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May 26 – Why Israel – Hartford, CT

Thursday night I completed a week long the tour throughout CT at The Pentecostals of Greater Hartford with CUFI Alumni Pastor Jon Petoskey. At the end of the Why Israel message, it appeared every family in attendance had joined the membership of CUFI as Pastor Jon exhorted them to do so from the pulpit. He also encouraged them to attend the July...

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May 25 – Why Israel – Brighton, CT

Bishop Bennett is a CUFI Pastor’s Trip Alumni from 2018 and his church was well prepared for the CUFI Why Israel message they received. A number of guests from outside their congregation attended, one of them leaving the event and letting me know he had been convinced he must be at the July Summit and he would be contacting his boss to get the...

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May 22 – Why Israel – Waterbury, CT

Pastor Jams Lilley is a CUFI Pastor’s Trip Alumni from 2017 and announced at the end of the Sunday night, CUFI Why Israel message that House of Prayer Church will immediately begin planning for a 2013 Israel Trip to further the depths of their understanding and commitment of standing with Israel. One couple in attendance left with a commitment to...

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May 22 – Why Israel – Old Lyme, CT

Pastor Michael and Meredith Calo hosted a Why Israel Sunday at their church with several in the congregation from other churches in the area who heard about it. A number of new members were added to CUFI and Matt Harper of “Good News Connecticut – 104.9”, the largest Christian radio station in the are just sent a request to CUFI for an interview...

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May 22 – Why Israel – Crossett, AR

This was a presentation of Why Israel at Jeremy Mill’s church. It was a great reception by people who were eagerly interested to learn more and in many cases, learn things they never even knew. After Jeremy returned to his church from the Israel trip, he began to passionately discuss Israel and CUFI with his flock, and he was excited to have this...

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May 15 – Why Israel – White Settlement, TX

The Why Israel event was hosted by Pastor William Baradi, a CUFI alumni.  This church is associated with CMA (Christian Missionary Alliance) with 22,000 churches worldwide, including 2,000 churches in the U.S.  The Asian American CMA congregations are growing fast in America with hundreds of churches in different regions in the nation.  Many of...

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May 15 – Why Israel – Washington DC

Ebenezer Eritrean Church is an immigrant church from Eritrea. The senior pastor Pr. Gothiom Gerbreyohannes was one of the trip pastors in our Israel trip this past February. He asked to be the first to do the Why Israel event in DC in the post trip time. He has been pro-Israel for a long time before he heard about CUFI. He enthusiastically thanked...

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May 15 – Why Israel – Immokalee, FL

The Why Israel event in Immokalee was a great success! Not only was this church educated as to why we should support Israel, but they are sharing the word about Israel all over the Reservation and into the local areas. The pastor was on our most recent Israel trip and after speaking with him over lunch, he shared with me that ever since he came...

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May 15 – Why Israel – Corpus Christi, TX

This was at Pastor Ely Perez’s church and he has been a huge encourager and adamant member of CUFI for years. He was so gracious and his congregation likewise were incredibly dialed in and excited. They were eager to ask questions afterward and almost all of them wanted to sign the pledge card. Overall it was an amazing trip.

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May 15 – Why Israel – Caldwell, ID

We had an outstanding Sunday at Deer Flat church, with many who attended that have not known about CUFI.  The atmosphere was thick with love for Israel, and curiosity about what the service would consist of. The response was strong.  Many people signed the Israel Pledge Card. A number of people desired information about attending Summit. Several...

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May 15 – Why Israel – Burlington, VT

Pastor Simon Sangpang is one of 6 Nepali speaking churches in Vermont who have recently been brought into the work of CUFI and he will be going on his first Israel Trip this November. He has been a lover of the nation of Israel and the Jewish people since the early 1990s but has never known what to do with it other than to faithfully pray for the...

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May 15 – Why Israel – Bismarck, ND

About forty attended a special evening “Why Israel?” message at New Life Church in Bismarck, ND, coordinated by Senior pastors and CUFI State Directors Pastors Ron and Julie Enget.

The presentation included a CUFI update where it was announced that their Governor signed a Proclamation remembering the Holocaust, an initiative spearheaded by the...

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May 15 – Why Israel – Beulah, ND

New Life Church presented CUFI’s “Why Israel?” message a both morning services of their campus in Beulah ND, hosted by CUFI State Directors Pastors Ron and Julie Enget.

A total of about two hundred people attended the services, with several becoming members of CUFI. The Sunday offering was designated to send church leaders to CUFI’s Washington...

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May 14 – Why Israel – Washington DC

The event was designed to attract young people, youth groups and college students in the DC area as part of CUFI’s strategic outreach in the DMV area. We had three churches bring their youth group bible study members and a different church worship team lead the service.

The CUFI message was delivered and what amazed me was the response from the...

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May 14 – Why Israel – Burlington, VT

I spoke at the Nepali Grace United Church in Vermont today - and my soul has been so refreshed in finding a Christian community that feels the heartbeat of God for His firstborn, the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Two college students registered for the CUFI July Summit, their pastor registered for the summit and my November CUFI...

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May 14 – Why Israel – Baltimore, MD

This specific event was unique for two reasons. The first is the opportunity to have a church based in Baltimore hosting a CUFI event and having the Why Israel presentation, that’s big. The second is the testimony of teamwork in CUFI. Our own Victor Styrsky was the one who recruited and took Pr. Anthony Smith, the host Pastor for this event, to...

In The News

Shin Bet says it busted Turkey-based Hamas ring planning attacks in Israel

Four Palestinians from the West Bank were detained in recent weeks over plans to carry out attacks on behalf of the Hamas terror group, the Shin Bet security agency said Monday.

According to the Shin Bet, Ahmed Mahmoud Abu Salah, 24, a student, was arrested several weeks ago after returning from studying abroad.

The Shin Bet said that while...

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US backs Israel’s ‘legitimate right’ to fight terror following Jenin operation

The United States expressed support on Tuesday for an Israeli counter-terror operation in Jenin earlier in the day. During the daylight raid, Israeli forces eliminated the terrorist responsible for the murder of two Israelis on Feb. 26, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Gaza terrorists fire rocket towards Israel, setting off sirens

Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket towards Israel overnight Tuesday, hours after Israeli forces killed a wanted terrorist during a daytime raid in Jenin.

The rocket, which triggered sirens in the southern Israeli community of Nir Am, misfired and landed inside the Palestinian enclave, according to the military.

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Explosive device detonated near IDF troops on Gaza border; tanks shell Hamas post

Palestinians set off an explosive device on Wednesday near Israeli soldiers operating on the border with the Gaza Strip, the military said. Israeli tanks fired shells at a Hamas observation post in response.

There were no soldiers reported hurt in the incident.

According to the Israel Defense Forces, troops conducting routine operations on...