Jeff Braucher

Jeff "Indiana" Braucher at Caesarea
Jeff is the man in the Indiana Jones hat. He’s the man who makes all the contacts, does all the planning, and makes these trips to the Holy Land happen for seminary students and pastors. He’s the guy who keeps our spirits up when we get weary or frustrated. He’s the guy who patiently stayed with us on our snail’s pace up Sinai when the others rushed to the top. He’s the guy buying a thousands post cards he doesn’t need and dozens of trinkets from poor street venders just because he loves these people and wants to “help them out”. He’s the guy who lends you a few bucks when you leave your wallet in the bus. He’s the guy who gets off the bus in a traffic jam in downtown Bethlehem in a snow storm and directs traffic like a cop so our bus can get through the narrow streets. He’s the guy whose smile is never bigger than when he sees us having a wonderful time. He’s the guy who rescues me from the vender who took my $20 we’d agreed on for his merchandise, but then demanded $3 more before giving me the item. He’s the guy who sets up incredible worship experiences with Palestinian Christians in Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem, because he knows the Palestinian Believers will be blessed and the Americans will be inspired. He’s the man who talks with such tenderness about his granddaughter and his wife. Simply put, he’s the man. He wears the hat well. Thank you Jeff.