What a day! Yesterday the Israel Defense Force (IDF) took out at least 2 (perhaps 3) of their highest valued terror masterminds. News broke yesterday morning that Fuad Shukr ("Haj Mohsen"), Hezbollah's #2 overall (and top military commander), was killed in a targeted assassination by the IDF in Beirut Lebanon. In command of Hezbollah's vast …
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If your city was the target of Hezbollah rockets, where would your focus be? For many Christians in Kiryat Shemona, focus is on serving the IDF soldiers fighting Hezbollah in this northern Israeli city. Messianic pastor Israel Illuz and his mostly Messianic congregation are now joined by other Christians from around the world coming to …
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Can things really get any more chaotic than the past 10 days? Unfortunately, it seems the answer is a resounding yes. Having spent those days cruising the Alaskan coastline, unplugged from mainstream media and almost all social media, only occasional headlines and small bits of news trickled in following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, …
Kiryat Shmona is a Jewish village in Northern Israel within range and, at times, targeted by Hezbollah rockets from Lebanon. Recently, a rocket hit and significantly damaged the building in which a Messianic congregation meets. On most days, congregants and Christian volunteers from around the world gather to cook and prepare meals for IDF soldiers …
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Looking for the Blessed Hope 