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  From:  David (DavidABrown)    8/1/2003 1:47 pm  
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Aug. 1, 2003
In farewell, Christopher Reeve lauds Israelis' 'zest for life'
By AYLANA MEISEL

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Ending his fourth day in Israel, actor Christopher Reeve spoke Thursday night at Beith Halochem in Tel Aviv regarding his time in Israel and his impressions of the land and people. 

"I've seen a lot in only four days, it's been amazing how much I've seen and how much I'll be able to take home with me," he stated. Reeve came to Israel this week to visit victims of spinal cord injury and to observe advances in therapy for spinal cord injuries. 

During his address, he spoke of how impressed he was with the work of the Technion and the Weizmann Institute in the realm of spinal cord injury, and repeatedly stressed, "how much the entire country cares about the health and welfare of all the people who live here." 

Scientists, caregivers, and the patients are working hard and with "great urgency" he said, to keep up the spirit of life which he stated is at the heart of Israeli character. 

"The Israeli people are so full of life, so full of life, and no disability, nothing can take that away," he commented. 

Reeve said that upon returning to America he would encourage everyone he knew to come to Israel. Contrary to preconceptions of Israel as a "formal place with very serious people," he stated, he found that it was a place for "fun, this is a place for laughter and food and dancing and celebrating... and no matter what adversity comes your way you take it with courage and you take it with grace and your zest for life is something that we all can learn from." 

As a parting message to the injured and wounded in Israel, Reeve said "my heart goes out to you, all of you that have suffered I hope there will be peace, I believe there will be peace and I can only say that it is fortunate that so many people care." 

Asked whether he felt it would take a superhero to solve Israel's present problems, Reeve, famous for his multiple Superman movies, replied, " we all have powers within ourselves- these forces of courage of endurance, of faith of love, that we can call on to get us through difficult times." 

The real power, he later continued, is to be found in "the ordinary hero within all of us. Don't expect anybody to drop out of the sky and just fix it all for you. I think we can do it ourselves."



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  From:  David (DavidABrown)    8/1/2003 2:00 pm  
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I wanted to post these interesting comments from a very interesting person  who has accomplished much and endured much already in his life.

 

My prayers are for him, he is still trying to be his own superman but really there is someone in the sky who is all capable and that we do need to have in our life, His name is Superman but most people call Him Jesus.

 

It really is surprising just how secular Israel is as a Nation and this is according to Ezekiel the Prophet (Ezekiel chapter 37) that when God re-gathers the Jews from among their dispersion Diaspora their being scattered throughout the countries of the earth that God would re-gather them but they would not get His Holy Spirit. That is until after the Church has been raptured.

 

God Bless You,
David



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  From:  Barbara (BARBARA3)    8/16/2003 6:50 am  
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I don't suppose Israel is more or less secular than any other nation who clings to the One True Living God. Technically, I suppose the Islamic countries are non-secular even though they aren't following the real God. 
I think sometimes people are shocked about how much medical and technical research comes out of Israel. If you are using a Pentium 3 or 4 designed computer, that technology came from Israel. Israel is the number three in the world in the computer industry behind Japan and the US. 


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  From:  David (DavidABrown)    8/16/2003 2:08 pm  
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Hi Barbara,

 

The Jews for being children of the Prophets and for having the truth of the scriptures and for actually having the One True God are a very secular People.

 

And as you have pointed out that Israel is the Most Blessed Nation while all of the Nations of the world the USA and England included have been blessed by God only in proportion to their support for Israel. You can chart a Nations success by its historical ties to the Jews without fail.

 

So it is an interesting observation that God is giving more to Israel than the Israeli people are giving back to God.

 

My point is that God is gracious both to the Jew and to the Christian.

 

Have you been to Israel? Just wondering.

 

God Bless You,

David



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  From:  Barbara (BARBARA3)    8/16/2003 2:49 pm  
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Not yet :) 
Next year in Jerusalem :)

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   From:  David (DavidABrown)    8/17/2003 1:26 pm  
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Me either, looks like we both have something to look forward too J.

 

God Bless You,
David



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