Winter 2010
A Very Special Place In Itamar For Very Special Boys - “These boys wish they had some sort of outlet, besides putting their hands through a wall, starting a fight, or sneaking drinks from their parents' bottle of vodka.
The School-based Intervention Center in Itamar is a one-of-a-kind program where rebellious teenage school dropouts, who have experimented with drugs and alcohol, find a loving staff, guidance, therapy, and a strict set of rules.
So often, these children are on the receiving end of care. The Center's new agricultural project allows them to become the nurturers. While clearing the land, turning over earth and settling down seeds, their senses come alive and their newfound muscles ache satisfyingly…”
Stand Up For Israel – “…Faye Sinclair is a teacher, a spreader of truth, a motivator, recommending people visit Israel, preferably through CFOIC. "Anyone who is around me for long learns that I have a passion for the people and G-d of the Land of Israel." Faye gets frustrated with a world that doesn't understand that G-d gave custody of His land to the nation of Israel. "It seems very clear to me that now is the time He is restoring them to that land and we need to stand with them once they have returned!!!" …”
Pioneers In Our Day - “…Shulamit is a busy, involved, woman. Her love of the history and archeology of the land led to a position involving the restoration and preservation of the Bet Shean Archeological Excavations. She also assisted a professor of Archeology in a survey of the Jordan Valley, whose efforts led to exceptional archeological discoveries…”
Give Thanks! - “…For years we have been privileged to receive emotional and financial support from CFOIC Heartland. With your assistance we have absorbed Ethiopian immigrants at the Lehava High School for Girls. Thanks to you, these girls have received help and guidance throughout their years of study and afterwards, in the army or National Service, at university or while establishing a family…”
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