Shevet Achim

Today is Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) so I don't have any classes. It is a major holiday here, and the theme is repentance. The city it eerily quiet-- no one is allowed to drive, and most Jews spend the day at the synagogue.

Yesterday afternoon I went to Shevet Achim to play with some Kurdish children who are waiting for heart surgeries here in Israel. We rolled a basketball around, played "Uno" and "Connect Four," and had lots of piggyback rides. I was so blessed by their smiles and hugs! I also attempted conversations with their parents in Arabic. Please pray for these children and their families!


Shevet Achim is a ministry that brings children from the West Bank, Iraq, and other places into Israel to get heart surgeries that are not available to them in their home countries. Without Shevet Achim, many of these children would not live long. You can check out their website at: http://www.shevet.org/