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VBS with local churches in Israel

Pray for the workers and children doing vacation bible school in Israel the month of July.

Update from the team in Israel who lead several churches:

During the year there are several occasions that make particularly wonderful outreach opportunities in our communities. Christmas time, Easter and Mother’s Day are some of the most notable. While Summer is not an event, it presents many occasions to our team members and the churches in the Galilee. One of the most successful outreach opportunities is Vacation Bible School.

Some of our team members are leading VBS’s during July with the churches they minister through. There is one in Eilabun this week, from July 9th - 14th, one in Be’ine from July 8th - 15th. And the team is leading one in Cana from July 30th - August 5th.

Why are these dates important? Because we need your prayers for them and during each one of them. There are several challenges facing each of those VBS’s and each of the locations has its own different set of challenges. One of the general challenges, which are more true to Be’ine and Cana, is the strong Muslim presence in each. They both face challenges from the traditional church as well, which is truer for the church in Be’ine still. They are facing competition with the traditional church which has more funds and better facilities and they are not shy about stating that in their flyers. This year, the church in Eilabun is facing a new challenge which is the lack of volunteers. Most of the volunteers from last year are attending college and during this time they have exams.

For those without hope they can be very discouraged by such challenges. But not only do we have hope, but we understand that there is no higher purpose than reaching those children with the Good News of God’s love. We thank you for standing with us, praying for us and supporting us. Stay posted on our social media to follow up with the updates during the VBS’s, and stay tuned for wonderful stories we will be sharing from each of them.