Update from the First Lutheran Church

We are at the beginning of our second full day in Jerusalem and already our heads are full of the wonder of this amazing city and questions about the things we have seen. The clash of the ancient and  modern was never more clear than when we…

MEJDI Co-Founder Aziz Abu Sarah is featured in the movie HUMAN

MEJDI Co-Founder Aziz Abu Sarah was featured in the movie HUMAN, where he shared his story of learning about and be-friending Israelis for the first time. HUMAN is described as - HUMAN is a collection of stories about and images of our world,…

Religion News Service features MEJDI Tours

Religion News Service recently interviewed MEJDI Co-Founder Aziz Abu Sarah and wrote an article about the unique trips MEJDI offers. In the article, entitled More than Tourism: Holy Land trips advance peacemaking mission, they spoke with past…

Blessed are the Peacemakers–MEJDI Tours for Christian Groups

https://vimeo.com/64349516 For more information.... Interested in learning more about travel services for Christian groups? Curious to see some of our past Christian clients? Want to hear some testimonials from other Christian leaders? …

First Lutheran Church trip to the Holy Land

Three years ago I woke up in a foreign land to the sound of the call to prayer ringing through the valley. I sat outside and watched the sun rise over Old City Jerusalem and I knew I was in a holy place. Later that day, the ringing of the church…

Surprises

Today's blog post comes from traveler Stephanie Deutsch and photographs by traveler David Deutsch... A pilgrimage such as ours is full of surprises. I knew we would go to the Temple Mount, the most famous site in Jerusalem but I didn’t…

Day #3…What a Day…What a Trip!

Today's blog post comes from traveler David Willson. Today we learned about the challenges and issues presented by Israeli settlements in Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem. Sania from Silwan We heard from Sania, a resident…

Nooks and Crannies

Today's blog post comes from David Deutsch... Stephanie and I visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre while on the St. Mark’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Needless to say the place was jumping: the overwhelming visual impression of many…

Tourists or Pilgrims? – Reflections based on an anonymous piece I first read years ago.

Today's blog post comes from Karen Getman.   Blessed are those who find their strength in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. (Psalm 84:5) The most exasperating stranger I’ve had to walk with is myself. I go through life…

University of Nebraska Kearney will travel with MEJDI Tours in 2016

University of Nebraska Kearney will be bring students to Israel and Palestine in 2016 to learn more about the conflict. In the Kearney Hub, the University's newsletter, they interview professors Chuck Rowling and William Aviles to learn more…