by Elyshia Johnson | Apr 5, 2019 | Heartland Stories, Newsletters
Download the printable PDF The terrorists came on Shabbat night. Wind whispered through the quiet streets of Rechalim. The rustle of trees and the occasional hum of a passing car on the nearby highway were the only sounds in the small Samarian community. The night of...
by Elyshia Johnson | Apr 2, 2019 | News from the Land, Newsletters
Imagine being woken up at 5 in the morning by a wailing and threatening siren whose menacing tone rises and falls with the known signal of impending attack. It is the same sort of feeling that is experienced by families living near Gaza — those families have...
by Elyshia Johnson | Mar 12, 2019 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel, Word to the Nations
By: Kimberly Troup Then the Lord answered me and said: “Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. Habakkuk 2:2 This verse is often used as a basis for the notion that we should write down our hopes and dreams, record on paper the...
by Elyshia Johnson | Jan 9, 2019 | News from the Land, Newsletters
By: Sondra BarasJust two months ago, I wrote about elections that took place in the US and in Israel — national elections in the US and municipal elections in Israel. And now Israel has entered its own national elections season. But in Israel, there is always drama...
by Elyshia Johnson | Dec 17, 2018 | Newsletters, Reflections from Israel, Word to the Nations
By: Kimberly Troup Ah… December… As I’m sitting here with cold fingers, toes, and nose, I’m somewhat jealous of our Australian friends… I think I need to go visit them over the Christmas holiday, just to experience summer heat during the holiday season! Although,...
