Elena can feel your kindness and love IFCJ Canada | August 28, 2026 In her quiet apartment, Elena, 77, spends her days surrounded by treasured books she can no longer see, but remembers each by heart. Though completely blind, Elena still knows when visitors arrive. She hears their steps and knocks on the door. When guests step into her home, Elena reaches out her hand with a smile that rises from somewhere deep inside her heart. For Elena, these moments matter. They break the long stretches of silence. Once, her life was full of noise. While fluent in three languages, Elena taught herself Hebrew and started teaching Jewish traditions and language in local schools, synagogues, and kindergartens. A kind, gentle, and extremely intelligent person, Elena spent years building bridges in her Jewish community and helping others connect faith and identity. Now with chronic health issues and living alone after the loss of her husband and brother, Elena relies on support from friends like you. You help ensure Elena receives food, hours of care, and welcomed visits. These are not small things. They exist because of Christian friends of Israel in Canada. Your compassion travels farther than you may realize. Generosity crosses borders, languages, and lifetimes until it arrives at doors like Elena’s. She may not be able to see your face, but she feels your kindness. And she is grateful. Your gift today can bring comfort, care, and connection to someone who would otherwise face these days alone.
