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In early September, JPB Executive Director, Fr. Nicholas Porter led 60 members of the Order of St. John on a day of interfaith exploration in the Old City of Jerusalem. The group visited the Al-Aksa Complex, the Western Wall, the Mount of Olives, the St. John Eye Clinic in Muristan, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Armenian Convent of SS. James. JPB and the Order have been partners since 2012, with JPB leading education travel opportunities for the Order to deepen i

Unknown to many, the Island of Cyprus continues to experience its own divisive conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Carrying on for decades without progress toward a lasting peace agreement, local and international partners decided to launch reconciliation programs between Cypriot youth to instill the next generation with the knowledge, skills, and relationships to bring about an end to the conflict. One such outstanding program is the Cyprus Friendship Program (CFP),

New to Summer 2018, JPB added a fourth program to its summer youth institute roster. Increasing demand for quality interfaith youth programming prompted JPB to take the bold step of adding a new program. The Voyager program operated out of Camp Allen in Navasota, TX and hosted 25 youth and adults. Focusing on the theme of "Journey of a Peacebuilder", the Voyager teens enjoyed nine spirit-filled days of workshops, dialogue, recreation, interfaith learning, and field trips into

This summer, JPB led a record four interfaith leadership and peacebuilding programs, involving over 100 youth and adults. By far, it was our biggest summer ever. The programs featured engaging workshops, guest speakers, dialogues, recreation, field trips, service-projects, and residential living. These unique opportunities to encounter the other examined core program themes such as the hero's journey, service-learning, interfaith citizenship, and leadership. Through visits to