July 28, 2016

Kerstetter Chronicles: August 2016

I hope you don’t go to Israel. Don’t go to visit the ancient holy sites. Don’t stop…

July 13, 2016

Kerstetter Chronicles: July 2016

You can’t plan for it. There’s no good timing. You pray it will never happen. Maybe you…

May 25, 2016

Kerstetter Chronicles: June 2016

“The difference between you and me is that you have answers and I do not,” he said. And I wondered if he felt as hopeless as he sounded. It was well after midnight

April 3, 2016

Speak to Their Hearts

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If…

March 29, 2016

Kerstetter Chronicles: April 2016

Six wise and experienced leaders sat around the table. They listened eagerly to our testimonies and our…

February 29, 2016

Kerstetter Chronicles: A Very Jewish Gospel

I can still see the amazement and anticipation on their faces, as Carissa explained what it was…

February 10, 2016

When it Looks Like Your Missionaries Are on Vacation

It must have crossed your mind. If I were you, and I saw our Facebook posts of…

January 25, 2016

Kerstetter Chronicles: A Backpacker’s Christmas

I’ve never seen anything like it. Travelers from all over – France, Germany, Chile, Argentina and Israel…

January 23, 2016

This is Backpacker Ministry

It is the looks on their faces. The picture in their eyes. The future they might have, the person they might be…

December 27, 2015

Kerstetter Chronicles: January

So much of Jesus’ love is poured out to each guest, Jewish or Gentile, who walks through these doors.