Trip Blog Posts

posted on Friday March 02 2018 at 1:33 am UTC

It is pretty crazy to think that this was our last day here in the Holy Land! I can say that the trip was made up of some very long days, but an incredibly fast week. To finish off our journey, we traveled this morning to the Mount of Olives where we started a day-long walk through Jesus’ last...

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posted on Thursday March 01 2018 at 1:23 am UTC

Today we started by visiting the Temple Mount. After leaving our backpacks and bibles on the bus, and making sure we were in modest clothing, we went inside and heard about the rich history of the place we stood. We even heard and experienced some of the political tension and complication involved in...

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posted on Wednesday February 28 2018 at 1:16 am UTC

Shalom friends and family! We have finally arrived too the great city of Jerusalem! The name itself either means “city of peace,” or “complete city.” In Jewish culture, this place is of the utmost importance; it’s a place to come to be closer to God. As Christians, it was so special and awe...

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posted on Tuesday February 27 2018 at 2:37 am UTC

After spending three nights and days at one of the loveliest places in Israel, the Kibbutz Ein Gev on the Sea of Galilee, the time came this morning to journey onward toward Jerusalem. Our hearts are spilling over for all that we have already experienced in being able to do life in strategic places...

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posted on Monday February 26 2018 at 3:59 am UTC

Well what a week we had, this has exceeded our expectations this is the bible in 3D today our day started with Katzrin which is a reproduction of life in a village which depicted life in the time of Jesus. We got to bake our own bread the way they would have done it back then, worked an olive press...

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posted on Sunday February 25 2018 at 3:48 am UTC

Day four started out as a beautiful day in the synagogue at Chorazin. We saw a stone  manger that Carol fit in so well. It was easy to imagine all the male members of the family living in this village honoring God reading from the Torah. Imagine the traditions that all the boys growing into men go...

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posted on Saturday February 24 2018 at 4:23 am UTC

Day three of our tour was has been one of the coolest days for me. Our day began at a place called En-Gedi. This is the spot that we believe David hid from Saul in the caves found in 1 Samuel 24. Before we explored the area we took time as a group to center our hearts and minds on the Lord through a...

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posted on Friday February 23 2018 at 1:26 am UTC

Shalom friends and family! Today was a day full of knowledge and traversing an incredibly beautiful landscape. We started the day off visiting Masada.  A brave group of a few individuals took the hike up the snake path to the very top!  It is the place where a great fortress was built, and where...

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posted on Thursday February 22 2018 at 1:19 am UTC

We began our journey today in a biblical garden in Kiriath Jearim. This was overlooking the valley where many of the battles between the Jews and Philistines were. We read through 1 Samuel 4 where the Israelites lost against the Philistines. Ronin, our tour guide, said something about this story that...

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posted on Wednesday February 21 2018 at 1:18 am UTC

Another day of travel is underway as we time warp 10 hours ahead of our good ol’ Pacific Standard time. We’ll have a brief layover in Istanbul before arriving in Tel Aviv, Israel Tuesday night. Here are some pics of fun we had in the Istanbul airport. We’ve enjoyed getting to know one another today...

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posted on Tuesday February 13 2018 at 10:03 pm UTC

Our trip to Israel will be here before you know it! Once we're on the ground in Israel, we'll post periodic updates and photos. Check back often or get update notifications using the subscribe options on this page. We'll be sharing our travel experiences online with you, our friends and family,...

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