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A Moment for Hope

“When you live in this part of the world you have to be optimistic.”   That’s what our tour guide said to a group of eager college students as we drove through the streets of Jerusalem. The same streets that 366 days prior were filled with smoke and chaos as Hamas fired rockets into the Old City on Jerusalem Day.   Unlike the conflict of the year prior, the stone streets of the Old City swarmed with life as Jerusalem...

Avery Chenault

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Pieces of the Holy Land

I am not particularly skilled with photography or videography. I have photos which are blurry, ones where my finger was on the lens, and ones with such poor composition that I can’t even remember where they were taken. I love singing, but I don’t yet...

Israel through the lens of Addie Townsend

    One of our goals at Passages is to cultivate a deeper understanding of the Holy Land, its people, and its significance to the Christian faith, both during our participants’ time in Israel and after they’ve returned home. To supplement our participants’ experiences in the Holy...

    Israel in 4K

      One of our goals at Passages is to cultivate a deeper understanding of the Holy Land, its people, and its significance to the Christian faith, both during our participants’ time in Israel and after they’ve returned home. To supplement our participants’ experiences in the Holy...

      3 Men Killed in Tel Aviv Terror Attack

        What happened?  A fatal shooting in the heart of Tel Aviv claimed the lives of three men and injured fifteen others. The shooter opened fire on a bar at Dizengoff Street, a well known busy street in downtown Tel Aviv which draws many people to...

        Horticulture in the Holy Land: a Portfolio of Israel’s Plant Life

        One of our goals at Passages is to cultivate a deeper understanding of the Holy Land, its people, and its significance to the Christian faith, both during our participants’ time in Israel and after they’ve returned home. To supplement our participants’ experiences in the Holy...

        “Faith Like a Mustard Seed:” Trusting God’s Plan in a Pandemic

        One of our goals at Passages is to cultivate a deeper understanding of the Holy Land, its people, and its significance to the Christian faith, both during our participants’ time in Israel and after they’ve returned home. To supplement our participants’ experiences in the Holy...

        10 Stunning Photos That’ll Make You Miss Israel

        One of our goals at Passages is to cultivate a deeper understanding of the Holy Land, its people, and its significance to the Christian faith, both during our participants’ time in Israel and after they’ve returned home. To supplement our participants’ experiences in the Holy...

        Ukraine FAQs

          What is happening in Ukraine?  Starting early Thursday, Feb 24th, Russian forces invaded the country of Ukraine. Due to intense and ongoing violence, damage to critical infrastructure and civilian casualties continue to rise. As of Wednesday, March 2, there were an estimated 2,000 civilian deaths,...