• A Dream for Isaac and Ishmael

    A few years ago we launched the Isaac Ishmael Initiative because of a dream … a “crazy” dream that only God could fulfill.

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A day is coming when Jew and Gentile will live in peace.

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Pathways

Empower people to love others from Jewish and Muslim backgrounds…

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Foundations

The core of who we are …

Our Beliefs

Holy Land Trips

The Holy Land is central to all of the Abrahamic Faiths. The biblical narrative unfolded in this land over thousands of years. And many Christians, Jews, and Muslims are drawn to the land as a pilgrimage of sorts.

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Migration Europe

In 2011 with the beginning of the “Arab Spring,” increasing numbers of people have sought asylum in Europe, The migration peaked in 2015 with millions of people seeking refuge in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and elsewhere.

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Jordan and Beyond Refugee Assistance

Tens of thousands of Christian, Yazidi, and other minority groups have fled Iraq  due to warfare and persecution. Many have gone to Jordan and live in limbo … in refugee camps as well as in places such as Amman (the capital).

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Seminars

We offer a variety of seminars and events to help inspire and educate people on the beliefs and traditions of the Abrahamic faiths. Our focus is always on how the life and teaching of Jesus intersects these traditions and issues we address.

Our seminars include:

  • Passover Seders
  • Speaking Peace Together seminar
  • A Jew, an Arab, and a White Guy Walk into a Church
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Kurds Flee Attacks in Syria

They are a people without a country. More than 25 million Kurds live in their ancestral lands of eastern Syria, Turkey, Iraq, and Iran and yet they are not free. In some cases they have been oppressed for decades.

In October, 2019 the fragile balance of power in northern Syria changed overnight and more than 2 million Kurdish men, women, and children are in danger. They are fleeing an invasion by the Turkish military into Syria.

For a video update from Brian Newman on the Crisis: Click Here

The Kurds have few “safe havens” to move to. One of them is the semi-autonomous Kurdish Region of Iraq. This is where The Isaac Ishmael Initiative is partnering with N2N, a local non-profit in the city of Sulaymeniah.

We have launched an emergency assistance project to provide shelter, food, medical care, and other supplies to the displaced who come to Iraq.

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For a comprehensive picture at the Kurdish people, go to:

The Kurdish Project