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January 2023: Another Year with “Steps”
Dear Friends and Supporters of Steps for Christianity; 2022 was a big year for the Steps project; we completed three hikes in Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Lithuania, and were able to reach the two-thirds mark of our current milestone goal of $30,000 for Bethany School. This year we will be reaching new goals, with a planned […]
‘Take the up the cross, and follow me.’
A pilgrimage through Lithuania occurred in early October 2022, beginning in Vilnius. A hike to theHill of the Three Crosses above the Old Town of Vilnius to the shrine dedicated to the Virgin Maryat the Gate of Dawn was completed at dawn, followed by a departure by train to Šiauliai. From theCathedral of Saint Peter […]
2022 April Steps for Christianity Update: New Paths, Same Journey
Dear friends and fellow pilgrims of Steps for Christianity; It is now three years since our Steps for Christianity project was formally launched. When we first envisioned the project, the world was in a much different state. Our original plan for our project founder, Jörgen Nilsson, was to recreate his 2012-2013 pilgrimage from Sweden to […]
Success! $15,000 Goal
2022 Easter Fundraiser Drive for Bethany School Success! Steps for Christianity, working with its partners in the United States, has now reached $15,000 of our present $30,000 goal towards urgent infrastructure repairs for the Bethany Orthodox School for Girls. In 2020, Bethany School and the Jerusalem Ecclesiastical Mission tasked us with raising $30,0000 of the overall $200,000 needed […]
18,000 Steps Walked in Banat, Romania
Steps for Christianity began its 2022 activities in Banat, Romania, with three days of pilgrimage in and around sacred and historic places of interest. Steps team member Dan Koski OLJ hiked 18,000 steps on the coldest days of January, visiting Radna Basilica, Izvorul lui Miron – Românești Monastery, Șiria Fortress and other places of pilgrimage. This pilgrimage […]
Transylvania: Our First Steps in Romania
On the final weekend of August 2021 Steps for Christianity launched the walking component of the project with a working delegation visit and blessing service, both held in Sibiu County, Transylvania in Romania. On Friday, August 27, Steps Founder and Director H.E. Jörgen Nilsson KLJ OMLJ met with Evangelical Church General Secretary and Director of the Fortified […]
Reaching goals!
In late 2020, Steps for Christianity called on our supporters to assist Bethany School in completing payment for runoff costs from rebuilding their playground. The playground, made possible with a generous grant from the Polish Representative Office to the Palestinian Authority in 2019, covered approximately 85% of the total costs, with the remainder to be covered by […]
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 Jerusalem. In 2016, Steps for Christianity team member Dan Koski began fundraising for completion of a Boarding Room for the School, with $15.500 needed to […]
Second payout!
The fundraising continues and the second payout has been done to Bethany School for Girls. Please consider contributing to helping Christians in the Holy Land, the help now needed more than ever! www.TowardsJerusalem.org #Jerusalem #StepsForChristianity #Christians #Fundraising
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. In the meantime the fundraising continues and the first payout has been done to Bethany School for Girls. Please consider contributing to helping Christians in […]