My first CUFI Summit has opened my eyes and has drawn my heart even closer to Israel and the Jewish people. The opposition to Israel’s existence by other nations is real. We cannot look away! It is our responsibility, and privilege, as Christians to stand boldly and voice our support for Israel to our friends, neighbors and elected officials.

I attended my first Summit in 2016 and, though nervous since I had never been to Capital Hill let alone lobbied there, I went home with a new resolve to educate myself as much as possible so that I could take a better stand for Israel. Since then I traveled to Israel for the first time thanks to CUFI, held a regional CUFI event, and came back for my second Summit prepared both to be inspired as well as to speak boldly in my representatives offices on behalf of Israel. I am thankful to say that I accomplished both and will be back next year to continue carrying the torch.

As a first-time Summit attendee, I was impressed with the coordination, size, scale, and depth of information available at Summit. Meeting like-minded believers from around the country was a real treat. I also was most affected spiritually by the Daughters for Zion teaching and prayer event!