Children and Teens

When God created man and woman, He gave them one commandment: “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the land” (Genesis 1:28).  God then promised both Abraham and Isaac that their progeny would multiply beyond imagination and would inherit the Land of Israel.  For centuries and despite ongoing persecution, the people of Israel treated these verses as commandments from God to have many children, to grow the people of Israel!  After the murder of two million Jewish children in the Holocaust, the children of Israel have miraculously come home to their land and are having children, with God’s blessing. 

The pioneering families of Judea and Samaria typically have many children.  The Israeli Government invests heavily in education, but with the enormous security burden carried by Israel, especially today, there are never enough resources to provide for all the needs.

In Judea and Samaria, the needs are particularly acute, as programming for teens literally saves lives – keeping them away from dangerous places where terrorists may lurk at any time.  But teen programming also enables the continuation of the values of the pioneering founders of these communities.  In one Hebron Hills community, a CFOIC Heartland-supported youth center became a center for teen volunteering during the October 7^th war.  All the men in the community were drafted and the teens stepped up to the plate, baking cakes for soldiers stationed nearby and helping young mothers whose husbands were off at war. 

Your donation to support children and teen programs in Judea and Samaria will not only bless the children.  It will also bless the community and the people of Israel throughout the Land as you are helping raise children with values, children who will become the next leaders of Israel.  Your gift for the Children of Israel is a gift to the Children of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and bears witness to the fulfillment of God’s promises.