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Informative Letter from Israeli Soldier to His Family

Master Sgt. Elkana Vizel fell in battle on Monday. His wounds were fatal. He was the married father of four children. He previously fought as a reservist in Gaza in Operation Protective Edge (Tzuk Eitan) in 2014, when he was injured in battle. This is what he wrote in a letter to his family during the current war, in case the worst should happen:

"If you are reading these words, something must have happened to me. If I was kidnapped, I demand that no deal be made for the release of any terrorist to release me. Our overwhelming victory is more important than anything, so please continue to work with all your might so that the victory is as overwhelming as possible.

"Maybe I fell in battle. When a soldier falls in battle, it is sad, but I ask you to be happy. Don't be sad when you part with me. Touch hearts, hold each other's hands, and strengthen each other. We have so much to be proud and happy about.

"We are writing the most significant moments in the history of our nation and the entire world. So please, be happy, be optimistic, keep choosing life all the time. Spread love, light, and optimism. Look at your loved ones in the eyes and remind them that everything we go through in this life is worth it and we have something to live for.

"Don't stop the power of life for a moment. I was already wounded in Operation Tzuk Eitan, but I do not regret that I returned to fight. This is the best decision I ever made."

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The April 12, 2026 election in Hungary may be even more eventful than the American midterms. Foreign interference, foreign money, and foreign propaganda have been focused for years to unseat Prime Minister Orban, the longest ruling leader in Europe. Why? Because Orban figured out how to transform a nation destroyed by Soviet secular socialist anti-Christian terror. He led Hungary back to longstanding Christian foundations of faith, reverence for Christ and obedience to the Scriptural duties of fathers, churches and civil magistrates. The Epstein elites of global governance, programmable currency, transhumanism, anti-Christian technocracy, and secular social engineering have all united to destroy Orban before his example of courage and Protestant Reformation brings hope and a Christian counter-revolution to other nations. Orban is dangerous because he is showing the West how to restart the international network of Christendom, the vast network of Christian nations.

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The Plot Thickens As The War Overheats

Note date and time. Mr. Trump just threatened to blow up Iranian power plants if the Strait is not opened within 48 hours.

Apparently Iran responded, indicating a willingness to do so if Mr. Trump agrees to these conditions:

America will end the war with

— Guarantees of no future wars

— Closure of US military bases in region

— Compensation/war reparations to Iran from both US and Israel

— ’End wars on all fronts in region’

— Establishment of a new legal regime for Strait of Hormuz

— Prosecution and extradition of individuals affiliated with ‘hostile media’ to Iran

In February, America cut off negotiations just prior to a sudden missile barrage. Will that happen again? The world is watching the countdown.

Difficulty is Not Incompatibility

Are people of the twenty-first century too messed up to love one another, sacrifice for one another, or to mature in the presence of difficulty?

For modern marriages, three decades of therapeutic counselling trends are bearing destructive fruit. It's an ongoing revolt against maturity. Sanctification is today a foreign concept, even in the Evangelical world.

What do people count as relational wisdom today? Fighting for your own personal "rights"...and winning in the process. Perfecting clever snarkiness. Outdoing one another in selfishness. Juxtaposing personal dreams and ambitions against another's personal dreams and ambitions.

The way forward when life together gets unbearable? Grumble to a "counselor." Or, if you're tech-savvy, crowd source your therapy. Pour out all your grudges and aversions on the internet, in the guise of "getting a little perspective" [and advice from the mob.]

Today the internet mob is a feedback loop which has become a death spiral -- a chorus...

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