Completed fundraising goal!
This month, Steps for Christianity announces its first completed fundraising goal for the Bethany Orthodox School for Girls in Bethany/Al-Azaria, on the eastern hillside of the Mount of Olives in
First payout!
Had it not been for covid-19 today would have seen the first day of walking from Sweden to Jerusalem. However, we have decided to delay the start to August 2021.
Announcement
Thank you for your support for Steps for Christianity! The project group has carefully been monitoring the situation in Europe and has reached the decision to postpone Steps for Christianity.
Never giving in
The silence of late has been unfortunate but in no way are we slowing down our efforts. Since early March Jörgen has been very ill, probably due to the virus
An update in troubled times – En uppdatering i oroliga tider
As everybody can see, we are now witnessing maybe the largest challenge in modern time, the outbreak of covid-19. It will have a tremendous impact on the way of life
New team member!
To our delight our dear friend Eran Frenkel, founder of http://jerusalemexperience.com/, is coming onboard as a volunteer team member! We have known Eran since the last walk and he made
Finnish team members!
Presentation of volunteers from Finland! We are thrilled to have our Finnish team members onboard! Both Pekka and Peter have tremendous importance when it comes to walking through Finland and
Focal point – Jerusalem or not…
https://www.christianpost.com/news/anti-christian-violence-attacks-churches-europe-all-time-high-2019-report.html This story is the moved focal point Jörgen is talking about. When Jerusalem no longer is important to the Christians around the world the Holy City will no longer
Fundraising Södertälje!
This Sunday Jörgen was invited to give a seminar in St Afrem in Södertälje, Sweden. The head of the Syrian Orthodox Church, H.E. Archbishop Benyamin Atas, is one of three
Fundraising Örebro!
Today we broke all time high and the donations kept coming in long after Jörgen left the seminar in Örebro this weekend. We can not express how delighted we are
A Sunday with the Syriac Orthodox Church
This past weekend was filled with celebration and joy! His Eminence Archbishop Benjamin Atas invited representatives from the Swedish Grand Priory of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus
An angry dachshund and a shotgun
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Meeting with Cardinal Arborelius
This morning Jörgen attended a lecture held by Cardinal Anders Arborelius where Jörgen found some very relevant points for Steps for Christianity, strengthening our belief that this project is the
A well deserved comfort
When Steps for Christianity is done, when all the steps have been taken and the work is finished there is a reward in the end. A beautiful evening in a
Today seven years ago…
Today is not an ordinary day! This morning seven years ago my priest Per Arne Joelsson held a sending service in the crypt of the Cathedral in Lund, Sweden. This
Going backwards…
The walk is stretching over +8000 kilometers, approximately 4350 miles, through no less than 18 countries(Syria twice!) and it will take some nine months to do! Setting out a plan
People are not government!
Today of all days it seems more important than in a long time to press the fact learned during the Pilgrimage for Peace in 2012/13. Especially so since Steps for
A cry for help
We have talked a lot about our own interpretation of the situation in the Holy Land. Throughout this project we will work hard to give you information so that you
NEW!! – NYHET!!
NEW!! It has been requested for some time and now it is finally here! The possibility to donate monthly! Choose your own amount and tick the box, then choose which