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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...

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February 27 – Why Israel? – Pace, FL

Pastor Joey Rogers of Pace Assembly Ministries invited CUFI’s Educational Outreach Director, Victor Styrsky to preach the Sunday morning message at his church to prepare the congregation for the evening’s, Night to Honor Israel. The combined Why Israel/Israel Course presentation was used to rally the members of the church to return that evening as...

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February 27 – Night to Honor Israel – Pace, FL

Pastor Joey Rogers of Pace Assembly Ministries hosted a CUFI Night to Honor Israel with Keynote Speaker, Pastor John Hagee. Also speaking at the celebration was CUFI on Campus Regional Field Coordinator, Evan Terry, who is responsible for college campuses in AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV, Washington D.C. CUFI Field...

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February 20 – Why Israel – Clover, SC

Pastor Michael Coe with on my last Israel trip over two years ago and attempted to have me speak at his church three different times – each of which were canceled at different times do to COVID outbreaks. His congregation was so excited to receive the CUFI message and Pastor Coe was ecstatic with their signups to join CUFI!

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February 20 – Why Israel? – Clinton, SC

Pastor Mark Entrekin had attended a CUFI Pastor’s Breakfast earlier in the week and when the pastor at the church where I was scheduled to speak on Sunday was tested positive for COVID canceled – he immediately called me. It took some hotel cancelations and a few hours driving to make it work but what a glorious Sunday morning we had. During the...

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February 16 – Pastors’ Breakfast – Greenwood, SC

I am writing from South Carolina and in the middle of a long 8 days of exciting events! Numerous signups from pastors for the Israel Course, the CUFI on Campus DC Summit application link for their college/high school students, and great interest in applying for our eastern region November 2022 Israel Trip and attending our July DC Summit.

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February 13 – Why Israel? – Mint Hill, NC

The congregation of the host church is from Myanmar, formerly called Burma. The message of CUFI resonates greatly to Myanmar Americans. Many of them came to America as refugees and can strongly relate to the plight of the Jewish people, in their struggle to be able to live in peace and freely exercise their faith in their own homeland. Burmese...

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February 12 – Pastors’ Meeting – Mint Hill, NC

The event was hosted by Pastor Thang Khup who previously attended our CUFI Pastors event in Kentucky. The pastors who attended are from Myanmar, formerly called Burma, and they are ministering to a large Burmese community in NC.  They said that the presentation helped them understand the importance of why pastors should support Israel and the...

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February 12 – Why Israel? & Pastors’ Lunch – Milwaukee, WI

Pastor McMurtry hit the ball out of the park today during our Pastor’s Lunch in Milwaukee. He did such a thorough job giving the pastors that showed up today a solid 30,000 foot view of why Christians should be supporting Israel and really dove into the relationship between the African American community and the Jewish community. Not only did I...

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January 24 – Pastors’ Meeting – Foley, AL

Congressional Liaison GiGi McBride (AL-01) hosted local pastors at the Wolf Bay Restaurant in Foley, Alabama on Monday, January 24th. The Why Israel message was extremely well received, and the whole room asked several questions after the presentation. Out of the group, there were two potential opportunities for The Israel Course to be plugged in....