Category: Prayers for Peace (P4P)

Travel Like a Peacemaker

Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) partners with MEJDI tours to offer custom group travel to Israel, Palestine, and other destinations in the Middle East.

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The Checkpoint: Part 2

Although I’ve crossed through Checkpoint 300 many times by now, this is my first time doing it alone. It’s easier, still, to travel in groups.

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The Checkpoint: Part 1

A series of vignettes on my experiences at Israeli checkpoints. Genna and I sit next to each other on the bus. It’s a Friday morning,

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The Paradox of Returning

“I finally understand the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” – Mother Theresa This

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Sunrise, Sunset

Our classroom is hot. It’s hard to focus. We’ve begun to notice the increasing temperatures outside that hint at the impending heat of summer. Our

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