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Abdullah leaned in, chuckling. "And you are funny, young one.
Speaking Arabic and yet talking about knowing only Hebrew. And
Rayford, how is it you know Arabic?"
The girl threw back her head and laughed again. "We all speak in our own
languages and understand each other perfectly. "
"What?" Rayford said. "Wait!"
"Sir! I speak only Hebrew."
"And Arabic," Abdullah corrected.
"But no. I was forbidden to learn Arabic."
"I need to lie down," Abdullah said.
"You said there were two things," Rayford said.
"Yes," she said, holding up two fingers again.
"Two "
Rayford put a hand over her fingers. No need. I understand you."
She laughed. "The second thing," and now she spoke more quickly, "is that Drs.
Rosenzweig and Ben Judah request an audience with you."
"With me? I should request an audience with them! I'm sure they are very
busy."
"They asked me to fetch you, sir."
Rayford followed her over piles of rock that had been blown to pieces by the
bombs. Just inside a cave, by light from a torch lodged in the wall, Chaim and
Tsion sat with several older men.
Tsion introduced Rayford all around and said, "The one we have been telling
you about."
The men nodded and smiled. "Praise the Lord, Rayford," Tsion said.
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"Continually," Rayford said. "But forgive me if I am preoccupied.
"
Tsion nodded again. "I too await word from our compatriots in
Greece, and yet even now, the Lord quiets me with his peace and confidence."
"He may be trying to communicate the same to me, brother,"
Rayford said, "but that one of them is my daughter may affect my faith."
Tsion nodded again and smiled. "Possible. But after what you survived here
today, is it not fair to say that any breakdown in communication between you
and the Lord has to be your fault?"
"Well, that goes without saying."
"Oh, by the way, I am speaking Hebrew, and you are "
"I know, brother. I have been all through that with the young lady."
The others laughed and one said, "My daughter!"
"Lovely. "
"Thank you!"
"Chaim and I have been talking with these brothers about plans,"
Tsion said. "We will be praying for the Tribulation Force members all over the
world and are eager to see how God delivers them.
But everyone needs accountability, and as Chaim and I are accountable to you,
we "
"Oh, Tsion, no! Surely we're way past that! You've been the spiritual leader
of the Tribulation Force for some time, and of the worldwide church of Christ
for almost as long."
"No, now, Rayford, hear me."
"Begging your pardon, sir, you always flattered me by deferring to me as the
titular leader of the Trib Force, but please . . ."
"These men, Rayford, are a good start for us here. They are the core of a
group of elders I hope will eventually arise to help
Chaim with the daily decisions. But they are, naturally, new to the faith."
"As I am, Tsion. Surely you're not suggesting "
"Excuse me, Rayford, but you forget. None of us is terribly mature in the
faith. In years anyway. I am not going to insult your intelligence by implying
that I will seek your counsel on
the Scriptures, though I cannot deny I have learned from you. But
God put you in a strategic place for me at a very dark time in my life. If you
do not mind, I would like to run past you some thoughts regarding the
immediate future and get your feedback."
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"If you insist, but at least concede that it was
not I who stood in the midst of a million people and saw God miraculously
spare them from the fires of hell. "
Tsion looked at him with a twinkle in his eye, then turned to the other men.
They laughed uproariously.
Chaim pointed at Rayford and chortled. "Was it
not you? Then my eyes fail me!" Ire turned to Ben
Judah. "Tsion! Did I not see this very man standing
in the midst of us, and could he have not seen what
God did?"
"Well, okay," Rayford said. "Point taken. But I was not the reason the enemy
attacked, Tsion. You and Chaim were. And I was not preaching, not praying, not
standing there full of faith when the bombs fell. Truth be told, my faith is
stronger in the aftermath than it was in the fire."
Tsion fell serious and ran a hand through his beard, studying
Rayford. "You would make a good Israeli," he said.
Rayford shrugged. "Zeke was going for the Egyptian look, but whatever."
"No, I mean you argue like my countrymen. We could debate all night. And even
when you are wrong, still you argue.
"
That brought more laughter from the others.
"All right, Tsion. I don't know why you would want to hold yourself
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