My grandfather, communism, and the tremor that never left. A story I rarely share.
He was the principal of a private school; respected, steady, a man who believed in books and order. Then, one ordinary afternoon, his world ended.
A squad of communist troops stormed on to campus grounds. They herded the children out like cattle, set every book ablaze in the courtyard. “Less educated people are easier to control,” they believed.
They dragged my grandfather and his staff to the side of a dusty road, forced them to their knees, hands bound tight behind their backs. One by one, the executions began. The crack of pistols split the air. Each body fell with a heavy thud into the dirt. Each crack of the pistol meant it was getting closer to his demise.
My grandfather stared straight ahead as the man beside him collapsed. He felt the warm steel of the pistol press against the back of his skull. Time slowed. This was it, the final second of his life.
Then, fate intervened. He lifted his eyes and saw a column of troops marching down the road. At its head walked a general. A childhood friend.
With a scream of desperation, he called out his name. The general was startled but recognized my grandfather and immediately spared his life.
Tears streamed down his face. His entire body shook violently as he sprinted home. He grabbed his wife and children with nothing but the clothes on their backs and fled that very hour, leaving behind their home, their belongings, their entire life.
Everything was taken away by the regime in a single afternoon.
From that day forward, an uncontrollable tremor gripped his right hand. It was particularly noticeable whenever his emotions got the better of him.
The shaking never stopped. It followed him across oceans and time until the day he passed.
That is communism.
It is not theory, not idealism, but the pistol at the back of the head, the burning books, the shattered lives. Do not let anyone sell you a nightmare dressed up as a wonderful dream.
The people now sowing socialist and communist poison in America are exactly what President Trump warned: the greatest threat to our free world.
On this 250th birthday of the United States, let one survivor’s grandson say it plainly and without apology:
COMMUNISM MUST NEVER BE ALLOWED TO SPREAD IN THESE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 🇺🇸
MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA.
@FoxNews Does Barack Obama ever call attention to the Black African slavers from his father's homeland, that sold the African Blacks to the white slavers?
I am preparing to board my flight to the West Coast of the United States ahead of our Alaska Cruise Prophecy Conference.
This time, however, it feels different.
I am heading into an America that seems changed.
The influence of Qatari funding on both Israel and the United States has had far-reaching consequences. Anti-Israel narratives, heavily supported by Qatar and amplified by voices in media, academia, and politics, have significantly strained the relationship between our two nations.
There was a time when only a small segment of the Democratic Party held anti-Israel views. Today, those perspectives have become far more widespread. Even more concerning, similar sentiments are beginning to surface within parts of the conservative movement.
If support for Israel once stood at around 90% among Americans, it has now dropped to below 50%.
What makes this shift especially striking is that it has occurred in the wake of the worst terrorist attack in Israel’s history and during a conflict with one of America’s greatest adversaries in the Middle East. One might expect such events to strengthen support for Israel, yet the opposite has happened.
It feels as though America is under a heavy spiritual burden.
All of this suggests that efforts to restore or reshape America may be reaching a critical point. The vast sums of money invested in the education system have influenced how many young people perceive allies and adversaries.
Recent political developments, such as the Democratic primary in New York, highlight how quickly perspectives are changing. Young voters are engaged, active, and deeply committed to the ideas they have been taught.
No political gesture or diplomatic effort can fully counteract the long-term impact of these influences.
But God…
The hope of America, just like the hope of Israel, has never been rooted in political systems, military power, or public opinion.
When the Jewish leaders visited Paul during his imprisonment in Rome, he said:
“For the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.” (Acts 28:20, NKJV)
The Hope of Israel - the One Paul proclaimed even in chains - is also the hope of the entire world, including America.
That is why no amount of advocacy or messaging will be sufficient if it lacks the hope found in our Messiah.
I consider it a great privilege to share His Word in these days.
In the weeks ahead, I will travel across continents, encountering different cultures and environments, but the message will remain the same:
Yeshua is coming soon.
Believe in His finished work, and you will be saved.
Awaiting His Return,
Amir
@PeteButtigieg Hey Pete, talk to Democrat politicians in MN State Government, they are voting against legislation here just because Republicans proposed it.