CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR-WITH ISRAEL

Five Fellowship-Adopted Battalions Serving in Gaza \ IFCJ \ Operation Protective Edge \ The Fellowship \ IDF Israelis have to endure terror raining down from the sky in the form of rockets – and fear it coming out of the ground as well. But as the IDF works to eradicate Hamas' terror tunnels, Israel's people stand strong and united, along with their friends and supporters around the world. The Fellowship has adopted 11 battalions in Israel, providing the soldiers at these bases with activities, holiday celebrations, and recreational supplies, as well as discretionary funds for commanders to help lone soldiers (those with no family in the country) or soldiers with needy families.

Five of these battalions The Fellowship has adopted are now serving in or near Gaza, playing a key role in Operation Protective Edge. The Lavie, Nachshon, and Shimshon Battalions are deployed in the West Bank, conducting counter-terrorism operations, apprehending Palestinian terrorists, and performing other security activities. The Gaza Division Southern Brigade is serving in southern Israel near the Gaza border and enters the Gaza Strip in response to rocket attacks from Hamas in Gaza. And the Israel Navy Base located in the Port of Ashdod protects the state of Israel from infiltrations by sea. The Fellowship has also temporarily adopted 31 more battalions pending adoption by other organizations, and 14 of those include soldiers who are involved in the fighting in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge. Please pray for the safety of these brave Israeli soldiers, as well as the others who might not be on the front lines but who are still instrumental in keeping the Holy Land safe. May God protect them mightily and use them to restore peace to the region. In the words of Bibi… At the dedication of the restoration of a historic windmill in Jerusalem last week, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke to the important role Christians have played in the success of the Jewish state: “I don’t believe that the Jewish State and Modern Zionism would have been possible without Christian Zionism. We value our friends, and we never forget them, and we think that you have helped establish here a powerful memorial to our friendship and our common ideals.” Just another reason we appreciate Netanyahu!