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LOCAL 32 MAY 2018 Good News • South Florida Edition 23(1 +286( 0$< 7+ /LJKW ELWHV DQG UHIUHVKPHQWV DYDLODEOH &RPH VHH ZKDW =HEHGHH LV DOO DERXW ([SHULHQFH RXU OLYH '- 0&ȇV LQWHOOLJHQW OLJKWLQJ DQG YLGHR FDSDELOLWLHV 9LHZ RXU VDPSOH PHHWLQJ HYHQW VHW XSV (QMR\ WKH HYHQLQJ DW WKH :\QGKDP 'HHUȴHOG %HDFK 5HVRUW ZLWK WKH =HEHGHH WHDP '- 0& 9Ζ'(2 /Ζ*+7Ζ1* $8'Ζ2 67$*Ζ1* :('1(6'$< 30 ::: =%' 86 :<1'+$0 '((5)Ζ(/' %($&+ 5(6257 1( QG 6W 'HHUȴHOG %HDFK )/ Storms Inside Me Isaiah Hazim Student Ambassador This winter break, I, along with 450 other student ambassa- dors, embarked on a ten-day ex- pedition to Israel. It was an experience I will never forget, and even more importantly, it taught me just how important Is- rael is to God. In total, eleven busses were filled with college students from all over the U.S., who had ap- plied through their schools to be- come student ambassadors with a program called Passages to Is- rael. Along with thirty new friends, who quickly became family, I was on bus #9, one of eight students brought by faculty member Dr. Andrea Hazim, rep- resenting the Elev8Life educa- tional foundation. Museum of the Bible’s Vice President of Interna- tional Relations, Dr. Allen Quine, was also faculty for bus #9. Pas- sages provided two amazing fac- ulty members to highlight the rich spiritual and Biblical implications of our trip back in time, which brought us to Jerusalem, the Galilee region, the town of Ca- pernaum where Peter lived, and Jesus’ most often stayed, historic and modern sites around the Dead Sea, Jesus’ boyhood town of Nazareth, and the modern city of Tel Aviv. However, a few stops in-particular touched me most, and made the deepest impact, leaving a lasting impression. A few days in, we set out onto the Sea of Galilee. It was slightly cloudy but gorgeous. After lunch it was the perfect time to relax and feel the fresh salty sea air in our hair. We boarded a sizable boat and en- joyed smooth sailing with pictur- esque views of the coastline. And then, in what I can only de- scribe as a live in-color time travel back to the first century, the boat began to rock. The un- predictable sea tossed us like a salad. As I gripped for dear life, I remembered the disciples’ ex- perience when their tiny fishing boat was agitated in the angry sea two thousand years ago. Their ves- sel, a fraction of the size, found itself in the midst of a vicious, rag- ing storm.At the height of fear and danger, they lost faith and con- ceded in their minds to certain death. Have you ever felt that way, even fig- uratively? I thought about how Jesus was with them, right there in the boat, sleeping peacefully. That should give us a hint about how God views Front Row: Isaiah Hazim. Dr. Andrea Hazim Middle Row: Judah Scott, Joanna Thomo- son, Isabella Antonacci, Mary Bino Back Row: Bennet Bino, Luciano Antonacci 56#46 *'4' (+0+5* 9'.. 1PNKPG %NCUUGU 6QR VGP OQUV CHHQTFCDNG %JTKUVKCP EQNNGIGU KP VJG PCVKQP 7PFGTITCFWCVG CPF )TCFWCVG &GITGGU ÓÓää -7 £äÌ-ÌÀiiÌ iiÀvi` i>V ÎÎ{{Ó 5($% '&7 5+)0 72 (14 57//'4 #0& (#.. %.#55'5 019