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Message from Jonathan:
Recently I
met with our partners at the Save a Child's Heart organization at the
Wolfson Medical Center in Israel. They are hard-pressed by
the economic downturn.
"Ami [Cohen, the program's
founder] always said if we started to get smaller we would die," one of
the doctors said. "But this year we're planning to get
smaller."
We've never asked for such a
large amount of money as in this current campaign. But I believe we
should try to stand by these doctors and help them continue to reach
out to their neighbors, and I invite you to join with us by clicking on the links above.
Because of our relationship with Save a Child's Heart, as well as Kurdistan Save the Children in northern Iraq, all that is required from us is $6000 per child to help with the hospital costs, transportation, and housing and meals for both the families and our staff.
An American friend shared with me the other day that one of the same surgeries for his newborn child cost $220,000 in the US. For most of us even $6000 is still a significant sum. But think with me of how we invest our resources during our brief life on earth. The only thing we can take with us in the end is what we've invested in other eternal lives for the sake of the kingdom of God. It will be a joy to stand before the Lord and say that by his grace we did not turn away from a dying child when it was in our power to rescue him.
So I'm asking us all to pray and seek God about helping to release $6000 to save a child's life. Using the links above we can make secure online donations or send word that a check is on the way in the mail. And due to the trust we have from our Israeli partners it is possible to help with a surgery over 12 monthly payments through an online pledge.
That God will be glorified,
Jonathan
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