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Many people are familiar with FAITH
Nehemiah who was instrumen- DOME
tal in the rebuilding the walls of PROjECT
Jerusalem following the Babylonian
exile. Nehemiah was the provincial PROGRESS
governor of Judah and he surveyed REPORT DAY
the damage to the entire city on his 417
well-known night journey around
the walls. He enlisted the help of CLmyfaithmag.com
the people to quickly repair the
breaches in the wall and also urged
them to set up guards to defend
against the constant threat of those
who opposed their efforts. The
work of repairing and rebuilding
Jerusalem’s walls and gates was
completed in just 52 days.

The reason we reflect on this story
is that there are some comparisons
we can draw between it and our
own “rebuilding” of the Faith
Dome. For the partners
of Faith Broadcasting
Network, it is so much
more than just a roof and
new studio, since there
are significant spiritual
issues at hand. The reason
Nehemiah felt an urgency
to rebuild the walls of
Jerusalem included the
fact that broken walls left
the people of the city de-
fenceless against their en-
emies. A city with broken
walls revealed a defeated
people, so rebuilding the
walls of Jerusalem was
an important sign to the
enemies of Israel.

We are involved with a
daily battle against the
enemy of our souls, and

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