Pastors Jordan and Adam Miller-Stubbendick have most recently served as co-country coordinators for the ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission program in  Jerusalem and the West Bank. With their two young children, they lived in Jerusalem for a year and a half, accompanying the Palestinian people of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan (ELCJHL) and the Holy Land. Their time in the Holy Land ended when they were evacuated back to the United States due to intensifying violence against the people of Gaza in October 2023.

As they said goodbye to Palestinian friends in October, one friend implored them with the following words. “Tell your country what is really happening in Palestine.” Since October, Pastors Jordan and Adam have shared stories of the life-changing work of the ELCJHL, stories of Palestine, and ways that the people of the ELCA can help fellow Christians in the Holy Land. Their presentations take the often overwhelming issue of the relationship between Palestine and Israel and humanize it by sharing pictures and accessible stories of the real people who live and work in Palestine.

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This presentation will be about an hour and a half and includes ample time for questions at the end.