Bethlehem: Summer of Service

Follow Jesus

We invite you to walk where Jesus walked, but, more importantly: to do as Jesus did. That’s why we emphasize service, prayer, fellowship with the local Christian community, peacemaking, healing and reconciliation. (Matthew 16:24-26, Mark 1:17).

See the Lands of the Bible

Visit the Church of the Nativity, the Via Dolorosa, the Church of the Holy Sepluchre, the Garden of Gesthamene and the anicent cities of Bethlehem, Jericho and Jerusalem.

A Light in the Community

Help Middle Eastern churches serve as a light in their communities. Meet the Bethlehem Bible College, Evangelical Christians and churches of all denominations in the area (Mark 4:21-22). Live with a Palestinian Christian family (1 Corinthians 12:12-14).

Meet Israeli and Palestinian Peacemakers

Learn about the conflict and meet with Christians, Muslims and Jews who are trying to bridge divides, seek justice and heal old wounds. (Matthew 5:9, James 3:17-18, Luke 6:27-32, Luke 10:25-37, Romans 12:17-21).

The Basics

Some trips to the Holy Land allow you to visit the cities and the ruins but don't give you a chance to really meet the people. We hope to change that.

Bethlehem: Summer of Service is an opportunity to meet and share in fellowship with Christians in a land of conflict, to meet with Palestinians and Israelis who are peacefully building toward a just solution and to walk the lands of the Bible. We hope our participants will strive not just to walk where Jesus walked but to do as Jesus did. That's why we emphasize prayer, fellowship, peace, healing, humility, service and discipleship. Each participant will have the opportunity to:

Live with a Christian Palestinian host family. Experience life as the locals do, share in every day experiences with a family in Palestine.

See the Lands of the Bible. Visit Biblical sites like Bethlehem, Shepherd's field, the Church of the Nativity, Jericho, Jerusalem, the Via Dolorosa, etc.

Study God's Word. Share in fellowship with other participants and local believers.

Meet with Israeli and Palestinian Peacemakers. Meet with organizations who are working toward a just peace and seeking nonviolent means to end the conflict.

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Ecclesiastes 4:1

Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.

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