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The Why Israel presentation was hosted by a CUFI Israel trip alumni pastor from 3 years ago who has a multi-ethnic church, with majority being Indonesians. This host pastor genuinely loves Israel and has recently visited Israel with his family and some leaders of his congregation. He is interested in being a CL and is planning to bring some...
This was a great event where I was introduced to multiple pastors I had never met, and I was able to connect with many pastors who are already CUFI members and supporters in OK. I also was able to connect with both one of our district directors and our OK state director. I was also invited to speak at two NTHI events coming up in March and April.
The terrorist who carried out the Hezbollah bombing attack at the Megiddo junction in the North last week crossed the border into Israel by using a ladder, Army Radio reported on Tuesday.
Despite the report, the IDF spokesperson's office refused to confirm the ladder theory early Tuesday afternoon, noting that the IDF had sent out an update on...
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen landed in London on Tuesday for a visit aimed at pressing Jerusalem’s position on the Iranian threat and bolstering bilateral economic ties.
“I have just landed in the U.K. on an important visit. I will meet with my counterpart, British Foreign Secretary Cleverly, and discuss with him ways to prevent Iran...
Four Palestinians from the West Bank who were allegedly recruited by a terror group in the Gaza Strip to carry out major attacks were detained in recent weeks, the Shin Bet security agency said Tuesday.
Two of the alleged cell members were recently detained over plans to carry out a “significant” shooting attack in Jerusalem in the coming days,...
Israeli security forces are once again gearing up for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which coincides with the Jewish holiday of Passover this year, with tension already high across the West Bank and in Jerusalem.
Police anticipate hundreds of thousands of visitors — mainly Palestinians — will come to Jerusalem during Ramadan, a month of...
The Israeli government has published its regular travel warning ahead of the spring holidays, with Iran remaining a top threat to Israeli tourists.
“Iran is still the main generator of global terrorism and continues its activities to promote harm to Israeli citizens around the world directly and through affiliates and proxy elements it...
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group has accused Israel of killing one of its operatives in Syria on Sunday morning.
Ali Ramzi al-Assad, 31, known in PIJ as “the engineer commander,” was killed in a northern Damascus suburb, according to Channel 12.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
An Israeli man was shot and badly wounded in a terror attack while driving through the northern West Bank town of Huwara on Sunday, the military and medics said.
According to the Magen David Adom ambulance service, the man, in his 40s, was seriously hurt after sustaining gunshot wounds to his head and shoulder in the attack on the Route 60...
Eshkar died at Ichilov Hospital after a week and a half of being hospitalized and fighting for his life
Or Eshkar, one of the Israeli men seriously wounded in the Tel Aviv terrorist shooting attack 11 days ago, has died from his wounds.
His death was announced on Monday afternoon by the Ichilov Tel Aviv Medical Center.
"Or came to us after...
The Shin Bet and Israel Defense Forces suspect that the Palestinian terrorist Israeli forces shot and killed earlier this week after he planted a roadside bomb, which seriously wounded a man from the Israeli Arab village of Salem, was working for Hezbollah.
Days later, it is known that the attacker infiltrated northern Israel from Lebanon,...
For the first time, a poll by Gallup found that Democrats are likelier to sympathize with Palestinians than with Israelis, though a majority of Democrats have a favorable view of Israel.
Asked, “In the Middle East situation, are your sympathies more with the Israelis or more with the Palestinians?” 49% of Democrats sympathized more with the...
The German government in March funneled €5 million ($5.27 million) into a school project in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, even as a report by Israeli NGOs shows Palestinian teaching materials “glorify terrorism, encourage martyrdom, demonize Israelis and incite antisemitism.”
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate
The meeting was attended by Indonesian pastors in the Philadelphia area. Indonesia is the largest Muslim nation in the world. Many of the Indonesian pastors in America have seen religious persecution from radical Muslims in their country. The pastors told me that Indonesian Christians pray for Israel but don’t know the importance of standing with...
The event was hosted by an Indonesian church, the pastor of whom has visited Israel in the past. He is familiar with Pastor Hagee but not of CUFI. He wants his church, especially the younger generation, to be engaged about supporting Israel and the Jewish people. After the presentation, I invited him and the members of his congregation to attend...
We had a good Pastor’s meeting in Homer, Ak. Our host reached out to 21 different ministries in the area. But after significant snowfall in all of South-central Alaska, we still were able to meet with 6 of those folks from three different ministries in the area for lunch. Included were the Pastors of Sarah Vance, our lead State Legislator for our...
Over one hundred and seventy people braved horrendous rain storms to attend the Night To Honor Israel Solidarity Banquet in Sacramento CA. The event was held at Mosaic Law synagogue’s event center and included messages from the synagogue’s Rabbi, Ben Herman, and Rabbi Emeritus Reuven Taff. Sandy Hagee Parker gave the evening’s keynote address,...
The Why Israel presentation that was unplanned was at pastor Dawa’s church. Immediately after finishing our presentation at Pastor Balkuty’s church, another pastor found out we were in town and he literally changed his service plans right before service to accommodate me. The weather was terrible, and we were almost late to this unplanned event,...
The Why Israel presentation went very well considering I used an interpreter for the first time in a very long time. The message was forced to be reduced to a bare bones scripture message because of the time needed for interpretation but I would say that the message was impactful and that the families that heard it were moved by it.
I must note...
The pastor lunch that was put togther by pastor Titus Balkutuy was a great success. Even in the middle of a very harsh winter storm, five different pastors showed up, as well as Michigan’s State Director Mary Hunter. The meeting was a blessed CUFI informational brief and I was able to field questions for these pastors. There is an interest in...
