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STAND FIRM: On the Ground in Israel - Why I Went
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It turned out that my trip to Israel was very safe. The most dangerous part was searching for the true Chicago-style pizza in Chicago on a layover, but as you can imagine, my family and I debated for a while about me going. We had told our immediate family and connection group, but we kept a lid on the trip. I started posting pictures on Facebook a few days into the trip. My wife and I would leave videos for each other on the Marco Polo app each day since our wake times didn’t match ...
Five Things Learned On the Ground in Israel
I spent last week with a team in Israel on a solidarity tour. The purpose of the trip was two-fold:
• We wanted to share with Israelis that they weren’t alone, and we were standing with them. That didn’t seem like something that would matter much, but it truly was. Everywhere we went, we had Israelis thanking us for coming.
• We were there to see and...