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The pastor of the Christian group that went viral when rap. Ilhan OmarD-Minn., Criticizing them for singing songs of worship while traveling by plane to help Ukrainian refugees, said the controversy it had caused was unintentional.
Australian-born pastor Jack Jens Jr., whose Philadelphia-based Royal Services joined other church groups earlier this month in offering humanitarian aid to Ukrainians, posted a video on TikTok of the April 9 plane crash. He told The Christian Post that it did not mean “moving something” or getting involved in politics.
Omar tweeted Jensh’s video a week later over the Easter weekend, writing: “I think my family and I should have a prayer session the next time I’m on a plane. How do you think this will end?
ILHAN OMAR LAUGHS AT EXPRESSION OF ANGER FROM EASTER ILLNESS ON PLANE: “WHY DO YOU HATE CHRISTIANS?”
Her comment provoked a backlash from many Republicans who attacked her for what she thought was anti-Christian bigotry.
“In fact, it was just a post to share with our friends and encourage our friends who have followed our journey,” Yensh said.
“When [Omar] I posted this, I just looked at it and didn’t really pay much attention to it. In fact, I did not enter into any political debate, “he continued.” For us, we just came to share God’s love, we just came to reveal to people that Jesus loves them so much, and that is our focus. Our focus was not on the political agenda at all. “
Jens signed his TikTok videos with “Worship of Jesus 30,000 Feet in the Air!” And “We’re Taking This Flight for Jesus!”
Jensch explained that the pilgrimage team had received permission from both the host and the pilot to sing their songs during the trade flight from Poland and that they would not have done so without him.
Representative Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Attends a ceremony to sign bills for the National Independence Day Act on June 16 at the Capitol on Thursday, June 17, 2021. (Photo by Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
Yensh also described the devastation he and his fellow Christians saw while serving in Ukraine.
“I’ve never seen anything like it!” he said. “Walking along the lines, you have people throwing their children at you, saying, ‘Please take them,’ and they’re just filled with great fear.” These people drove days to reach the border. These people are leaving, war-torn areas where they have even seen their houses bombed. They had to send their sons and fathers back to fight in the war, and that’s why it’s so devastating. “
Refugees, mostly women and children, are waiting in a crowd for transport after fleeing Ukraine and arriving at the border crossing in Medica, Poland, on March 7, 2022 (AP Photo / Markus Schreiber))
Jensh and his group met with criticism from some on social media after Omar pointed them out, but he noted that he had seen religious events on other flights he had been on.
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“It simply came to our notice then. I think we just shook the earth a little bit because it was a worship song. So she’s very out in that sense. But I think that if you ask for permission and it is given and what you have to say is encouraging and uplifting and brings hope and light, of course! … We live in a beautiful, free country and we are free to express what we believe in and on which we stand firm in our hearts, even if it brings life. “
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