Special Invitation!

An INVITATION from Tom McGovern, Night to Honor Israel Executive Director and Alan Ross, Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities Executive Director

We are pleased to invite you to attend the Quad Cities 8th annual Night to Honor Israel, October 27th, at the Adler Theater, Davenport, IA, 7pm. The Lord has bestowed a blessing on our community since 2003 just as is promised in Genesis 12:3 "I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you."

Key Note Speaker NTHI October 27th:

Capt. Ronen Nimni, is the Naval Attaché at the Embassy of Israel in Washington D.C. United States of America. Capt. Nimni is also the Military advisor to the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations.

For the following four years, he served as the Haifa Naval training Base commanding officer. Capt. Nimni was born in Israel in 1966 and joins the Naval Academy at age 18. As a missile boat commander, the Capt. Commanded on surface corvettes.

Most of his service was in operational command and naval F.M.B squad. Commander. Capt. Nimni and his wife Osnat have three children.

Milestones:

1984 – 1986 – Naval Academy 1986 – 1990 – Bridge officer, navigation Officer, XO on Saar 4 class corvettes. 1991 – 1994 - Commander of SAAR 3 and SAAR 4 corvettes. 1995 - 1995 – Naval Staff College at the Naval War College in Newport, RI. 1995 – 1997 - B.A in Middle Eastern studies at the Haifa University. 1997 – 1999 – Head of weapons and Platform section. 1999 – 2001 – Advanced officer school commanding officer. 2001 – 2003 – 31 Squadron Commander (SAAR 4.5) 2003 – 2004 – M.A. Public administration at Haifa university. 2004 – 2005 – Third flotilla deputy c.o. 2005 – 2007– Head of Naval operation department. 2007 – 2011 – Haifa Naval Training Base c.o. 2011 – Present – Israel Naval Attache’ & Military advisor to the UN.

Guest Speaker NTHI October 27th:

Pastor Carlos Ortiz is CUFI's Hispanic Outreach Coordinator. A Colombian native, Pastor Ortiz can speak both Spanish and Portuguese. He has had the privilege of being a spiritual mentor as well as a successful business entrepreneur in the Communications & Technology industry specializing in the Latin America market.

Since 2007, Pastor Ortiz has been the Senior Pastor of Iglesia Internacional Cristo Vive located in Miami, Florida and a frequent speaker in radio, television, pro-Israel events and congregations throughout the nation and Latin America. He is also the host of the Hispanic radio program Tiempo de Restauracion “Time of Restoration.” This popular weekly radio program is transmitted both in Christian and secular radio stations throughout South Florida. Pastor Ortiz lives in Miami, Florida with his wife Cindy and three children: Christian, Carlos and Camilo.