American Christians provide safety for Israelis in Gaza
By Charlie Butts
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein is in Israel monitoring the war in Gaza firsthand.
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has spent several hundred-thousand dollars donated by American Christians to fortify bomb shelters in northern and southern Israel.
IFCJ founder Eckstein is in Sderot, just north of Gaza, where one attack took place and the Code Red warning came over loudspeakers.
"Just 30 seconds ago, we experienced again what the people here in Sderot have experienced day after day after day for eight years. And that is a missile coming in," he notes. "You don't know where it's going to land. The siren goes off, which gives you roughly 15 seconds; and in this case, the missile hit just a few yards from where we are."
Rabbi Eckstein is safe and plans to return to the United States later this week. The Fellowship will continue to provide medical, food, and water supplies to hazardous areas in Israel.
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About The Fellowship
- The Fellowship
- Chicago/Israel, Illinois, United States
- The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews was founded in 1983 by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein to promote understanding between Jews and Christians and build broad support for Israel and other shared concerns. Now celebrating our 25th year of lifesaving ministry, our vision is that Jews and Christians will reverse their 2,000-year history of discord and replace it with a relationship marked by dialogue, respect and cooperation
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