Update From the Front Lines
As rockets continue to shower down on Israel, we just wanted to give you an update on the situation and let you know what CTVP has been doing and how your donations are helping us help others.
CTVP has been working non-stop, around the clock, since the campaign began. Prime Minister Netanyahu has said the campaign will continue and expand R'L.
We had just begun bussing children to Kfar Chabad to keep them safe from the rockets when we were told by the Israel Defense Forces not to do so.
They said that it is now not safe even in the center of Israel. There is really no place to hide other than in the shelters. Since we cannot bring the children to a safe place, we all decided we are going to go to the children, no matter where they are, including cities like Sderot -- cities that are right in the line of fire.
Today we brought clowns and balloon artists to the children in the areas receiving the brunt of the rocket attacks. Thankfully, we were able to distract them from the sirens and the explosions of falling rockets.
We brought the children games and treats and organized activities so their minds can be taken off the fear and anxiety that is pervading everything in Israel today.
Our teams are also going to the soldiers on the front lines. We are offering them support and the knowledge that the entire Jewish world is behind them. We let them know how deeply everyone appreciates the great sacrifices they are making, and that we understand the grave danger they are facing.
Today we brought them pizza, ices, and other special treats, something that seems ordinary but not in these extraordinary circumstances -- not on the front lines of a war zone. We are also providing toiletries and other everyday necessities that we hope will make them more comfortable. We are tending to their spiritual wellbeing as well by helping them put on tefillin, which is having an enormous emotional impact on them and giving them strength for the difficult days they face.
We will be back out in the field every day for as long as necessary.