THE FRIENDS OF ISRAEL IN ACTION
because of the Belarusian president’s claim Polish agents are destabilizing the country and organizing recurring protests against him. od is not hampered by borders! Here in The On the day Timothy and his team showed Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry’s Internaup at the border hoping to cross into Belarus tional Department, the Lord constantly reminds with money, gifts, and literature for ministry, us He is King over all peoples and nations, and it was closed to all traffic from Poland. Instead He will accomplish His will. of turning back and heading One of our field workers home, the team prayed and in Poland recently had a then attempted to cross remarkable experience. anyway. Timothy has spent six years Miraculously, God opened building relationships with the way. The guards did not both the Christian and see the money or literature, Instead of Jewish communities in and our people were not returning back neighboring Belarus. Each quired to enter an enforced, and heading year he partners with a two-week quarantine. local church there to deliver To the shock of our workers home, the team more than 400 groceries and and the Belarusian believprayed and then gifts to underfed, persecuted ers, the guards ushered our members of the Jewish comPolish team across the border attempted to munity during the holidays. as though everything were cross anyway. Recently, however, Belarus normal. As it turned out, our has been in turmoil because workers were the only people of quarantine restrictions, from Poland allowed to enter political infighting, and a Belarus that day. disputed presidential elec“What a powerful God we tion. The country’s border have!” Timothy told us. “He with Poland has been closed answered all our prayers. Our friends in Belarus could not believe that we made it to the other side. Together that day, we could pray and worship the almighty God of Israel. For Him, indeed, nothing is impossible. I am confident the only reason we crossed the border is that God closed the border guards’ eyes, and they could not see any problems with us. Thank you for praying for us.”
Miracle at the Border
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Soldiers patrolling the Belarus-Poland border.
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ISRAEL MY GLORY
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