Dec. 26, 2025. Shiloh, Samaria (not the “West Bank”) Israel
As we started our walking tour, in ancient Shiloh, we were met by a man who seemed to be just leaving. Larry Borntrager, Amish-Mennonite man from Indiana, USA, looked like a farmhand who had just walked out of a barn. At first I paid little attention, having come to see the first tabernacle of the Israelites here in Israel. And having grown up in Iowa, with a few uncles having cattle on their farms, it was no big deal.
Then he started talking about the red heifers…and the excitement rose up within me!
A child of Gittel (Gibeonites) in Shiloh, he said his name was Larry, and the Jews were making provision for him to stay here three months at a time and care for the red heifers brought from the USA.
He spoke of the first time he saw them. “They were caked in manure, being no care had really been given them.” His daily checking of the hay, removing manure from the pens, and general grooming kept him busy.
He had recently showed the cattle to USA Ambassador Mike Huckabee a few weeks ago. The “1000 Pastors Tour” from the USA, also a few weeks ago, saw the video and then through a large window were shown them.
Larry’s said his last name, Borntrager, means “water carrier” in German.
He spoke to us two of his favorite sayings.
“Don’t miss God’s move because He didn’t move it right.” (Meaning, His ways are not our ways.)
“Don’t end up at the bus station when you should have been at the train.”
Lord, thank You for Larry and his care for these special beasts.
Oh yes. The cows names : Guela, Tikva, Tikah, and Nehama.
Ahava and shalom,
Steve Martin, Love For His People Ministry
Steve Martin, Larry, Laurie Martin, Olga
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Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your head from the Lord Jesus, Yeshua HaMashiach.
Steve Martin
Founder
Love For His People
Charlotte, NC USA