A few months ago (June 5th, to be exact), I blogged here about meeting Yankee great MARIANO RIVERA. My wife and I met him at a dinner in Lakewood, New Jersey which has a very large Jewish population.
Today, I want to tell you how Mariano has recently visited Israel. In the picture with Mariano is Deborah Hemstreet, who is my first (deceased) wife's (deceased) sister's deceased husband's SECOND wife (got that?? Lol.) To make it easy, I'll just say "Deb is a FRIEND who lives in Israel, " Lol!!
Anyway, this is what Deb wrote, about Mariano's visit:
This was Mariano Rivera’s first trip to Israel. He came with a special group of mixed Jews and Gentiles who love Israel, led by Rabbi Joseph Potasnik. Mariano was accompanied by several members of his church – devout Christians who were interested in the humanitarian and lifesaving activities at Rambam Health Care Campus (home of the world’s largest underground fortified emergency hospital). They saw the underground hospital, and I shared with them about our efforts to ensure the safety and security of all our patients (Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Baha’i, and more) if we are ever faced with another war situation. I did not have an opportunity to share with him personally, beyond greeting him, but he did express his appreciation for what we are doing here, and many of the people who were with him were deeply moved… (I always give a Biblical slant to what is going on here and he really seemed to appreciate that and he did give me a hug as his sister in Christ.)
May God bless Mariano in ALL that he does for Him!!
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