“We had a big collapse of hope”: testimony of restored faith after October 7

Israel (MNN) — The events of October 7th shook the foundations of faith for many Israelis. Yet God is faithfully restoring hearts and renewing faith across the nation, bringing hope through stories like that of IDF soldiers.Ilya Butolin from Beit Hallel Congregation says people lost hope in the army, the government, and even in their idea of God as a protector. “We had a big collapse of hope, and people had no hope to live,” he recalls.The war deeply affected Butolin himself — a regular churchgo