A shepherd with his flock on Mount Ararat.
We see and visit many shepherds in our travels into and around the mountains. The story of our Good Shepherd is very relatable to those who tend herds in some of the most remote places.
God is on the move
By Gary Fallesen, founding president, Climbing For Christ
Elaine, Gary, and Holly with Osman, an MBB with whom they had just prayed in Dogubayazit, Turkey. (Photo by Behzat Bucak)
It was a prophetic moment, a page out of the Old Testament delivered electronically from ...
Mission: Ararat 2020
By Gary Fallesen, founding president, Climbing For Christ
Saturday, Aug. 1
Our team photo in front of Mount Ararat: (left to right) Holly, Behzat, Elaine, and Gary.
“How was your trip?” It is a commonly asked question.
...
Mount Ararat. (Photo by Gary Fallesen)
Climbing For Christ has returned to Mount Ararat for the first time since 2015. CLICK HERE to read daily Dispatches from Mission: Ararat 2020.
“If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?” – Luke 15:4. (Photos by Gary Fallesen)
Outreach around Mount Suphan in eastern Tu...
Holly in the Pyrenees in France.
Nationality: USA. Occupation: Systems engineer. Missions with C4C: Ararat 2020.
How long have you climbed? I have always felt at home in the mountains, but I started getting more serious about hiking and trekking in the past four years. Type of climbing you do: H...
Missy weaving with women in Morocco.
Nationality: United States of America. Occupation: Development director, Climbing For Christ. Missions with C4C: Morocco 2017 and Turkey 2019.
How long have you climbed? Nine years. Type of climbing you do: Hiking/trekking. Highlight of climbing career: Pr...
Discipling, teaching, and encouraging
“Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.” – Ephesians 4:12 (NLT)
By Gary Fallesen, founding president, Climbing For Christ
(NOTE: Climbing For Christ is revisiting Turke...
A Turkish military patrol along the Syrian border when U.S.-backed Kurdish forces were fighting ISIS to the south. The Syrian Civil War (since 2011) and the battle against ISIS led to 3.5 million Syrians crossing the border into Turkey.
Green light means woe
By Gary Fallesen, founding presid...