Good evening brothers and sisters in Christ of the Christians Unite page.. I have something I find very tragic that I would like to share with you. First, an article from The Jerusalem Post and then a small input of my own. THE ARTICLE: Before St.-Sgt. Matan Gotlib went into Gaza, the 21-yearold soldier wrote a letter to his family. “I just wanted to say that all is fine and I’m thinking about you,” he wrote. “I miss the scene of the dining room table with all sides full on Friday. It’s hard for me to write anything deep because I choke with tears when I think about you. I miss you a great deal. Lots of love, Matan.” Gotlib – who was killed while searching for terror tunnels with the Maglan unit in the southern Gaza town of Khan Yunis on Wednesday – was buried on Thursday in the military cemetery in his hometown of Rishon Lezion. The Maglan commando unit specializes in operating behind enemy lines. His brother Omer spoke of his admiration for his younger brother and his dedication to his country. “Matan smiled a lot, always loved to help, loved the country and loved to travel through it in his jeep,” Omer told Ynet. “He was an active person, he was in the Scouts, and he always wanted to be in a combat unit. He said he was ready to die for the country, and he knew it was very dangerous.” Other friends and family also mourned his loss. “Parents and friends are sitting here since yesterday, shocked that they have lost their handsome son,” Gotlib’s uncle told Channel 2 news. “He was my sister’s youngest son. A boy who loved to hike and go on outings. He’d go north in his jeep and go hiking with his friends. We still cannot accept this news.” The girlfriend of one of Gotlib’s brothers said the family had spoken with him two days ago, and he had talked of how the morale in the army was very high despite the difficult operational circumstances. “His parents received the news when they were at work,” she said. “Their world is destroyed. He wasn’t at home for the whole of the last month, and they were very anxious. Every phone call would frighten them.” She said Gotlib had been looking forward to being released from the army in three months and that he had said he was looking forward to life without a gun. He is survived by his parents and two brothers. St.-Sgt. Omer Hay, 21, from Savyon, who was killed in the same exploded building collapse as Gotlib, was buried on Thursday as well. MY INPUT: I have always been really good at telling how a person is by their eyes, sometimes they are tricky but not all the time.. I can see into this young Israelis eyes and I can see genuine pureness. Everything in him was purely pure, his heart had ambitions of goodness in it and it cried out in love to help a small child and it was that purity and that goodness that cost his life. He, being one of the children from Gods chosen nation... Killed, his family destroyed, hearts broken and lives shattered all out of the enemys sheer evilness, their sheer hate... And then there is the innocent child who is forced or encouraged to do these things... Yet, so many just dont understand, or they dont care at all. It is despicable.. I pray blessings and shalom for his family at this time... Because I mourn with them also. I cry with them. As we all should mourn at the devastating acts of evil. ~ Shalom ~ Nathan Tune
Posted on: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 04:05:38 +0000
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