News From Israel

By the time I send this newsletter everything would be irrelevant. But here goes...

Events here are changing rapidly every minute. An example; let's say a good friend has just given birth...the next day you call...

"Congratulations! I hear it's a boy. How is he doing?"

"Well, he graduated from Harvard - is a professor - and has stopped global warming and found a cure for cancer"

That's how fast events are changing. It all started with a Hamas attack outside the Gaza Strip on an Israeli army unit. Two soldiers killed and one abducted into Gaza. Immediately Hamas demands the release of thousands of terrorists. No deal! and the Israeli army rips into Gaza.

Two weeks later, in a show of comradery with their Moslem buddies, Hezbollah starts firing all over the Lebanese - Israeli border, which was actually a diversion. While all this was going on Hezbollah terrorists ambushed an Israeli army patrol on the Israeli side of the international border, killed three soldiers and abducted two others back into Southern Lebanon. They assumed that the Israelis would react like they did the last time they kidnapped three soldiers with the release of thousands of terrorists from Israeli prisons.

Well, something happened that they didn't bargain for. The Israeli did not just go after them but also put almost all of the blame on the Lebanese government for allowing an armed terror group to do whatever they wanted along the southern border and basically telling the sovereign Lebanese government. to jump in the lake. So, the Israeli Air Force has been pounding Hezbollah positions all over Lebanon and government infrastructures as well.

What does the world say? Well, the usual condemn Israel for overreacting but have also received, surprisingly, much support from many nations. Many of the outspoken U.S. Christian leaders have also voiced their support for Israel.

Amazingly enough tour groups planning to arrive in the next few months have not cancelled their trips. Many have stated that they have total faith in God that the outcome would be in the Israeli peoples better interests and that all would be over by the time they come.

One thing should be remembered...faith and belief that the Lord has His hand over Israel and her people. Amen!!!

Besides all this, Jonathan's unit will probably move up north very soon. May the Lord's angels watch over him and his comrades.

Ronnie Simon

Eli Prasch is currently living with his grandparents in Haifa. Two missiles fell 6 blocks from their home. There was another attack in Haifa this morning in which 8 were killed. Eli is headed for the army. We ask for all to pray for God's protection.

Please pray for Albert & Ruth Nessim. Their neighborhood has been repeatedly hit by katusha rockets and they are in shelters.

James Jacob Prasch