received the "Social Justice Prize Shield" for his contribution to the Holocaust Victims organizations. At the ceremony held at the center of Friends of Zion Heritage, attended by many MK and ministers of Israel.
Author
Evans has written extensively about the Middle East, Christian Life, Prophecy and Iraq. His works include 42 books of fiction and non-fiction, many self-published. Those who have made The New York Times The Best Seller's List is The Last Movement Outside Iraq: The Final Solution While The World Sleeps, The American Prophecies, and Showdown with Iran Nuclear . His most recent copies are See You in New York, Find Favorites with Men, Volunteers, History of Christian Zionism (2 vols), Christopher Columbus, Betsie Ten Boom "God's Promise" and Countdown. One of Dr. Mike Evan's best-selling books about Iran published in February 2009 is called "Jimmy Carter The Liberal Left & World Chaos".
Documentary producer
Mike Evans has produced 18 documentaries based on his books on Israel.
References
External links
- Mike Evans on Flickr
- Bridge Builder
- Mike Evans Museum
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