Since my return, I have realized I am not the same person I was upon my departure for Israel. I have a new drive to stand with Israel, sensing that God's plan for my life post-college is to[...]
Paige Long | Central Michigan University
Go to Israel. I don’t just mean going to see the biblical sites; I’m talking about engaging the culture and learning about Israel as a modern state. Passages helped facilitate this experience for me. This new and growing[...]
Erin Ashcraft | Southwest Baptist University
Only after traveling across the world and experiencing the birthplace of my Savior and the sites of His miracles could fully I recognize what Jesus has done for us...My relationship with God has grown exponentially, impacting my way[...]
Mary Allen | University of Florida
I am coming back from this trip feeling spiritually refreshed, and culturally and educationally enriched. Getting to eat, dance and laugh with Israelis gave me a whole new perspective on the people of Israel than what the media[...]
Sarah Wilburn | Texas A&M University
This trip has placed Israel and the Jewish people at the center of my mind when I consider my Christian faith. I am so incredibly thankful to have gone to Israel, and I can safely say that I'll[...]
Esther Jiang | Cornell University
I remember standing outside of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, hearing the muslim call to prayer, and all the while being in the Jewish state. That was the moment for me, in which I realized I wanted[...]
Naomi Kisel | University of California, Los Angeles
I have a responsibility to tell Israel's story––and to tell it well. When I think of Israel, I am now able to picture a young, thriving, resilient, loving, and hopeful nation-state that needs our support. We mustn’t forget[...]
Larissa Clark | Hillsdale College
This trip changed my life. I'm a skeptic. When people tell me that something will change my life, I tend to want to roll my eyes. However, this trip truly gave me a new appreciation for the power[...]
Lanie Tubbs | Rice University
More than anything, this trip challenged me to be more vocal about Israel back on campus and in the United States in general. There are so many groups of people and individuals that try to paint such a[...]
Smith Myers | 2017-2018 Student Body President | University of Florida
The impact of Passages on my life can be summed up in one word: holistic. Passages has holistically developed me emotionally, spiritually, relationally, and intellectually. Emotionally, this program has challenged me to exponentially expand my love for the[...]
Ariel Bryan | Regent University
Prior to embarking on this trip, I felt as though the experience would be little more than an opportunity to tour a foreign country, but nothing more. I was completely wrong. My trip to Israel was probably the[...]
Dylan Myerson | Multnomah University
Above all, the Passages trip was a gift to my faith. The trip focus on biblical knowledge allowed me to better understand Christianity in historical context of the culture, religion, and land of its origin. This experience of[...]
Delaney Thull | Princeton University
Being a fellow gave me the opportunity to experience Israel in an entirely new and fresh way. Watching my participants gave me a fresh perspective and allowed me to learn in an even deeper way. Having to wrestle[...]
Olivia Shedd | Fellow for East Tennessee / Boyce College – Winter 2019
My first trip to Israel as a participant in the Summer of 2018 was amazing. It was fun and exciting to be with people who care and love you regardless of your religious belief or political differences. The[...]
Esau Collins | Fellow for African American Leadership – Winter 2019
I’ve never really been the leader type. I didn’t think I was cut out for it, but I was pleasantly surprised by leadership skills I didn’t know I had during my time as a fellow. I loved being[...]
Heidi McClain | Fellow for University of Florida – Summer 2019
It was fun to be a student on my first trip, but the experience of being a Fellow is on another level. It can be stressful thinking about leading 35+ students, but the joy on their faces as[...]
Meghan Hardwick | Fellow for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary – Summer 2019
Being a Fellow was an experience of a lifetime that I will never forget. Leading a group of 40 students in Israel was one of the toughest and yet rewarding things I have ever done. Whether it is[...]
Ross Wiegel | Fellow for Hannibal-LaGrange – Winter 2019
The Passages Fellowship program rapidly grew my leadership and management skills in one of the most complex abroad settings in the world. Furthermore, this opportunity allowed me to foster the development of Christian leaders, while also multiplying the impact Passages[...]
Marilyn Primovic | Fellow for Multi-School Network – Winter 2019
If I could describe the Fellowship program in just a few words, they would be “life-giving”, “opportunity granting” and “relationship building”. Life giving in the sense that I was given the chance to once more step into the[...]
Katie Maryschuk | Fellow for Trinity Western University / University of Delaware – Winter 2019 & Samford University – Summer 2019
The greatest benefit of being a Passages Fellow was that it allowed me to be a facilitator and a servant rather than a leader. In the gospels, we are presented with this idea of Servant Leadership when Christ[...]
Lamarcus Watley | Fellow for Grove City College – Winter 2019
The opportunity to serve as a Passages Fellow allowed me to build on the experience I had gained as a participant in order to support a new set of students eager to learn about Israel. My motivation to serve[...]
Julie Griner | Fellow for Hannibal-LaGrange – Winter 2019
Israel is a special place, and Passages is a special program. Serving as a Fellow allows you to see Israel anew through the eyes of your students. It was the privilege of my life to walk in the[...]
Alexander Mallory | Fellow for University of Minnesota – Winter 2017 & Moody Theological Seminary / Regent Theological Seminary – Summer 2018
My first Passages experience changed my life. Having the opportunity to go to Israel is a blessing... life changing even. But having the chance to be a Fellow and have a leadership role, guiding people on a God[...]
Jada Harris Wilson | Fellow for African American Leadership – Spring 2020
I can't describe in words the impact it's been knowing what Passages is about! I'm one of the luckiest ones to be selected as a Fellow and given the opportunity to work alongside these students from all over[...]
Junior Tejada | Fellow for Philos Hispanic Initiative – Winter 2019
Participating in the Israel trip with Passages was an absolutely incredible experience. Having never been to Israel, I was amazed at how my time there transformed my understanding of Biblical narratives as well as deepening my understanding of[...]
David Smartt, PhD | Associate Professor of Business at Lee University
Passages Israel provided an excellent, 11-day geopolitical and biblical tour of Israel for our students in June 2018. The campus is still buzzing--almost six months later--with stories from the Golan Heights to Jerusalem, Joppa to Caesarea Philippi to[...]
Glen Duerr, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of International Studies at Cedarville University
My experience with Passages has been extraordinary. We have been fortunate to send some of our brightest students from Trinity Western University, including our student body presidents and editor of our student newspaper. These influencers were impacted in[...]
Scott Fehrenbacher | Senior Vice President – External Relations at Trinity Western University
It has been our privilege to travel with Passage to Israel for the past two years. What a trip! Although I had previously been to Israel three times, this was a new experience because of the special visits[...]
Timothy G. Crawford, Ph.D. | Dean, College of Christian Studies at University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
As a professor, there is nothing more thrilling than to see students' lives transformed before my eyes. The Passages Israel trip does just that and more. I've had the wonderful opportunity to accompany two groups of students from[...]
Anthony B. Bradley, PhD | Professor of Religious Studies & Chair, Religious and Theological Studies at The King’s College
Many students in Christian colleges today take classes in regards to the Bible and ancient Israel, the adage of "Seeing is Believing" holds true. Imagine standing on the steps of the Second Temple, listening to a lecture about its history[...]
Whit Goodwin | Vice President for Student Life at Houston Baptist University
Going to Israel is something many people see as an item to check off their bucket list. Passages transforms this idea into an empowering, life-changing experience for discipleship and education that all college students and educators should be[...]
Bobby Moss | Professor of Hermeneutics at Moody Bible Institute
Passages is shaping a larger conversation on The King's College campus. Over 90 students have experienced Israel over the past two summers. As a bible professor, I get to walk my students to the very spots we discussed[...]
Dru Johnson, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at The King’s College
I had the privilege of leading a group of 35 students from Rice University on a Passages trip to Israel in May, 2017. My students, and I, were deeply moved by the opportunity to walk in the footsteps[...]
Juan Carlos | Campus Minister, Reformed University Fellowship at Rice University