by Elyshia Johnson | May 7, 2018 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
By: Tessy Agassi These past few weeks have been a wonderful new experience for me. Since assuming my new position as Assistant Director of CFOIC Heartland, I have met many interesting and new people and have been exposed to the amazing community of Christians who love...
by Elyshia Johnson | Apr 30, 2018 | News from the Land, Newsletters
By: Sondra Baras Tuesday May 1, 2018 As I write this newsletter, I am on a plane from Dallas to Tuscon, during the early days of a speaking tour in the US. As always, I spent Shabbat with the Jewish community, praying in a local synagogue. Everyone was so friendly...
by Elyshia Johnson | Apr 17, 2018 | Reflections from Israel
By: Avital Stern-Buchnick This Thursday marks seventy years since Israel was declared an independent Jewish state! To me, seventy years seems like a pretty long time ago, but I’m sure that for some May 15, 1948 doesn’t seem that far away. Some of you might even...
by Elyshia Johnson | Apr 3, 2018 | News from the Land
By: Sondra Baras Tuesday April 3, 2018 The CFOIC Heartland Annual Israel Tour has just gone home after spending at least a week and for some, 11 days, touring Israel. (We structured our tour differently this year — a basic 7 day tour and a 4 day add-on which enabled...
by Elyshia Johnson | Mar 12, 2018 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel
By: Avital Stern-Buchnick Meet Roi, a kindergartner growing up in the community of Maale Levonah. One of Roi’s favorite pastimes is going to the community Gymboree. His mother says he can spend hours there, whether playing board games with friends or doing all sorts...
