New Blog Titles Don’t Come Easy

Over the last couple of weeks I have been laboring over what the new name of this blog should be. Some people might be able to come up with fifty great titles in twenty-nine seconds, but it’s really hard for me.  Obviously it can’t be My Falafel Times anymore, because Gary, Preston, and I left Israel two months ago and moved to Brussels, Belgium. God has opened up a whole new door of ministry, and we are so excited about it. Israel is still a central theme of my life, so you’ll still hear about the subject, but sadly enough I definitely don’t see many falafels in Belgium.

After stressing my brain out for almost a month, I’ve come up with a title. “Captured by Love”  This has meaning for me on several different levels, one of which is the sex trafficking industry. I pray every day that the women I visit in the red light districts will be captured by His love, not the lusts of men.  My life has been totally and completely captured by His love. The precious Jewish people are desperately in need of being captured by His love.  I’m contending night and day that Belgium and all of Europe will be captured by His love. I’m praying that those bound by the spirit of Islam will be captured by His love. His redeeming love what they need.

Once my new page is up and functional, I’ll let everyone know so you can change the URL in your blog feed readers. “jerribenjamin.com” will still be directed to the blog, but eventually I want to switch over completely to “capturedbylove.com”.

Oh…and I just have to say, “FIFTEEN MORE DAYS!!!”  Nathan, Courtney, Ashlyn, Madysen, Kadyn, and Judah will be arriving in Brussels!  I am SO excited. I haven’t seen my babies in five months.  Through this past year of living in Israel, I’ve learned how to cope with the homesick feelings for my grandchildren a little bit better. At first it was unbearable.  I cried almost every day.  I was used to seeing them several times a week. They were at my house a lot. Then to go cold turkey and not see them for months at a time was horrible.  Eventually I realized that in order to function correctly in Israel, I needed to try to put them out of my mind….dwell on other things….stay busier. I know that might sound terrible, but as long as I focused on my babies, I would be miserable. Well, I’m so used to doing that now, that all of a sudden I’m realizing that all of them except one (sweet Hadassah) will be here in 15 days!!! I’ve been with Lyric and Shiloh for two months now, and that has definitely helped cure my longing for all of my grandbabies.  I’m starting to let myself think about the them again. And it is so fun!

God is so trustworthy and good. I desperately love Him with all my heart.