by Adam Koehler | Dec 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
As one of the blessed people who loves their job, that love went to a whole new level for me when I joined the HOPE pilgrimage to the Holy Land to teach Talents Unlimited to teachers of the Latin Patriarchate Schools and the AOC. Having never visited a foreign...
by Adam Koehler | Dec 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of our favorite things about going to the Holy Land is all of the priests we encounter…good, holy, humble, fun and funny too! This year was no exception! Beit Jala Abouna Iyad Twal (left): filled with wisdom, so kind and welcoming Abouna Akthan Hijazen:...
by Adam Koehler | Dec 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
The work of the Holy Spirit in the ministry of teaching was so evident as I worked alongside my partner teachers at LPS Beit Jala. Mirna, Nuha, and Rula graciously accepted me into their classrooms and it was a joy to work with them and their students. I was so...
by Adam Koehler | Dec 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Our HOPE pilgrimage was amazing in ways I could have never anticipated. I was immersed into a new culture with new friends and colleagues while experiencing first hand the holy places of the Bible and Jesus. The Bible and Jesus were not a new concept to me before...
by Adam Koehler | Dec 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Reflections by Nancy Hemminger When I reflect on my experiences in the Holy Land, some may see the experiences as “connections” but I see the experiences as a series of miracles with my team teachers. Before Fr. Faysal passed away this past August, he and I planned on...
