Passages: Stories From Israel

Los Angeles native Sharná Jeffers grew up with an affinity for fashion and style. After traveling to Israel with Passages and shopping at the local markets, she decided decided to share her amazing finds in clothing and accessories with her clients and friends back home: thus, Milk & Honey Box was born. Focusing on modest clothing, Milk & Honey will feature products primarily from Israel that speak to fashion and faith, and help bring women together through style and community. Follow Milk & Honey Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook (@milknhoneybox) for updates.

A pastor from Houston, Cris Nava traveled to Israel for the first time after preaching a message about Bethlehem. It was in Bethlehem that God used that very message to encourage Cris personally. Hear more about his experience in Israel and how his Passages trip deepened his faith.

When her dream job fell through, Mikhaella Norwood wasn’t sure what to do. She knew God had called her to be an artist, so she began to draw from what was already inside of her instead of waiting for another opportunity to come along. Now she’s an award-winning spoken word artist, actress, motivational speaker, freelance writer, and now author of her new book of poetry. Hear her inspiring story, and how a trip to Israel impacted this journey.

After traveling to Israel five times and serving as the Coordinator of Passages Worship Nights, Philip Morrow has grown as a leader through every trip…but in different ways each time. Listen to the latest episode of Stories From Israel to learn more! 

“After coming back from Israel, I literally wanted to be at shabbat dinner every Friday night.” Hear from Danielle Burrafato about her experience in Israel, her personal practice of shabbat (or sabbath), and her passion for building relationships with the Jewish community.

A trip to Israel last summer led Jack Meckfessel to make a big decision, for his career and his faith! Jack will move to Thailand in a few weeks for mission work. Hear about his experience in Israel, his faith journey, and what it’s been like preparing to move out of the country for this next chapter in his life.

Jesus promises, “Blessed are the peacemakers.” Rachel Bullard began to truly understand what this means during her time in Israel. Hear more about her vision for speaking life and truth to the next generation!

Shelby Titsworth, who became passionate about building bridges between the Jewish and Christian communities aftertraveling to Israel. Learn more about the ways she has taken a stand against Antisemitism and how she plans to incorporate her interest in Jewish-Christian relations in her teaching career.

Passages presents, "Stories from Israel," a podcast that takes listeners on a journey through the complex and beautiful land of Israel, offering a taste of the region's power to inspire Christians everywhere. Hosts Mattanah DeWitt and Jeremy Rivers interview Passages alumni to learn from their personal encounters with the place and people of Israel and how those experiences have impacted their faith and influenced the trajectory of their lives.