our team
john victor rawlings
john victor rawlings
john victor rawlings
Founder, CEO & Director
Jerusalem Vistas - Israel Vision
meridel joy rawlings
john victor rawlings
john victor rawlings
Founder, Writer & Advisor
Israel Vision & Still Small Voice
daniel victor rawlings
daniel victor rawlings
daniel victor rawlings
Director of Photography & Advisor
Israel Vision
shelly bandel-rawlings
daniel victor rawlings
daniel victor rawlings
Bookkeeper & Online Marketer
Israel Vision
PARTNERSHIPS
1969-1976
The Rawlings travelled to 120 nations worldwide, visiting Jewish communities to encourage “aliyah”
1976-1979
They were T.V. correspondents in Canada for 100 Huntly Street, a daily Canadian program
1979
The Rawlings were the Field Producers for the ground breaking Apples of Gold film – a modern history of Israel
1971-1991
The Rawlings worked clandestinely in the Soviet Union filming refuseniks. The fruit of this labour was the award winning Gates of Brass major film production used to unite Jewish and Christian efforts to free Soviet Jewry. “Gates of Brass was the single greatest instrument used in the fall of Soviet Russia.” Rabbi Reuven P. Bulka – Ottawa, Canada
1980
Co-founders of the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem
1990
Israel Vision T.V. Studios established. Jay has produced a variety of award-winning television productions such as Apples of Gold, Gates of Brass, Love your Neighbour, Praise and Worship Music from Israel, One Jerusalem Rally, and Israel’s Flying Carpet, while Meridel has authored a number of best-selling books including Fishers and Hunter, Honour thy Father and Healing for the Family
1999- 2014
Broadcasting weekly worldwide via satellite
2014 - 2021
Broadcasting weekly worldwide via the internet
history
Jerusalem vistas
Jerusalem Vista was founded in 1984 by Dr. Jay and Meridel Rawlings. The purpose of this organization is to provide media tools and input for a worldwide audience in both print and multimedia format. Jerusalem Vistas is registered in Canada and the USA as non-profit charities with tax-exempt status. In Germany and Israel we are registered as a non-profit media corporation called Israel Vision, which now broadcasts worldwide covering 80% of the globe with 200 million potential viewers.
Our Goal: Our goal is to open a window for you on topics not usually seen in the secular news media. We document history as it unfolds!
Our Task: Our task is to build a visual bridge with a biblical perspective on ancient and modern Israel. We educate a worldwide audience through our inspirational television programs in English, German and Norwegian. We have produced 85 half hour documentary programs created in our T.V. studios and broadcast weekly from Israel via satellite to every continent. A list of productions is available by clicking on the icon ”choose a video”. At your request we will be glad to send you our complete video catalogue.
“Your reputation for balanced and uncompromised reporting is well earned and commendable.” Margaret Burdick, USA.
about the founders
Jay and Meridel Rawlings left Canada with their family and made Israel home in 1969, inspired by the instructions of the Still Small Voice that said:
If you love me love my people and go among the nations and set up a standard and publish and declare and conceal not and publish, Jer. 50:2.
Since that time the Rawlings have worked in a variety of capacities creating educational, informational and inspirational media tools to help people understand Israel in her historic cause. The Rawlings have four sons who have all entered into the media world in various capacities. David was the producer director with Jerusalem Vistas / Israel Vision, Chris is the founder/director of GenesisX Graphic Arts Company. He designed our initial website. Josh a consultant for Jerusalem Vistas / Israel Vision. Daniel is currently in charge of the production for Jerusalem Vistas/ Israel Vision. Shelly Bandel-Rawlings is our social media consultant and online creative advisor.