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October 15 – Israel Is – Caldwell, ID

We had an outstanding Sunday with our dear friends at Iglesia Damasco, 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 and many people signed the Israel Pledge Card. The CUFI table was empty after the service. Some...

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October 10 – Israel Is – Conroe, TX

This was originally designed to be an Israel Is, but with everything that happened, it ended up being a solidarity event. It was well attended, and well received. Those present represented several different churches in the area, and the pastor expressed immense gratitutde for being with thtme and educating them. It was a very special event which I...

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October 10 – Pastors’ Meeting – Conroe, TX

This particular meeting was for local pastors and Chi Alpha leaders. There was a ton of support and far more pastors showed up than previously expected. This is in large part because of the Oct 7th attack. I shared with them on who CUFI is, what we do, and how they can be involved. I anticipate other churchs represented there will also want to...

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October 8 – Israel Is – Wrangell, AK

Harbor Light Assembly the largest church by far in the city, doesn’t usually have a Sunday evening service but they were very accommodating to our schedule. Pastor Kemuel Haggard (DC Alumnus and upcoming Israel trip) brought the majority of his leadership team together for a very powerful “Israel Is” presentation. Like other churches in Alaska...

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October 8 – Israel Is – Petersburg, AK

The horrific invasion of Israel the day before this “Israel Is” event was of course on the forefront of everyone’s mind. These friends live in an area that is only accessible by air or sea. Pastor Lopez really pastors much of the entire town. What a great church, even though many of their folks were out hunting for their yearly moose! The...

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October 1 – Israel Is – Westfield, MA

Agape Nepali Church in Westfield MA hosted their second CUFI presentation with an audience of about fifty congregants. The abbreviated CUFI message was translated into Nepali and was well received, an offering was given towards student sponsorships.

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October 1 – Israel Is – Springfield, MA

CUFI offered it’s first event in Springfield MA at Shalom Nepali Church. The Sunday message was shared with host Pastor Razu Ramdan who translated into Nepali. The audience of twenty were engaged with the message and several stayed after service for a time Q and A.

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October 1 – Israel Is – Kansas City, KS

Pastor Ruben Dyali’s church caught the CUFI mission this morning! They led the church in beautiful Nepali worship music before allowing me to share CUFI’s mission with them. The entire church was buzzing afterwards and I had many conversations about how important this messaging is and how important it is for our youth to be getting educated in...

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October 1 – Israel Is – Chicopee, MA

CUFI held its first event in Chicopee MA sharing the Sunday service with host Pastor Ryan Walker at House of Refuge Church. The audience of sixty plus people gave an enthusiastic response to the abbreviated message, and the host pastor stated he wanted the church to join the work of CUFI.

In The News

First Lady Herzog decries ‘unforgivable’ silence of rights groups over Hamas rapes

First Lady Michal Herzog denounced international human rights organizations for not speaking out against the multiple rapes and other violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists against Israeli women during their October 7 onslaught, saying the silence is “devastating” and a failure for women everywhere.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israeli strikes said to target Damascus area

Israel Air Force fighter jets struck two targets in the Damascus area on Wednesday, the Syrian Ministry of Defense claimed.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Cabinet okays deal for release of 50 Israeli hostages in exchange for 4-day Gaza truce

In a pivotal vote early Wednesday morning, the full Israeli cabinet approved an agreement to secure the release by Hamas of roughly 50 Israeli hostages who were abducted and taken into Gaza during the terror group’s October 7 terror onslaught. Some 240 hostages are being held overall. The deal was approved by 35 votes to three. A first group of...

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IAF intercepts cruise missile headed for Eilat

Israel Air Force jets intercepted a cruise missile heading for the Red Sea resort city of Eilat on Wednesday afternoon.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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September 30 – Pastors’ Meeting – Westfield, MA

Seventeen pastors and two students gave up their Saturday afternoon to learn about CUFI. The group was mostly from the greater Springfield/Chicopee region of Massachusetts, but included one from NH, two from NC, and two joined by Zoom from Ohio. The lunch meeting was coordinated and hosted by Pastor Shan Rai and Agape Church. Several expressed...

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September 30 – Pastors’ Meeting – Kansas City, KS

Pastor Ruben Dyali hit the ground running as far as CUFI is concerned. He has been on fire spreading the word to get as many people in his city to hear about CUFI, and that was before he even held an event!

He brought together Hispanic pastors, Korean pastors, African American pastors, and nepali pastors just to hear about CUFI and Israel. The...

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September 24 – Israel Is – Las Lunas, NM

This was the 2nd of two events from the day. I did a modified presentation for Pastor Barney and for several area youth groups and families. Great reception and an awesome Q&A.

 

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September 24 – Israel Is – Las Cruces, NM

This was an event done for a large youth group of students in a youth group in Las Cruces. It was an amazing event that concluded with a really rich Q&A. The youth pastor who brought me in was a trip participant with me in Feb. The students were really grateful to learn things they never knew.

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September 24 – Israel Is – Jackson, TN

Ministry Engagement Director Bob Scott and newly appointed State Engagement Coordinator for Tennessee, Josh Brimmer, were able to bring the Israel Is messaging to a small group of individuals at Pastor J.P. Stovall’s church, Victory Worship Center, in Jackson, TN. Pastor Stovall is an Israel Alumni Pastor from 2022, a Congressional Liaison...

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September 24 – Israel Is – Gersham, OR

CUFI held its first meeting in Gresham Oregon this week! CUFI Israel trip alum Pastor Bob Trombi hosted our “Israel Is . . .” message for City Park Church’s Sunday morning service with about fifty in attendance, and about thirty people, including ten or twelve from other churches gathering for our message “Israel Is Hope”. An offering for CUFI On...

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September 20 – Israel Is – Christiana, PA

It was a breath of fresh air to meet pastor Mastellar and see the his church is already very in love with Israel and they accepted CUFI with open arms. I think the conviction message of Christians being needed, for such a time as this, really hit home here because pastor Mastellar already mentioned wanting to do a NTHI sometime next year, which is...