Last week, Victor Marx and his wife, Eileen, announced that they accepted an invitation to go to Israel and help minister to children who have been affected by the terrorist attacks launched by Hamas near the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7.
Hamas terrorists savagely raped, kidnapped, and killed over 1,400 men, women, and children on the day of the attack. At least 30 United States citizens have been confirmed to be among those killed.
It is typical of Marx’s ministry, All Things Possible Ministries, to go into places where tragedy and acts of evil have occurred in order to help people.
Marx shared that All Things Possible Ministries is hoping to take over 1,000 trauma healing toys, which they call Lion & Lamb. These toys are “a small gift that brings a tremendous amount of joy and peace” to children who have been traumatized and displaced from their homes, schools, communities.
Marx is a former Marine, master of martial arts, and a weaponry expert turned missionary who has led multiple successful rescue missions in high-risk countries. He said that he and his wife “have friends on the front lines.”
The Marxes shared that when they received the invitation to go to Israel, they “did not want to go.” But Eileen said the Lord impressed upon their hearts to “pray for Israel,” “to bring comfort to those who mourn,” and “to bring the gospel.”
“So those are the three areas that we know we’re very comfortable [with] and God equips us with. Especially with the children and the mothers. I cannot imagine what they’re going through,” she added.
Eileen asked for people to commit to praying for her and her husband as they go. She also asked for financial support, adding, “We’re stepping out because we believe this is what God wants us to do.”
Victor said they aren’t able to minister to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip at this time—something they secretly have done before—because if they go to Gaza now, they’ll likely be “kidnapped and killed.” Nevertheless, he encouraged everyone to “pray for the innocent people.”
“We’re [going] there to help children and combat evil—the manifestation of it,” Victor said, equating Hamas to ISIS. “We’ve lived this. We still have a home in Iraq. We’ve seen what evil does, and it’s the same demonic forces of ISIS in what they’re doing.”
