Dear coworkers,
Thank the Lord. Here is the picture of Yaqoob today that we've been praying to see these past three weeks:
What grace, after our experiences holding Yaqoob's lifeless hand and calling him back with seemingly no response. Kristina has the latest details in the blog post "The Substance of Things Hoped For." Even Yaqoob's doctors seem surprised!
Meanwhile it's been nine days since the Lord in his mercy took baby Adam from Gaza on ahead of us to the next world. Adam's parents in Gaza found their way to our Facebook page on Valentine's Day and shared their appreciation of our community's care for them. We'll follow up with a visit to their home as soon as possible.
Finally this week, a group of us are just back in Jerusalem after traveling to Jordan for several days to study how the good news of God's love is spreading through our region in unexpected and unprecedented ways. Yesterday we wrapped up the trip by tracing our favorite wadi by the Dead Sea as far back as we could.
Now we're back in Jerusalem and reflecting on what we've learned and what it means for our community. We appreciate your prayers, that many of us in the Middle East will find our way to the source.
Jonathan for the Shevet Achim community in Jerusalem
"Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity" (Psalm 133).