Some bright news on a gloomy Thursday…
27 members of Oak Pointe Church in Novi… who had been on a trip to visit the Holy Sites of Israel when Hamas launched their deadly terrorist attacks on Saturday, have made it home safely!
Pastor Jon Morales, his wife Anna and a group of 25 others were traveling through the desert when they got word of the attacks. They made their way to a shelter in Jerusalem, where they stayed in hiding until arrangements could be made for their safe passage out of the country.
Eventually they were taken by bus to Amman, Jordan - where the group was split in two - with half flying to Dubai, and half to Qutar. From there… they were flown to Chicago where the groups were reunited before flying to Detroit where they landed safely last night!
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The Latest…
Gaza in a complete blackout.
Isreal & US confirm photos of atrocities against children
New numbers from the White House: Hamas has killed at least 27 Americans.
14 Americans are unaccounted for/missing in Israel.
Starting tomorrow, US Gov. will offer Charter flights out of Israel to places around Europe for U.S. citizens and their families. Also looking at ways out by land and sea.
White House says they don’t know anything about the condition or location of hostages - nor does there appear to be a plan to go get them or to deploy US troops to the area.
As for the $6 BILLION that the US handed back to Iran last month as part of a Prisoner Swap that is being held in a bank in Qatar, there have been calls to RE-FREEZE those funds so they can’t be accessed by Iran (who backs/trains/finances Hamas). But the White House says that’s not happening. They say the money “will only be used for humanitarian aid - food, medicine, etc… for the Iranian people”.
Here’s the problem with that argument. Knowing they have an extra $6 BILLION in the bank … means Iran can spend their cash on Terror.
And so it goes…
See you back here Monday when hopefully we’ll be back to our usual topics!
-Dick & Jackie