by Kim Troup | Apr 13, 2017 | Reflections from Israel
by Avital Buchnick April 18, 2017 The Community of Hemdat This month, we are highlighting the Jordan Valley community of Hemdat. I visited the community in November with a Christian tour group from California and we met with residents and planted trees in the...
by Kim Troup | Apr 4, 2017 | News from the Land
March was an exceedingly busy month for us at the CFOIC Heartland Israel office for one very good reason — we were inundated with tour groups visiting with us from all over the world. I am not sure why so many people chose March for their visit but it was wonderful! ...
by Kim Troup | Mar 7, 2017 | News from the Land
Hope Despite the Tragedy of Ofra Tuesday, March 7, 2017 I have just returned from a wonderful trip to Australia where I spent 10 days travelling and speaking in three states: New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. It was my seventh trip to Australia in as many...
by Kim Troup | Feb 28, 2017 | Word to the Nations
by Kimberly Troup What about the Palestinians? Don’t they have rights to own land and live in their ancestral homeland? To answer this question, we have to go back in history. The people who are currently called “Palestinian” are not the same people who were called...
by Kim Troup | Oct 10, 2016 | News from the Land
Tuesday, October 11, 2016 Yesterday and the day before were Rosh HaShanah — the Jewish New Year. It is both a joyous and a serious time of year. Beginning a full month before the holiday, we spend time reflecting on our actions and omissions of the past year and...