These photos of the desert in Israel were taken by Mark Winterlin, husband of ReachGlobal missionary Tara (Sharp) Winterlin, on a trip to Israel in 2024 alongside several EFCA leaders. Mark's photos were also used throughout Challenge 2024—the EFCA's biennial youth conference—in Kansas City.

Photo 1: From the top of Masada overlooking the southern tip of the Dead Sea.
Photo 2: A view of the cliffs below Masada—the rectangular shape in the upper left-hand side of the frame are remains from a Roman encampment from the siege of Masada in 72-73AD.
Photo 3: The cliffs around Masada taken from the cable car that takes visitors to the summit.
Photo 4: The hills around Ein Gedi nature reserve, where David hid from Saul and where people think "the wilderness" is when often mentioned in the Psalms.