Walk with us through the streets of Bethlehem from the Old Town market in Bethlehem through Manger Square all the way to the location Jesus was believed to be born, the Church of the Nativity.

Enjoy this 11-minute walk-through to get a first-hand experience of what Bethlehem is like in the 21st century.

We’re in the Tel Aviv airport on our way back from Bethlehem to our IMB field locations in Thailand and London. We’ve enjoyed our time in Bethlehem.  Thank you for tuning in to mReport for this live web event. We’re deeply committed to expanding and improving this type of communication between the field and our [...]

Eight churches watched the LIVE Bethlehem webcast during their Sunday morning services, but if you missed those, you still have the opportunity to catch one more live webcast Monday, Dec. 6 at 10/9 a.m. CST. That webcast will be a Q & A talk about what life is like for believers in Bethlehem and will [...]

We’re streaming to individual churches right now, and have finished sending webcasts to 6 out of 8 scheduled churches. We will conclude with out last two in 10 minutes. Thanks to those of you who have tuned in. You can watch the archives on www.livebethlehem.com via the playlist, and view more photos and videos from [...]

Head over to www.livebethlehem.com or www.livestream.com/livebethlehem to view our ongoing broadcast. The schedule is also listed at www.livebethlehem.com for you to see when we are estimated to start our webcast and to which churches. 9:40 EST – First Baptist Church, Montgomery, AL 10:10 EST – Wallace Memorial Baptist Church, Knoxville, TN 10:30 EST – First [...]

Everything in Isa’s life screams Jesus. Even his name – Isa – is Jesus in Arabic. He lives in Bethlehem in a perpetual nativity scene. He wakes up with olive-wood dust still underneath his fingernails, the dust sanded and carved off nativity sets. Mangers are stacked en masse about his shop, and his desk sits [...]

A small remnant of Palestinian Christians call Bethlehem home. They are a nod to the heritage that believers have in the birthplace of the Savior, a place that barely resembles the stable we put on the mantle every year. But the city grants a slight throwback here and there, just to let you know it [...]

Christmas Song #2 from Bethlehem by mreport A second song we recorded from our time in Bethlehem during Christmas of 2007. Lyrics: Some are born to live, but never see the cross. The manger that held the mighty, great Lord — (Was it a quick choice? Or part of a grander plan?) In that manger [...]

Christmas Song #1 from Bethlehem by mreport In Christmas of 2007, mReport came to scout the city for a potential future webcast and to experience modern-day Bethlehem. While here, we met a handful of Palestinian Christians who were musicians. They were preparing for a worship service in the streets. We liked to think of some [...]

Ramzi grew up in a Christian family in Bethlehem, but after a lot of his friends and family members got shot and killed in an outbreak of violence, he turned his back on anything to do with Christianity. “I said, ‘Where is your protection, God? Are you there? Are you hearing us? We are persecuted.’ [...]