Sorrow and Hope

Dispatch from Jerusalem

DVD of American’s Beheading Is Hot Item in Gaza

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Video shops in Gaza were selling in September a new DVD featuring the recent beheading of an American in Iraq. The gruesome video, priced at NIS 15 (about US $3), was apparently selling like hotcakes.

To give or not to give ?

{image_1} Every day, I look forward to the arrival of the mail. Unfortunately, I am often disappointed because I seem to receive more fund-raising letters and junk mail than personal letters. Most of the envelopes end up in the trash can without even being opened. A few catch my interest, usually because I have a special interest in the cause, or because I personally know people in the ministry. Many ministries tell me why I ought to contribute to their work. But how can you know which ministry to give to? In this letter, I am going to tell you why you should not give!