MEETING MY NEW GRANDDAUGHTER by BOBBIE ANN COLE

All babies are precious but, when a mother has gone through trials, as my daughter has, to become a mum, they are more precious still. My friends at my Canadian church have literally prayed this little girl into existence. I know there have been prayers from some of you at ACW also. Today, as you read this, will be the first day that I get to spend with her, God willing. Writing as I am a few days ahead, I am tingling with excitement. GIGI Gigi Yaeli was born on October 10 th , 2023, the day after my husband, Butch, and I flew to Israel to live. Friends and family were messaging us not to go, following the massacre and hostage taking of Israelis on October 7 th that resulted in a declaration of war, but here we are, living in Jerusalem. We don’t feel we are in any particular danger. God was in our coming, of that we are sure. For no particular reason, I got this bee in my bonnet about flying into the Land with ElAl, the Israeli national airline. It made no sense...