Hey Shalom everyone. I'm Amir Zarfati, live from Connect in Galilee Israel. And today we have a super special anchor podcast for you. We have live from Berlin, Germany,

Manzu Ashkar, who is actually a friend of the family and someone that my kids knows pretty

well and my wife's family know very well, but to my shame and guilt,

this is the first time I get to meet with you. Shalom Manzo, how are you, my friend?

Hello, and thank you for inviting me here. I'm doing well, given the circumstances,

and it's an honor of finally to meet you. I always used to hear about you from your kids. They admire you whenever

in the youth camps or summer camps. So, you know, when you say, when you see that children,

you know where the parents are. So I'm very honored to meet you now.

Thank you. And again, okay, so we spill the beans and everybody knows now that you know my kids from youth activity in the body of Christ here in Israel.

You are indeed a believer, a local believer. Now you live in Germany. You're married. You have a son there and you live in Germany.

But obviously, you were born and raised in Israel. You served in the military in Israel.

But you have a very special background that most believers in Israel do not have.

You are a son of the Druze community, which you will in a few

minutes tell us a little bit more about, because everybody hears about the Druze in Syria

and the Druze in Lebanon and the Druze in Israel. But very few people truly understand

who the Druze really are. But you are of a

Drews family. You came from a family that your father was an exceptional officer in his IDF. You were

raised to love the country and be part of the security issues that are part of our lives here.

You yourself served in a special unit in the IDF.

And even the rest of your career, even as a civilian, was related somehow to security and securing people.

I'm not going to say where exactly and what, but I will ask you to tell us a little bit about yourself, your background,

and how you came to faith in Yeshua as a Druze that lives here in Israel?

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