Pictures of God’s Faithfulness

Summer 2021, we hoped, would be the summer that everything went back to normal. When we returned to having services in person at the congregational building in mid-May, we naively imagined that life would soon go back to the way it was before.

Currently, rising numbers of Covid-19 cases in Israel have brought many social restrictions back. To cope with them until the situation is stabilized, we moved our annual congregational field trip to Hurshat Tal (literally translated “the dew grove”) up to the beginning of August and decided on a two week hiatus from services to follow.

In addition to that, the children’s camp we hold every summer, which was cancelled last summer, went through many adaptations this summer. It was cancelled, un-cancelled, re-cancelled, and then we began working on an alternative – a day camp. This alternative also went through the fire. Plan A – four days, 40 kids. Plan B – four days, 20 kids. Plan C – 2 days, 20 kids. Needless to say, all the adults and kids were worn out from hoping, being disappointed and hoping again.

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:23)