GULF BREEZE, Fla. (WKRG) – Because the warfare between Israel and Hamas enters its fifth month of preventing, a Gulf Breeze pastor is heading to Israel for a week-long solidarity tour.
Pastor Shawn York of Highpoint Church will journey to Israel on Monday to see firsthand the results of the warfare between Israel and Hamas.
“We all know that Israel remains to be at warfare; They’re preventing for her freedom and they’re defending their homeland from terrorists world wide,” mentioned Pastor Shawn York.
The go to is a part of a solidarity tour to find out how the nation is coping with the aftermath of the October 7 assaults.
“We’re going to meet with army analysts; We are going to obtain safety briefings as we journey alongside the borders of Lebanon and Syria,” York mentioned. “We’re going to be within the southern a part of Israel, close to Gaza, the place the terrorist assaults occurred, serving the households, assembly with the victims and standing in solidarity with the Jewish individuals.”
The invitation was prolonged to York by Christians United for Israel following Highpoint Church's Evening to Honor Israel occasion in December.
WKRG Information 5 was there as a whole lot of Christians and Jews got here collectively in solidarity. York mentioned the occasion reached far past the partitions of Gulf Breeze Church.
“Our occasion has been seen over 25,00zero occasions on-line, and that basically led me to be chosen and be part of this group to face in solidarity as Florida's consultant for the Jewish individuals,” York mentioned.
Whereas the tour will final just one week, it’s hoped that the outcomes will deliver higher understanding of the wrestle that continues in that area of the world.