Lighting The Way Worldwide

WE ARE STANDING UP IN THIS MINISTRY OF EVANGELISM AGAINST HATE AND STARVING CHILDREN NETANYAHU CALLS “ANIMALS” AND HIS REGIME LITERALLY REJOICING OVER “HANGING PALESTINIANS,” THE “MOWING DOWN” OF AN ENTIRE RACE OF PEOPLE, AND QUOTING NETANYAHU MOCKING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

Here are photos of children in Gaza. They were taken by an American photographer, not a Persian or Palestinian. I invite any Christian to say that God is on Netanyahu’s side in GENOCIDE. Jesus came with a new message—one of forgiveness and love, a message against hate.

How can any Christian “bless” this? Not only has Israel killed 70,000 people in Gaza, but they have STARVED them, and these people made in God’s image have no way of getting out of Gaza for food. So, take a look at this, and just ask yourself if JESUS could ever “bless Israel” for such a thing.

This is not war. It’s genocide. Watch the documentaries on Frontline (all coming out of America, of course, lest anyone call it “propaganda” from Iran), and you will see that JESUS has been so hurt. Let’s care more about Jesus, especially this week when we think of the crucifixion, than EVIL, please.

Netanyahu is not sending a single soldier from the IDF to die in what media says will be a “bloodbath” with boots on the ground in Iran, but it is fine with him that America has. And, I watched with my own eyes our soldiers hugging their parents goodbye, and both could not help but cry. God is SEEING IT ALL. Is GOD on the side of death? Jesus says, “I come to bring LIFE…” not death.

Joe Kent, who recently stepped down from being US Army warrant officer (because he did not want the blood of our military on his hands in this war we began for no good reason) said that it would not be too far a reach to say that Trump has been threatened by Netanyahu (not Iran) in killing his family in order to keep the war going. I know that would hurt him, as it would any HUMAN BEING, just like it hurts OUR AMERICAN families who have said goodbye to their sons they may never see again. And, for what reason? Netanyahu.

When it comes to war, we lose if we are not on God’s side. How could Christians be on the side of genocide when Jesus sure was not? Was Jesus “antisemitic” when He said, ‘Woe to you” to the scribes and Pharisees, the most religious Jewish leaders of His day? Was He perfect as Incarnate love, or would Jesus Christ be called “antisemitic” today for calling out sin, just because the Jewish people are the ones doing it? We stand on the side of Jesus. We stand on the side of love.

I watched with my own eyes yesterday the Israel party dancing, literally, and drinking wine and laughing, REJOICING that they have passed a law to HANG PALESTINIANS. They rejoice at just the thought of watching people made in God’s image HANGED. I also watched the IDF urinating on the dead bodies of Palestinians.

I weep as I pray. We are LOSING THE WORTH OF OUR DOLLAR as I type this for Netanyahu’s regime. The leader of Italy today said he cannot sleep at night; they are rationing travel in Indonesia with no money for gas or electricity; the stock market in South Korea has dropped 20%, and this is the beginning of the New World Order of a global economy, as the worth of our dollar goes down. Since when did God ever lose a war? If we were on God’s side, we would be on the side of what is right, and we would not be losing. 

This was has not accomplished one thing, except Iran and Russia have won. God has not allowed Israel and the United States to win. I just saw a video of Netanyahu pounding his desk saying, “We will not end this war when America wants to end it but when the IDF wants to end it,” making the President of the United States look weak. And the 300 billion dollars we have sent to Israel since 2003 has gone to support genocide?

More PEOPLE are dying, including “my people” in American soldiers and ANYONE on the side of love in the Middle East, because to be on the side of love is to be on the side of Jesus. 

No one in support of this war can quote a verse in the New Testament to support it, because it goes totally against the Beatitudes and the Gospel of John 3:16, as Jesus came to save ANYONE in the WORLD who wants Him and would never be for the “mowing down” of an entire race of people.

Look at these pictures. Who is the one “Antisemitic” now? Not I, my friends. Netanyahu is the one Antisemitic, invoking God’s wrath on the Jewish people…not I.

I am going to start my time in prayer now, asking God for His mercy in Jesus’ name, because I can’t help but cry. I’m SO THANKFUL for a God of love.

Right now, we cannot do any outreach in Gaza, but if we could, we would. It takes just as much grace to save an Arab person as it takes to save me. The ground is level at the foot of the cross.

Love,

Dwayna

March 31, 2026

I cannot tell you how happy I feel! It was like being back in Venice Beach, CA, as my favorite people group to reach on earth to tell about Jesus are the New Agers. I had pre-shipped a box of these books by my friend, Warren Smith, to where I sm staying, and I headed out in prayer this morning. I attribute it to prayer that God made every single person open.

Every single New Ager took it (and most truly leaders in the New Age Movement here) and promised to read it. It has been so interesting today and so wonderful to realize that, once again, the Holy Spirit in me and Jesus in me is so much stronger than the other spirits.

I have to head back out now to tip a “snake handler” in the promenade, as he also took a book and promised to read it, and I needed to come back to get a few dollars to tip him for telling us about all the snakes, which, of course, the people here think are sacred. Just a few dollars will mean a lot to him, as he works with a nonprofit here in educating people on the snakes in Sedona, AZ. I am someone who absolutely hates snakes, and I promised to be back to tip him (for keeping them away from me)! Photos of that and the whole, wonderful day here in missions are posted with more details HERE. I whispered a little prayer every time I went into some highly, occult place and said, “Jesus, be with me,” and He was. It was such a wonderful time in missions!

WITNESSING TO MORMONS AT THE INTERNATIONAL MORMON CONVENTION IN SALT LAKE CITY

Lighting the Way has been partnering with Christy Darlington and her ministry, Witnesses for Jesus, since 2006 through materials Christy has written specifically for witnessing to Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses, along with their bi-annual table outreach outside Temple Square in Salt Lake City. Dwayna flew to Salt Lake City to work with Christy and the team at the table outreach to Mormons outside the Temple for their 2025 fall, International Mormon Convention, and it was exciting!

Photos, along with the true beliefs of Mormonism are posted here on the ministry blog.

Here is a video of Day One (in the rain), as Dwayna upset an elder…

Here is an update, along with photos, on the last day of the International Mormon Convention and conversations Dwayna and the team had about Jesus.

This is an ongoing table outreach, led by Christy Darlington, each fall and spring outside the Mormon Temple in outreach to Mormons by giving them specific materials to show them the difference between Mormonism and the true Gospel of the real Jesus Christ.

Lighting the Way began with the only Christian table on Ocean Front Walk in Venice Beach, CA, in 2002. Alongside psychics, tarot card readers, Hindu tables, Atheists United, Scientologists and Hare Krishna parades, Dwayna Litz started the only Christian table on the boardwalk in 2002 as a missionary, and this began as a church-wide ministry of Grace Community Church where John MacArthur is pastor. Dwayna had just moved from Nashville to Los Angeles to become a member of Grace Community when, six months later, this outreach began.

With a sign reading, “Come Find Out What God Has to Say About Your Future”  and a banner reading, “A Free Gift for You,” instead of reading palms or tarot cards, we read people what the Bible says about how to have eternal life through Jesus. We got the 501c3 in 2003, and Lighting the Way began growing internationally.

Working with youth groups from churches all throughout the area, this outreach’s purpose began by meeting people right where they are, bringing the church to the lost, and this is what LTW still does in every outreach location. We also fed the neighborhood each Saturday in what was then called “the homeless capital of the world.”

Unlike other ministries of evangelism, LTW began by using no “evangelism scripts” and still does not today. With a deep scope of alphabetized articles in file bins, books and tracts written specifically for reaching New Agers, Moslems, atheists, Buddhists, Hindus, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons…we not only share the Gospel, but we define terms to explain what the Gospel means. Sermons are also available on CD from Walter Martin, the original Bible Answer Man, explaining anything from reincarnation to psychic phenomena from a Christian perspective.

This outreach location is still going strong today, as we partner with the Venice Beach Bible Ministry on the boardwalk every weekend as an outreach of evangelism based on apologetics. All materials are free—Bibles, tracts, books and articles specifically for people of all belief systems and religions to shine a light for the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a place known for its occult spirituality, Venice Beach, CA.

More photos of our Venice Beach outreach in action are here.

Even more photos from recent years are posted here.

Venice Beach Outreach Gallery

Mike (in the blue) has worked with us in this ministry since 2003 at Venice Beach. God has put it on his heart to knock on doors all throughout his neighborhood in Los Alamitos to drop off a “free gift” to anyone who wants a little packet with either a DVD of the “Jesus Film” or another DVD such as “Unlocking the Mystery of Life,” along with a tract. He asked me to send him materials specifically for Catholics, Muslims and children, so I am shipping out these materials shown below for this new Lighting the Way outreach that keeps growing!

God bless Mike, as he leads this new door-to-door outreach, having intelligent conversations with people about who God is and what it means to know Him personally. He is gifted with a very high IQ and works in the tech industry and has made a graph of all of the homes in the neighborhoods, along with a note about which people have expressed interest in knowing more about Jesus for follow-up. He also has notes about each house and whether or not the people were atheists, etc., so he can be praying for them and know which homes are which. This is now an ongoing Lighting the Way outreach of evangelism based on apologetics to people in Los Alamitos, CA.

(Photos are of us all working together in our ongoing outreach to Seal Beach, CA, too).

SPEAKING AND SINGING AT THE FLORIDA WOMEN’S PRISON

February 23, 2025

I had a lot of fun in prison!

It was a two hour chapel service, and I led the whole thing, so we ended up singing and singing at the end. It was so special! I shared my testimony for the first hour that went by fast, and they asked questions…and we ended with music, and lots of it.

We all had a wonderful time, singing everything from “The Old Rugged Cross” to “Victory in Jesus” to “This Little Light of Mine” and “I’ll Fly Away.” I sang songs I had written, too, like “Honest Life” and “I’m the Girl I Used to Know Again.”

I donated one hundred of my books for the women, ‘Happiness No Man Required–50 Tips for Single Women to be Happy With or Without a Man’ who came to the chapel service tonight. I would say seventy women were there, so they will be the first ones to get the books. They plan to invite more women when I return.

They were all very engaged, from asking questions about my testimony to dancing around singing with me.

It is always inspirational seeing people in prison filled with joy, thanks to Jesus being with them there.

We all hugged and said we loved each other and look forward to whenever I can come back.

They have 1300 women at the Florida Women’s Reception Center, the FL Women’s Prison in Ocala, FL. No cell phones were allowed in, so I took this from my car around 5:30 before the chapel service began at 6:00.

This will be an ongoing outreach of Lighting the Way. The women are bringing their books back for me to sign next time. They even opened up and shared their testimonies with me. I look forward to being back, as my schedule allows, aiming for every six months.

Dwayna