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Israel Study Tour with Joshua Wilderness Institute
April 8-20, 2018
Led by Bob Plouffe
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Trip Blog Posts
Fragrance
posted on Thursday April 19 2018 at 3:41 pm UTC
Today we woke up in Israel, the beautiful town of Jerusalem for the last time! Sad day. We started off our morning by visiting the Mount of Olives. We discussed the miracle of the raising of Lazarus, and the story of Mary anointing Jesus with perfume. We discussed that we all have a “fragrance”...
From Jerusalem to Bethlehem
posted on Wednesday April 18 2018 at 11:02 pm UTC
Hi, we are in Israel and today was a good day. Sadly this morning we did not get to sleep in and so we got up at 6:15 and we went to breakfast. After breakfast we had a devotional that was lead by Amy. Since it was the Memorial of all the fallen soldiers of the Israel army, Amy talked about remembering...
Our first day in Jerusalem
posted on Tuesday April 17 2018 at 11:46 pm UTC
As we are sitting here writing this on the roof of Ramat Rachel Kibbutz a siren sounded at exactly 8 pm throughout all of Israel and everything stoped. The cars, the people, the noise. Everything stops to commemorate the memorial. Today was our first day in Jerusalem, the place of the Temple Mount...
Comfort vs Obedience
posted on Tuesday April 17 2018 at 1:13 am UTC
Shalom, all the way in Israel. Today is our seventh day in the Promised Land and we traveled all day through the Jezreel Valley to the coast of the Mediterranean and now headed to Jerusalem! We started our day hiking up the Tel of Megiddo where we learned about Solomon’s reign and the reign of...
Faithful to the call
posted on Monday April 16 2018 at 1:00 am UTC
The third day of our adventures in Galilee started off in a small town called Qatzrin. We donned first century clothing and got to experience a small part of what it would have been like to live two thousand years ago. We got a tour of the wheat field and the olive press, and then ground wheat flour...
Shabbat
posted on Sunday April 15 2018 at 12:03 am UTC
From children to parents: It was a normal day today. Heard about US bombing Syria when we woke up. But don’t worry, all is safe. No change to the trip itinerary or the state of Israel. Great trip. Love you all! Moving on to what we did today. Today is Shabbat (Sabbath) in Israel which falls on...
A Mountaintop Prayer
posted on Friday April 13 2018 at 8:02 am UTC
Hello families!! Siera and Shiloh here. Today has been a great day. We are currently sitting and watching the sunset over the Sea of Galilee beneath a small tree. Our morning began with breakfast, per usual. We then received a lovely devotion organized by Media Coordinator Extraordinaire, Benjamin...
He is our living water
posted on Thursday April 12 2018 at 11:05 pm UTC
Our first stop of the day was Masada. Masada is 1.42 miles in height. We took the trail as a team, making it up one step at a time. It was hard for many of us, me included, but with the support of our Joshua classmates and the staff, WE ALL MADE IT TO THE TOP TOGETHER!!! Once at the top we learned...
We could hear the land
posted on Thursday April 12 2018 at 6:07 am UTC
Today the Joshua class started by taking a two hour bus ride to the Wilderness of Zin which is commonly known today as Ein Avdat. The Wilderness of Zin is one of the deserts that the Israelites traveled through in Numbers. This is where Moses struck the rock for the Israelites twice so that they could...
Much more vivid
posted on Tuesday April 10 2018 at 8:37 am UTC
Shalom from Israel! Our plane flights went by quickly thanks to sleep and sharing stories with each other. Praise the Lamb! We arrived past midnight, Israeli time, to our hotel where the hotel staff had stayed up to serve us a special welcome dinner. We woke up bright and early the next day,...
Preparing for Israel
posted on Tuesday March 13 2018 at 3:25 pm UTC
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