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RAMLE, Israel \u2013 At a time when Israel continues to face both terrorism and the losses of war, Christians and Jews are joining hands in an extraordinary show of solidarity. It’s a story of shared grief, unity, and life-saving hope.<\/p>\n
In Israel, Magen David Adom provides emergency response, from car accidents to terror attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Anne Ayalon, President of the Christian Friends of Magen David Adom (CFMDA), told\u00a0CBN News,\u00a0<\/em>\u201cMagen David Adom, of course, is the life-saving first aid medical response teams all around Israel.\u00a0It\u2019s 911 and the Red Cross combined.\u00a0But Christian Friends brings an added dimension \u2013\u00a0it brings the love of God into our hearts as we are helping save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n Ayalon believes Christian Friends of Magen David Adom has one mission: to support Israel’s first responders while strengthening the bond between Christians and Jews.<\/p>\n \u201cGod has really given me the honor and the blessing to help facilitate the love between the Christian and the Jew by building bridges of understanding, of love, of mutual respect.\u201d<\/p>\n Two recent dedications through CFMDA, a medicycle and a rapid-response vehicle, carry stories of heartbreak, courage, and unity.<\/p>\n Lavi Kreissman is a surviving platoon member in the Israel Defense Forces. “I lost my platoon\u00a0\u2013 14 guys. My brothers,” she said. Their memory lives on, and this means their memory continues to do good in this world.”<\/p>\n The families of those 14 fallen soldiers dedicated the rapid-response vehicle in honor of their loved ones who fell in battle. They\u00a0were killed by Hamas terrorists inside Gaza. Kreissman\u00a0was not with his team that day.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was my day to be three days at home, and I get the call.\u00a0If I would be there, I wouldn\u2019t be here because everybody was killed,” he explained.<\/p>\n Kreissman remembers their unique character.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were really as I said, a very eclectic bunch, super loud, super lively. \u00a0That\u2019s who we were, and although we were very, very different, we really loved each other like brothers,” he recalled.<\/p>\n Kreissman insists that in a world often confused about justice and terror, faithful support is a lifeline.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it looks like a big part of the world, maybe a majority of the world, sides with terrorists, to have support outside \u2013 it means a lot,” he observed.<\/p>\n Kreissman believes his fallen brothers would want to share two messages: to do the\u00a0right thing, no matter what the world says, and to\u00a0eliminate the threat of Hamas to secure Israel\u2019s southern border so that their lives will not be in vain.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cDo the right thing, no matter what \u2013 even if the whole world says otherwise.\u00a0Be unified. Stand for what\u2019s right,” he told us.<\/p>\n Ayalon remembered, “It\u00a0was very meaningful for us to put each soldier\u2019s name on the vehicle. Many families were in tears, seeing their son\u2019s name on something that will continue to save lives. Their sons will continue to live on here in Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n ***Please sign up for\u00a0CBN Newsletters\u00a0and download the\u00a0CBN News app\u00a0to ensure you receive\u00a0the latest news from a Christian perspective.***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The medicycle came from an American Christian donor, Doris Mintz. She dedicated it to the memory of Lucy Dee and her daughters, Maia and Rina, the family of Rabbi Leo Dee, who were\u00a0murdered by terrorists while driving to a family gathering in Samaria.<\/p>\n “It was a dream come true for me when I read the story about Rabbi Dee. My heart was just broken for that, and I wanted to do something for him, so that he felt that his family was going to live on and his family also had an opportunity to save other lives.\u201d<\/p>\n For Mintz\u00a0and her team, the medicycle gift is more than a donation; it’s a calling.<\/p>\n \u201cJust looking around and seeing the people who were witnessing this, that it was such a motivating factor to all those people to want to even do more than they were already doing.\u00a0And it just helped my team realize that what we were doing was walking in the will of the Father,” she\u00a0declared.<\/p>\n For Mintz, standing with Israel is backed by the Bible.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you read, and it says to bless Israel, those scriptures mean a lot to me,” she explained. “I grew up knowing that Israel, biblically, was very, very important. \u00a0And if we can do anything to help protect the people, to comfort the people, that\u2019s our impetus.”<\/p>\n Mintz added, “We want to be united with Israel.\u00a0 We want to support Israel.\u00a0 We want to stand with Israel, and we just love the people of Israel and the God of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n Her ministry gathers clothing, shoes, and other essentials for shipping to Israel each month.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re dedicated to helping anyone in need\u00a0and spreading the word about the uniqueness and importance of Israel,” she noted.<\/p>\n While honoring lives lost, the two dedications also focus on saving lives in the future. The gifts also send a greater message, according to Ayalon.<\/p>\n She believes \u201cIt lets Israelis feel that we are not alone. And to give Christians a meaningful, purposeful way to bless Israel.\u00a0 That is to donate, contribute to an ambulance, or a vehicle, or to give blood, or to pray over our young men and women here.\u00a0 So, that we are coming together to save lives.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" RAMLE, Israel \u2013 At a time when Israel continues to face both terrorism and the losses of war, Christians and Jews are joining hands in an extraordinary show of solidarity. It’s a story of shared grief, unity, and life-saving hope. 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