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Event Recaps

April 8 – Pastors’ Meeting – Anchorage, AK

This “Taste of Israel” event was originally scheduled to be held in our home for the Matanuska-Susitna area Valley Pastors group. But due to snow load at our home, it was moved it to Anchorage. We had 16 total in attendance. Alice’s menu was the hit of the evening, it included a wonderful Israeli dinner complete with falafel, Israeli salad,...

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April 3 – Why Israel – Westfield, MA

Pastor Shan Raj is both the senior pastor of Agape Nepali Church and overseer of approx. 300 within the Nepali Church denomination. He and several other pastors from their churches went to Israel with Pastor Bobby Scott’s trip after mine was rescheduled for the third time and upon their return I have never seen such a passion to participate in the...

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April 3 – Why Israel – Logan, UT

CUFI Israel trip alumna Pastor Luis Cuellar hosted the first CUFI event in the college town of Logan Utah. The CUFI Sunday message was attended by about fifty members of The Potter’s House Assembly of God. An offering was received for CUFI on Campus, and feedback from attendees expressed the message challenged them in a good way about praying for,...

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April 2 – Pastors’ Meeting – Westfield, MA

Thanks to Pastor Herman Martir, an amazing door into 14+ churches in the New England opened up to CUFI with two of the lead pastors taking part in Pastor Bobby Scott’s 2022 Israel Trip. The breakfast continue with a lunch together and continuing with a Nepali dinner back at the church. With these new churches in Vermont, New Hampshire, and...

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March 27 – DFZ Luncheon – Mather, CA

Over a hundred members of Daughters For Zion gathered for the 10th annual DFZ Luncheon near Sacramento California. The guest of honor and keynote speaker was DFZ National Director Deb Campbell from Minneapolis, MN. The event included an inspiring message from DFZ CA Director and coordinator of the event, Pastor Corrine Cardoza, a CUFI update by...

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March 20 – Pastors’ Meeting – Milwaukee, WI

The CUFI Pastors event was hosted by Pastors Eric and Candie Herr and attended by 30 pastors who were mostly Hmong Americans. The Hmong people are a displaced tribal group from Thailand. Milwaukee has a large Hmong community, often pursued by politicians in every election because of their influence to shift votes. It is always a joy and privilege...

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March 20 – Why Israel – Davis, CA

About 40 attendees from the Greater Sacramento region gathered in Davis California to learn about CUFI’s impact in 2021 and focus for 2022. The event was coordinated by a local Israel advocacy group and was hosted by First Assembly of God Church in Davis CA. CUFI Field Coordinator and Outreach Director Randy Neal presented CUFI’s mission and...

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March 20 – Why Israel? – Milwaukee, WI

My host Pastor Candie Herr and her husband Pastor Eric are strong leaders in their city, and their church has been involved with several outreaches in the city to help improve the lives of people mainly the Hmong American refugees, who are immigrants from Thailand. They have worked with community and government leaders on different projects. They...

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March 17 – Why Israel? – Louisville, KY

While I am here in KY, I was asked to speak to the Middle School and High School students at the Evangel Christian School and I did. It was an honor to share about Israel to the next generation. The director of the school, Dr. Yolanda Washington, is already a CUFI member and she wants more ways to teach her students about Israel. I offered the...

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March 16 – Why Israel? – Louisville, KY

I received this speaking invitation on Tuesday morning while I’m here in KY. Pastors Derek & his wife Claressa Wilson pastor a church in downtown Louisville, KY. I spoke at their Wednesday night service. The church is an African American church and has a lot of pro-Israel members. They were excited to hear what CUFI does and many wanted to be...

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March 15 – Word Alive Interview – Louisville, KY

Dr. Bob Rogers interviewed me on his TV program “Word Alive with Pastor Bob Rogers”. I shared about CUFI, about standing up for Israel and my recent trip to Israel. Dr. Rodgers also asked me to use the time to talk about how Christians need to be informed about the rise of Antisemitism in our own backyard and how to fight this evil movement. I...

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March 14 – Pastors’ Lunch – Glasgow, KY

I shared about the mission of CUFI and the work we do with churches. The two pastors, Pr. Justin Wood and Pr. Gene were interested and they are considering being part of CUFI.

Pr. Gene is the chairman of the Baptist Churches Fellowship in his county where he coordinates more than 25 pastors. He said he will share the idea with his board and he...

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March 13 – Pastors’ Lunch – Telford, PA

The Sunday morning, Why Israel luncheon included people from other congregations who came to Hopewell Christian Fellowship to learn about the work of CUFI and biblical message of standing with Israel. The church covered the costs for a beautiful lunch and afterwards the pastor, a local rabbi who attended and myself went out to eat dinner together...

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March 13 – Why Israel? – Telford, PA

The Sunday morning, Why Israel service at Hopewell Christian Fellowship was filled with a congregation that has been well prepared by Pastor Curt Malizzi with a foundational understanding of our need to stand with Israel and support the Jewish people. A local rabbi actually came to the service and stayed for the Why Israel Part 2 that included a...

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March 13 – Why Israel? – Louisville, KY

Dr. Bob Rodgers is the Senior Pastor of the church. At the event, he spoke and gave a very good intro about CUFI and encouraged the church to be part of CUFI. The church is already very pro Israel. He also said the church wants to be working with CUFI on campus outreach ministry. I’m coordinating with Campus team on that.

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March 13 – Why Israel? – Shepherdsville, KY

The event was at a satellite church of the Evangel World Prayer Center. After the presentation, the lead pastor brother Rex Chesser said “Our congelation loves Israel. They love what you had to say. You need to consider coming back to our church on your next KY trip.”

Special offering was collected for CUFI, and the pastor mailed the check to...

In The News

Israel slams dangerous docking of two Iranian warships in Brazil

Israel warned Brazil that it was dangerous to allow two Iranian warships to dock in Rio de Janeiro, noting that their presence in the southern Atlantic Ocean was a "dangerous and regretful development.”

“It is still not too late to order the ships to leave the port," the Foreign Ministry stated Thursday in a sharply worded statement.

The...

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US naval forces help UK seize ‘anti-tank guided missiles’ from Iran

American naval forces teamed up with their United Kingdom counterparts to seize "anti-tank guided missiles" and missile components from a boat that originated from Iran, military officials say.
The joint operation – in which the U.S. provided "airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support for an interdiction in the Gulf of Oman...

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US condemns Abbas’s call for Palestinian forces to ‘confront’ Israeli military

The United States took Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas to task on Wednesday for calling on his security forces to confront Israeli military personnel conducting counter-terrorism raids in Judea and Samaria.

“We call on the Palestinian Authority, including President Abbas, to clearly condemn terrorism against Israelis and terrorism in...

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IAEA chief to meet with Iranian president in Tehran

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi will meet on Saturday with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran in a bid to “restart the relationship at the highest level,” AFP reported Wednesday.

It comes after the IAEA confirmed in a report that its inspectors found uranium enriched to 83.7 percent at Iran’s underground...