Dear friends,
We have just finished production of an 11-minute video about the role
that Christians are playing in bringing together Israeli doctors and Arab
children in need of lifesaving heart surgeries. It features moving visits
to the homes of three children now waiting for urgent surgeries, including
little Baker from Nablus (pictured at right). There is also stunning footage
of the compassionate interaction between an Israeli doctor and a Palestinian
baby in the hospital. Then we return to the home of a Gaza baby who was
desperately ill five years ago, and walk in with camera rolling to see
what has happened since her surgery!
We want to get as many copies of this as possible into the hands of the
Church. The doctors need our financial help to keep gaining admission
for these children to their hospital in Israel. We pray that when believers
see firsthand what we are seeing, many will want to join in.
The video is available on a CD which can be easily viewed on any personal
computer or DVD player. We can produce these for about a half-dollar each,
so I encourage those of you receiving this letter to feel free to request
as many copies as you feel you can distribute to interested friends. We'll
be glad to send you 50 if you can use them! Please write and include your
mailing address. For broadcast or display before a congregation, we can
send a higher-quality DVD. We can also send the video on a VHS tape for
those who have no access to a computer or DVD player.
Our precious friends--many of you have stood faithfully with us for years
in rescuing these children in need. The opportunities and needs are greater
now than ever. We need to grow and become a deeper and broader expression
of the body of Messiah. We don't do this through advertising or contacting
strangers, but by passing word from one trusted friend to another.
God bless you as you consider joining with us in sharing this video. Muslim
families are looking to us, followers of Jesus, as the only hope for saving
their children.
Jonathan Miles
Coordinator
Shevet Achim
