Israel is calling me. Whether I'm looking for it or not, it's right there. However obscure, or unrelated...it's right there. I was watching "The Big Chill" (1983). In this movie, Glen Close is Sarah, and Kevin Kline plays her husband Harold. This reminded me: was Ruth Gordon a Holocaust survivor? You know, Ruth Gordon from "Harold and Maude"? (1971). Anyway, in Harold and Maude, there's a quick shot where Maude's sleeve is rolled up to reveal a stamped number on her arm.
The first time I noticed this number, I gasped: "Is that real??". A couple days ago, I was thinking I ought to look that up. So tonight, Kevin Kline playing Harold reminded me. I found an article written when Ruth Gordon died at the age of 88. As I read, I noticed that the first quote by a fellow actor who worked with Gordon...was from none other then Glen Close! I gasped a little, and giggled. Then I glanced at my TV screen: "There she is," I said. Apparently, Close was in a movie with Gordon called "Maxie," which, at the time of Gordon's death had yet to be released. The article, said nothing about Gordon having anything to do with the Holocaust. If this had been true for her, it absolutely would've been mentioned in a piece giving a recap of the life of such a social activist. Being that Gordon's last names was actually Jones, it was unlikely that she might've been involved in the Holocaust (at least, I thought so). However, one never knows...it's not impossible.
I came to the conclusion that the character Maude must've been a Holocaust survivor. So I found another article on the film "Harold and Maude.". This article, mentioned many hidden gems in the now famous cult classic. The author mentioned that this movie was the first place she'd ever heard the music of Cat Stevens. The article, BTW, is called "For the Love of Harold and Maude". Anyway, getting back to Cat Stevens, the author mentioned that she was constantly seeing his name everywhere, and he was all over the news (at the time). In her list of newsworthy events in Stevens life, was...(drumroll)...his deportation from Israel! I did not know that Cat Stevens had BEEN deported from Israel! (What can I say, I could not have cared less that he changed his name and converted to Islam, and all that). It was YEARS ago, and at the time it actually took place, I was a tiny baby! Wow. I'd gone on this little "detour" to take a little break from my various Israel Facebook pages, stories of the latest rockets fired, and never ending posts about this bad deal with Iran...yikes! I wanted some way to be steered away from all of that.
So, in a seemingly unrelated topic...there it is again! Israel, looking right at me! I don't care how obscure it is, or how (not) a big deal this seems. Israel, right now, is like the identical digits I keep seeing on clocks...always appearing in my life when I'm not looking for it. Wow. I LOVE this!! :)). Something (someone) bigger than myself is guiding me, saying "I'm paying attention.". Gee, what IS this crazy faith, anyway? BTW, Maude was the Holocaust survivor, and her stamped number let's us know that briefly without an in your face, "The Sorrow and the Pitty" sort of exposure. This leads me to believe that was certainly not real.
Thursday, July 16, 2015
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
One For Israel... (Keep it Going)
In Israel, there is an outreach ministry called "One For Israel". This is a messianic ministry that helps give aid to Holocaust survivors, and helps to share the message of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ...not only with the people of Israel, but folks all over, through various websites, all in Hebrew.
One for Israel also films the testimonies of Jewish folks who have come to know Yeshua as their savior (in both English and Hebrew, with subtitles). These testimonies are posted on Facebook, and also used as promos on You Tube. These videos are a powerful tool that helps to carry the message of Christ to many. Now, the ministry is facing opposition, because certain folks are attempting to raise money, and (it is my understanding), find legal grounds to have these recorded testimonies removed (from both Facebook and YouTube). These videos are a very important outreach tool, both for Jewish folks who are curious about salvation, and those who are not Jewish, but want to know more about Judaism and the Jewish faith. This is a call to prayer: May those opposed to the message of "One for Israel" be won over by it themselves.
The facilities of "One For Israel" ministry are in Israel College of the Bible, which is in central Israel, in the city of Netanya. According to their website, they are the only Hebrew speaking Bible college in Israel, and also the world. The college has a media center which includes a messianic radio station called "Agape FM". The school was established in 1990, and I personally came to know more about them earlier this year, through YouTube. I did an online sarch to see if there even is a Bible College in Israel, and was lead to Israel College of the Bible, who had just completed their brand new campus in Netanya. I am now a regular listener to "Agape FM" online, I follow the ministry and the college on Facebook, and through this social media interaction, I've come to thoroughly enjoy their ministry tools, and sweet love for Yeshua.
God is so good. The fact that I "stumbled on" this Bible college seems to have now become yet another puzzle piece in my journey of faith. In my case, I love these ministry tools, because I desire to know more about Judaism, and I am just tickled pink that the message of Yeshua is reaching Israel and the Jewish people. Again, please pray with me, that these testimonies of faith will be allowed to remain on YouTube and social media sites. I also encourage everyone to visit Facebook and "Like" "Israel College of the Bible," "One for Israel," "Agape FM" and also the page "Prayer Warriors for Israel.". Thank you to the staff of Israel College of the Bible, and everyone involved with "One for Israel" ministry.
PS... please share! :))
http://www.oneforisrael.org/
One for Israel also films the testimonies of Jewish folks who have come to know Yeshua as their savior (in both English and Hebrew, with subtitles). These testimonies are posted on Facebook, and also used as promos on You Tube. These videos are a powerful tool that helps to carry the message of Christ to many. Now, the ministry is facing opposition, because certain folks are attempting to raise money, and (it is my understanding), find legal grounds to have these recorded testimonies removed (from both Facebook and YouTube). These videos are a very important outreach tool, both for Jewish folks who are curious about salvation, and those who are not Jewish, but want to know more about Judaism and the Jewish faith. This is a call to prayer: May those opposed to the message of "One for Israel" be won over by it themselves.
The facilities of "One For Israel" ministry are in Israel College of the Bible, which is in central Israel, in the city of Netanya. According to their website, they are the only Hebrew speaking Bible college in Israel, and also the world. The college has a media center which includes a messianic radio station called "Agape FM". The school was established in 1990, and I personally came to know more about them earlier this year, through YouTube. I did an online sarch to see if there even is a Bible College in Israel, and was lead to Israel College of the Bible, who had just completed their brand new campus in Netanya. I am now a regular listener to "Agape FM" online, I follow the ministry and the college on Facebook, and through this social media interaction, I've come to thoroughly enjoy their ministry tools, and sweet love for Yeshua.
God is so good. The fact that I "stumbled on" this Bible college seems to have now become yet another puzzle piece in my journey of faith. In my case, I love these ministry tools, because I desire to know more about Judaism, and I am just tickled pink that the message of Yeshua is reaching Israel and the Jewish people. Again, please pray with me, that these testimonies of faith will be allowed to remain on YouTube and social media sites. I also encourage everyone to visit Facebook and "Like" "Israel College of the Bible," "One for Israel," "Agape FM" and also the page "Prayer Warriors for Israel.". Thank you to the staff of Israel College of the Bible, and everyone involved with "One for Israel" ministry.
PS... please share! :))
http://www.oneforisrael.org/
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