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The Holy Land is a special, sacred place. Every year Christians There is only one experience
from around the world travel to Israel to experience for in Israel that will let you
themselves the land where Jesus was born. participate in a Biblical story!
Perhaps Jesus’ most
The elds in Israel also became home to Ruth and her mother- memorable miracle was the
in-law. Poor and with no family to care for them, they were feeding of the multitude. On
rescued by Boaz —an ancestor of Jesus — when he followed the your next trip to Israel you
command from Leviticus to leave part of the harvest for the poor can relive that miracle by
to glean. (Lev 19:9) You can relive this biblical story by doing gleaning for a multitude!
what Ruth did!

The Hebrew word for glean is “leket.” Like Ruth and Naomi, many
in Israel today su er from poverty and hunger. Leket Israel, The
National Food Bank, continues to follow that ancient call by
providing nutritious meals to those in need.

Sta and volunteers at Leket Israel collect surplus
food from elds, hotels and caterers and distributes it
throughout the country to all in need. Christian friends of
Leket Israel support this work by receiving volunteers as
part of their tour to Israel.

On your next tour to Israel, why not join the more than 50,000 Pu pose!
volunteers who have answered Jesus’ call to serve. Help those
in need by picking fresh fruit and vegetables from the elds or

TRAVELithpreparing produce for delivery at the Leket Israel Logistics Center.
Visit www.c eket.com to learn how you can make an hour or two of
your trip to Israel an opportunity to respond to Jesus’ call to love and
serve others in the very place He called home.

Not able to go to Israel but still wish to support Leket Israel’s work? Visit www.c eket.com