Tel Aviv, Israel
I’m grateful to share that I’ve been accepted into Tel Aviv University, where I plan to pursue a second master’s degree in Conflict Resolution and Mediation with a focus on International Diplomacy.
My hope is to move back to Israel this fall and continue building upon the life, relationships, and calling the Lord first began unfolding there in 2023.
While there will always be opportunities for ministry in Israel, this portion of the journey is less of a traditional missions trip and more of a strategic transition into the next season of my life and calling. After completing my time in Jordan, I plan to cross the border into Israel and spend several weeks preparing for my return this fall as a master’s student in Conflict Resolution and Mediation.
Since 2023, Israel has become the place where I have spent the greatest portion of my time — living, studying, volunteering, ministering, discipling, and building deep community. Over the past several years, the Lord has opened doors for me to serve alongside pastors, nonprofit leaders, students, and local communities throughout the country. What began as a simple willingness to go has steadily developed into a deep love for the land, the people, and the work taking place there.
This summer provides a unique and incredibly meaningful opportunity to reconnect with ministry leaders, my former pastor, and several men I previously discipled while living in Israel. Because I will be relocating to a new city and attending a new university, this time will also allow me to begin establishing practical foundations before officially moving back on a two-year student visa — including finding a church community, touring campus, building new relationships in Tel Aviv, and prayerfully searching for long-term housing.
Housing in Tel Aviv is notoriously difficult due to the density and cost of the city, so I am especially hopeful to pursue housing opportunities through ministry and relational connections rather than navigating the market alone. More than logistics, however, this trip represents continuity — returning not as a stranger, but to continue cultivating relationships, ministry, and community that have already deeply shaped my life.
I genuinely believe the Lord is making a way for me to return to Israel this fall to continue building upon the life and work I have been privileged to steward there over the past several years. The opportunity to first be in Jordan opens an incredible door to make many of these connections and preparations before fully stepping into this next chapter.
While housing in Israel this trip is largely covered through friendships and ministry connections, I am still raising support for transportation, food, local travel, and transition expenses as I prepare to relocate back to Israel this fall for graduate studies at Tel Aviv University.
Border crossing & transportation from Jordan — $100
Food & groceries — $250
Public transportation — $100
Coffee meetings & ministry connections — $75
Phone / SIM / practical expenses — $50
Apartment & university preparation — $125
Miscellaneous / contingency — $100
A couple photos from my time living in Israel — two dear friends of mine on the left, and a discipleship group hike through the desert on the right.
