I Stand With Israel

Supporting Israel is very close to my heart. I believe protecting Israel has never been this crucial since the 1948 war. International pressure and the threat of full scale war face the Jewish state every day. I feel a calling to make light of what is going on in Israel that the mainstream news does not report.

This past Thursday, August 18th, a coordinated three stage terrorist attack hit the southern town of Eliat, killing 8 and wounding over 40. The terrorists hid in Gaza, Forcing Israel's IDF to go into Gaza to strike those responsible. Since then, terror cells in Gaza have fired over 100 rockets into southern Israel, targeting populated communities. By forcing Israel to strike them in their territory, terror groups are using that as an excuse to fire back.

The international community always focuses on what Israel and the IDF are doing, and downplay the involvement of Hamas and terror groups. The media follows suit and then the majority of people never get the full story. It is not about two groups of people not getting along. It is good verses evil. Israel remains ethical, only targeting the terror cells themselves. Hamas and their terror cells target civilians on buses, in schools, in their homes and communities. It should be quite clear who is good and who is evil in this conflict.

Right now, nearly a million Israelis are in bomb shelters. They are praying for a legitimate cease fire to stop the rocket fire, praying they still have a home to go home to. They are not only living in fear for their own lives, but for their families as well. The threat of war from surrounding countries is always growing and they worry. Will their children be free or will they have to live under oppressive rule? Here in the United States, we don't have to live in fear like they have to. We don't have to worry about constant rocket fire, or anti tank missiles fired at our children's school buses.

I urge you to pray for Israel and follow what really is happening. Israel is the only stable democracy in a region on fire. Pray for the safety of the Jewish people and their families. Prayer is a very powerful tool because God listens. Once you pass it on and others pass it on, it can turn into hundreds or thousands of calls up to God. We know that the Jewish people are God's chosen people and Israel will never be destroyed. But we still need to pray and offer our support. The more safe the Jewish people are, they more opportunities they will have to find Jesus Christ. We must not abandon them.