STAND FOR ISRAEL

Christian Friends Choosing to Answer the Call of Supporting Jewish Zionism

Please click the blue names below to enjoy the full stories of these wonderful supporters...

• Margy Pezdirtz- "When that happens, I'll be shouting hallelujah all over the place..."
• Theresa Miles- "Theresa Miles remembers walking into a synagogue, her baby on her hip, and calling out to the empty room, 'O.K. God, what do you want to tell me...'"
• Rose McKenna- "CFOIC's friends are on the front lines standing up for Israel – even on the streets of Cape Town, South Africa. Rose McKenna, CFOIC representative in South Africa, has been involved with Israel since 1989..."
• Tom Bradford- "According to Tom, 'Through study, Christians are honoring the fact that the Bible was given to the Jews, and understand the Jewish people's claim to the Land of Israel...'"
• Victoria Lary- "Students discover the greatness of God, and His revelation to man through selecting Abraham and his seed, to bless and elevate all humanity, through His chosen people..."
• Brenda Giles- "Brenda Giles explains, 'You see? You just have to take that first step. God takes the little you have in your hand and multiplies it.'"
• Wilfried Bullinger- "Wilfried is particularly committed to bringing German tour groups to Israel. He enables people to go where they would not and could not go before."
• Joyce Gray- "Joyce explains, 'People always talk about what the people of Gush Katif lost or left. They didn’t lose or leave anything. It was taken. I saw those homes. These people should not be compensated. They should be overcompensated...'”
• Theo Horneman- "Theo Horneman wants this book to make a difference.  But he does notthink it replaces the impact of an actual visit to Israel.  He wants toreach out to Christian leaders and say, “Come.  Pick up the Bibleagain, here in the Biblical Heartland, and get a differentperspective..."
• K.K. Degaya - "Bishop Degaya has been opening their eyes to the truth about Israel.  Every village in the region has its own tribal language, its own native dialect, so Degaya preaches in English and sometimes works with a translator..."
• Jodie Anderson - "Jodie has always taken a biblical stand.  She brought a busload of people to Gush Katif--- possibly one of the last busses allowed in before the Disengagement.  She needed to get the church involved.  They went in and 'gave the battle to the Lord.'  They prayed… they fasted…"
• Laurie Cordoza Moore - "It occurred to her, that as an actress and producer, and with her husband, Stan, a two-time Emmy-award-winning film producer and director, they had a gift that they could use to proclaim truth to the world.  'Israel is fighting a public relations war,' Laurie maintains, “and that means you have to focus always, always, always on the truth...'"
• Gary Cristofaro - "Gary had heard of Christian Friends of Israeli Communities and decided to get involved.  In 1997 he visited the community of Maaleh Ephraim with his church and became one of CFOIC’s first adopters.  'It was a great way to do something on a practical level while making great friends...'”
• Jo Ann Magnuson- “We don’t have enough good advocates for Israel…  I want to get grandmothers to be educators, to get communities organized to influence the world around them...”
• Joe and Susanna Muller- “We don’t have enough good advocates for Israel…  I want to get grandmothers to be educators, to get communities organized to influence the world around them...”
  

If you or someone you know has decided to take a stand with CFOIC, we would like to hear your story and use it to encourage others. Please email kim@cfoic.com.