A testimony . Originally from Canada, Rick Wienecke traveld to Israel in 1977 searching for God and fascinated by the birth of Israel out of the ashes of the Holocaust. In Israel, he soon became a believer in Jesus and , although not Jewish, recieved residency, served in Israeli Army, and is now a Israeli citizen. During the 1980s , Rick married Dafna and began to sculpt, developing an inner spiritual language. Any place of work would become a prayer or intercession as he meditated for hours on a theme. Throughout his years of relationship with the Jewish people and the Land, he understands the deep cotroversy sorrounding the person of Jesus and the Holocaust.