Dear friends,
Summer greetings to all of our wonderful partners in God’s work through Vision for Israel! The heat is here, but thankfully, so is the ceasefire with Iran. After almost 2 weeks of missiles, sirens, and everything shutting down, everyone is trying to return to ‘normal’ life. Everyone is still recovering from the sleepless nights, damage from the missiles that hit, and fear and trauma caused by the intense number of missiles and sirens.
However, we are grateful to return to some kind of ‘normal’, and to be able to have more freedom to go outside and try to enjoy summertime events. One special event coming up on July 15th is Barry’s birthday! In honor of his birthday, we want to share a few fun facts you may not know about Barry.
1. Barry was born and raised in Motown – Detroit, Michigan.
2. He was raised in a Jewish American family.
3. He has 3 brothers.
4. Barry discovered his musical talents at a young age. At 10 years old, he started playing the guitar. By age 12, he started playing the clarinet.
5. Barry was in a rock band! When he was a teenager, he toured the Midwest with his rock band.
6. On the day of Barry’s Bar Mitzvah, the 1967 Detroit riots began.
7. Barry worked at a pizzeria when he was a teenager.
8. In 1971, Barry was saved and became a believer in Yeshua.
9. Barry was a TV producer before he moved to Israel.
10. In 1981, Barry made Aliyah from the USA and moved to Jerusalem.
11. Barry met Batya in Jerusalem at a songwriters meeting.
12. Barry and Batya got married in 1987 in Jerusalem.
13. In 1994, Barry and Batya established Vision for Israel.
14. Barry enjoys the simple things in life, like time with his 6 grandchildren, golf, music, and traveling.
Now that you know a little bit more about Barry, let’s write him a birthday greeting to make his day extra special! Send your birthday email greeting to us at meytal.stancek@visionforisrael.com, and we will pass it along to him.
We are so grateful for your prayers and support of the people and nation of Israel. We hope you have a great summer!
The VFI Team
