We are rich.

Every Sabbath during the service, money is collected to cover the expenses of the congregation. We receive no governmental support so everything has to be paid by the members. Most of the people in our congregation are either students or young families with small children. The rest are pensioners .The majority belongs to the category of “low income citizens” . There were probably 100 people present (not counting the children) yesterday at the meeting.
The money for our congregation is being collected in the beginning of the service and yesterday was no exception. Dr. Naim Khoury did not ask for money but rather shared his testimony and explained about the situation of Arab believers in Bethlehem.
I think we were all moved by what we heard and so our pastor suggested that we should do a second collection of money to bless our “brothers and sisters” in Bethlehem.
7000 shekel was the result. ( equal to US$ 1800,- )
I watched my daughter emptying her pockets to give.

“Give and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” Jesus sais that.

Elin Elkouby