without caring for them. In such trying times the shepherds
must not leave their flocks! My heart goes out to you with
brotherly love; I would be greatly cheered to hear from you in
turn. It seems ages since I received a word from you. Your last
words concerning your intention to come out to Palestine as
soon as the war is over gladdens my heart. To speak of peace
at this time is like the coming dawn after a long night. May this
dawn break forth soon by God’s loving kindness and thus grant
unto me the joy of seeing you once more in this blessed Holy
land, where He is to restore His people in His Kingdom. Amen!
We are thankful that, in spite of war conditions, we are still able
to effect safe transmittal of funds to Palestine the term Palestine,
before the establishment of Israel in 1948, was in common use
and did not refer to a distinctive Arab group but rather to the
land and all who lived there. We are not withholding our prayers
and gifts from these needy brethren of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The conditions in Palestine are now perhaps more poignant than
other fields because so many have come to this land of Israel’s
hopes with hearts aflame because of the belief that they now
have reached the land of Promise. Then, when they get there,
they face a disillusionment which just about breaks their morale
completely. In such an hour, the help we can give is incalculable.
So, we will keep on sending money just as liberally and as rapidly
as our readers will enable us to do. Perhaps never before has the
exhortation been so timely as it is today: “Pray for the peace of
Jerusalem, they shall prosper that love thee” (Psalm 122:6).
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