This is a picture of one of the Iraqi boys who had heart surgery recently in Israel and in now ready to head back to Iraq. He lives near the Iran border and speaks Kurdish instead of Arabic. Despite the language barrier, nothing brings on a temporary smile like a banjo. His smile lasted through his first lesson, but by the time he was playing solo, I think he was ready to be done with that bright obnoxious bluegrass sound and get back home to familiar music. Hopefully there was enough demonstration of love given by Christians in Israel that he will someday be receptive to the gospel of Yeshua, and obtain a smile in his heart that never fades.

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