My dear friends, Emotionally, I knew the return would be difficult. I was expecting this season to be a time of healing from multiple past friendships/relationships, and that certainly has happened. There's been a lot of redemption and restoration that's happened - places that once brought me bad memories I can and have now filled …
I'm not 100% sure where to start this blog post. It's been a long time coming, that's for sure. I often have things on my heart I want to write about but it seems like I have to intentionally press pause on life to be able to sit down long enough to get all my …
Good morning from Cincinnati! ❤ As I write this, it's currently 7:30 am. I've been awake since 3 a.m. and went to bed around 12:30am, meaning I have gotten very little sleep. More on that later. Below is my current view... running on lots of espresso today!! I'm back Stateside and have been for a …
This year in Israel has been somewhat of a beast for me. It's been really, really good - I've grown a lot, made new friends, and gotten to experience life here in Israel. It's also been somewhat of a pressure cooker, bringing to light issues in myself that I didn't know were issues, and forcing …
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At the Jerusalem Promenade (Tayelet) Most of my time in Jerusalem has been spent praying about what God has next for me. On July 2nd, 2018, when I step on the plane to return home to Cincinnati, what am I going to be walking into? What is my next job, or my next calling? Honestly, …
The Zealous Israel Project participants We have come to Mount Zion, city of the living God. Heavenly Jerusalem, by His blood we have come. "Mt. Zion," Jonathan David + Melissa Helser It's been six months since my last blog. Honestly, I've been trying to figure out how exactly to put into words my experience living …
Dear friends, If you haven't heard already.... I'm moving to Israel. For a year. Crazy, huh? It's all very surreal to me, too. I'll be moving at the end of July as a part of the Zealous Israel Project with Bridges for Peace, an 11-month servant-based discipleship program. I'll be living and working in Jerusalem …
Waiting sucks. I'll just say it outright. Unfortunately, we all wait for something - many things, typically - during our lifetime. Christians, it seems, tend to wait more than the average person. What is God telling me? When do I act on what He is telling me? How do I act? And what if I …
There are nights when I become very contemplative and aloof for no real reason; tonight is one of those nights, and they are becoming increasingly more common. My thoughts are restless, and while I told myself I would finish reading one of my school books, I found myself writing short stories and reflections instead. The …
Maybe it's about being willing to sit in a messy situation, for an extended period of time, to learn what real faith looks like. Maybe it's more about strengthening my faith through prayer and trusting God when there are no immediate answers. Maybe it's about trusting God when there are no answers.
RAE HELMER 