Larry Huch Ministries is once again ramping up efforts to provide life saving Passover Food Boxes this year for elderly Jews and Holocaust survivors living in Israel. We started this outreach years ago and thanks to your offerings we have continued sending much-needed food items to to elderly Jews.
Days after the October 7th attack by Hamas in Israel, Pastor Larry Huch was on the ground with Keren Hayesod’s world chairman Sam Grundwerg to review the damage and help where needed.
The October 7th massacre did so much damage that Israel continues to suffer from its effects and still needs our help. Those being helped by your support include boys and girls who are victims of the terror, as well as families and individuals who have lost everything or have been displaced due to the deadly rocket attacks and assaults.
Through your most generous and timely support, Larry Huch Ministries has been able to provide two new Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU) ambulances for Israel since the war with Hamas began.
One of these lifesaving vehicles was airlifted in by Magen David Adom, Israel’s top emergency medical system, and has already responded to multiple injuries caused by Hamas invaders.
Ever since Israel defended herself against Hamas’s deadly attack on October 7, anti-Semitism, anti-Israel, and anti-Jewish assaults have exploded around the world. France, the United States, Israel, and other countries have seen a dramatic rise in hostility toward Jewish people. In Paris, Jewish homes and businesses were spray-painted with the Star of David. These ‘tags’ are derogatory in meaning like seen during the Holocaust.
In New York, a Jewish high school teacher had to barricade herself in her own classroom as hundreds of students flooded into hallways rioting, chanting, shouting, and waving their Palestinian flags and banners. Also in Israel, a Hamas terrorist opened fire at a bus stop outside of Jerusalem, killing two and injuring eight. Larry Huch Ministries, working alongside Israel Allies Foundation and with your support, is working to end and prevent these attacks.
One of the most important core outreaches that Larry Huch Ministries does through our partnered work with you is to provide trauma therapy for Jewish children who have been victims of terror. You are also helping to provide special grants to parents for therapeutic care for their children’s PTSD recovery. This past year, more than 100 children ages 6 to 16 attended a recovery camp led by the Jewish Agency’s Fund for Victims of Terrorism.
Denial and ignorance are now adding to the continued rise of anti-Semitism across the globe; including in Israel. “In a time of ‘relative truth,’ some portray the people of Israel as foreigners in the Land of Israel,” said Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister. “Our ancestors knew there would come a day when there would be those who would claim we have no connection or right to Jerusalem. “However, I don’t think they could have fully imagined the depths of absurdity that we see today,” he continued.
Congratulations Pastors Larry and Tiz Huch for once again being recognized for your tremendous impact on the nation of Israel. The Israel Allies Foundation has released this year’s latest “Top 50 Christian Allies.” As we observe the Feast of Tabernacles, the organization honored those in close connection with and impacting Israel. No. 1 on the annual list was Former U.S. Secretary of State and CIA Director Mike Pompeo.
One of our greatest outreaches is providing for elderly Jews and Holocaust survivors.
Close to 7,500 of these elderly Jewish people are living in one of our Amigour homes where together with our partner agency in Israel we provide for them to live independently, yet remain connected to many unique social services that Larry Huch Ministries and friends like you help fund.
These safe housing units are caring environments that empower elderly Jews, like Hannah. She was a young, eight-year-old when her parents were hauled away by the Nazis to a concentration camp. She had to forage for food just to survive. That feeling of helplessness has stayed with Hannah into her adult years. Fortunately, she was able to make aliyah to Israel and now lives in one of our homes.
Several southern Israeli cities recently came under intense attack as a barrage of rocket fire from Gaza continued for days. Elderly Jews and Holocaust survivors faced ongoing fears of knowing that emergency alert sirens could, and would, sound at a moment’s notice.
Fortunately, at one of our partner homes in Ashkelon, each floor had a bomb shelter for elderly Jewish women and men to take quick refuge.