The United States and Israel share a common foundation—the Bible.  The Founders of this land had a reverence for the things of God—and part of that is a respect for the people of God.

That is part of the reason that Israel and the United States have such a warm relationship and that many of the leaders of this land find Mid-East peace something of a mission or something for a legacy.

However, in recent times there has grown a bit of a backlash to this relationship with Israel, specifically with the increasing portrayal of the former occupants of Israel as innocent victims rather than methodical killers.

In light of that, many in the states have desired to show a continued united front with Israel, and I’ve been asked to pass on a press release from one such group, the Zion Oil and Gas Website:

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Today, when I went into the office, Tricia had left a note on my desk that was rather peculiar.  It said that Philip had called and wanted me to call back as soon as I could.  What was odd about this note is that I wasn’t sure who Philip was– but it would all become obvious in a short period of time.

"Hello, Philip?"

"Yes, hello Adam.  Remember me?"

"I have to admit that I’m having a hard time trying to place where I know you from."

"That’s expected.  You were here back when you were 11 years old– I’m Philip from England!"

"Wow, that was quite a while back.  How are you?"

"I’m doing all right.  I’m just not sure why you called or how I can help you."

"Well, I was surfing the web the other day when I found your website."

"Oh, that must be the one Tricia put up."

"And I was wondering if you could help me as I’m trying to find out about used cars."

"What, over here in America?"

"No, here in England.  I was told that I would need to sell my car because it was getting to be too much in repair costs, and with all the different dealerships offering everything from car loans to car insurance, I was hoping that you could help me out."

"I’m not sure how much help I can be when I’m all the way–"

"– but you have a website, so you must know something about sites online.  Do you know anything about Netcars.co.uk?"

"Not really but–"

"–well, I’m willing to pay you to find out if they’re a good site."

"Well," not knowing what else to say, "I’ll let you know what I find out."

Turns out that Netcars.co.uk is one of the UK’s leading automotive websites, allowing browsers to search through thousands of used cars for sale throughout the UK. Netcars also provide customers the chance to advertise their cars for sale, apply for a car loan or obtain car insurance quotes instantly online. I called Philip back to let him know– what a strange day.

"Noah, Tricia, Laura and I wanted to take the time to tell you Merry Christmas!"  Adam wrote on the paper.

"That sounds pretty cheesy," laughed Noah, "I mean, you could just sign our names at the bottom of some card that had better text than that."

"Should we include a picture?"  Tricia wondered aloud.

"Do we even have a picture of the four of us?"  Laura asked.

"I don’t think so, but next time we see one of those sales we should get one," I said.

"But Adam, we’re just fictional characters.  Our writer probably got our photos out of stock photography and would have to actually do some photoshopping to get us in the same frame."

"That’s true," Laura remarked.  "But it would be a great present to us and our readers."

"Now, if we could only let him know what’s on our list!"  Adam said.

"Hey, MInTheGap!  Any way we can get a photo of all of us together for Christmas."

Who knows, maybe they’ll get their gift…  Stay tuned, and Merry Christmas!