On March 19th and 20th, Pastor David and Rachel Oaks and friends from the Light Church Fellowship in Bartlesville, Oklahoma visited in Ariel. They toured the route of the security fence and visited with the soldiers at the IDF outpost on Ariel's southern border. They also enjoyed performances by Ariel's Russian Senior Citizen Choir and For Zion's Sake dancers.

Their visit was highlighted by a party they hosted for Ariel's Rescue and Intervention Team. The firefighters also run a food bank for needy families. Pastor David and Rachel presented the Rescue Team commander, Avner Mutzafy, with a generous gift to help fund the food bank. The visitors also assisted the firefighters in delivering the week's food packages.

On March 19th, 2006, Mayor & Mrs. Ron Nachman and AFA Executive Director, Dina Shalit were guests of Pastor John and Diana Hagee at Cornerstone Church in San Antonio Texas.

When he introduced the Mayor to his congregation, Pastor Hagee spoke of Ariel: "To say that these are people of vision is an understatement. When you see pictures of Ariel from the beginning, there was just a pile of rocks. Now it is a beautiful city of 18,000 people ? much like Cornerstone Church."

Pastor Hagee and Mayor Nachman have much more in common than these numbers, particularly as regards the threat of Islam and a deep and abiding love of Israel.

The American Friends of Ariel (AFA) annual Peace with Security Dinner began with a private briefing for Christian Zionist leaders who had traveled from all over the U.S. by former Chief of Staff, Lt. General Moshe Ya'alon and expressed their support for Ariel.

"This is an evening in honor of the partnership between Christian and Jewish Zionists" stated Harry Posin, Chairman of AFA, "and tonight's honorees, Regina Blanz and Lynne Wines represent that partnership". Temple Beth Am Spiritual leader, Rabbi Plotkin and Christian Zionist leader Pastor Billye Brim extended words of inspiration to over 300 guests who attended this very special event.