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A group of Ecumenical Accompaniers completed their service in Palestine and Israel, handing their ministry over to the next wave, and celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the same time.

Im Omar—as named after her eldest son—mother of six, must scrape every day for something most people take for granted: water. For her, water is scarce—and it’s directly connected to her family’s livelihood. 

It’s not easy to be a youth leader in the Holy Land. “Our youth have a need to recognize God’s calling in their lives,” explained Nadine Bitar, general secretary of Christian Youth in Palestine, a group that supports youth leaders in the homeland of Jesus.

Um Ismail, in her 50s, loves her children fiercely and wholly, as mothers do all over the globe. But for Um Ismail, who lives in the Khan Al-Ahmar Bedouin community, finding enough water for her ten children plunges the family daily into near catastrophe.

Cent trente bénévoles juifs ont planté 400 oliviers la semaine dernière dans des villages palestiniens et ont poursuivi leur travail même après une attaque violente.

130 jüdische Freiwilligen haben in der vergangenen Woche in palästinensischen Dörfern 400 Olivenbäume gepflanzt und setzen ihre Arbeit auch nach mindestens einem gewalttätigen Angriff fort.

Ciento treinta voluntarios judíos plantaron cuatrocientos olivos la semana pasada en aldeas palestinas, y han proseguido con su labor incluso después de haber sufrido varios ataques violentos.

One hundred and thirty Jewish volunteers planted 400 olive trees last week in Palestinian villages, continuing their work even following at least one violent attack.

The world’s Orthodox Christians drew together in prayer, in small groups, in cathedrals and churches, or at home with loved ones, ringing a traditional Orthodox Easter greeting in an especially challenging year: “Christ is risen! Indeed, Christ is risen!”