When sirens wailed nonstop early on the morning of October 7, Meir rushed his wife and four young children into the bomb shelter. Meanwhile, armed Hamas terrorists were invading their street.
For three days, this family sheltered in a safe room, as rockets exploded nearby. Meir said, “I have children with special needs, on the autism spectrum. I tried to calm them down and figure out what to do.” At last, Meir’s family was evacuated by the Israeli army to a Jerusalem hotel for several weeks. But how would their children adapt to so much upheaval?
Through CBN Israel, friends like you sponsored a program with the Shalva organization, offering critical therapies for evacuated families with special needs kids. For Meir, this assistance was a lifesaver.
However, during their months of evacuation, Meir lost his job, and finances were tight. When one of his children with autism believed he could fly like a movie character, his doctor urgently recommended they move to a more costly ground-floor apartment. Yet, how could he afford it?
Meir had to choose between safer housing and therapy for his special needs children—and then, caring donors paid the family’s rent for six months! Meir exclaimed, “I don’t know what I would have done without you. This is such a blessing to be able to provide for my children. It has revived me!”
And your gifts to CBN Israel can revive others in crisis, by delivering nutritious meals, housing, financial aid, medical care, bomb shelters, and more. Your support can provide a lifeline to those in Israel who are hurting, including Holocaust survivors, refugees, single moms, and terror victims.
Please join us in reaching out at this critical time!
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