Israel, Jordan, Turkey Study Tour with GTI Tours
January 11-23, 2026
Led by Rich Ferreira, Jerrell Jobe
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Trip Blog Posts
Day 5 -| Fortress, Word, & Living Water
posted on Friday January 16 2026 at 8:00 pm UTC
Today was another full day of walking the Land with Bible in hand. We began by ascending Masada. Even its name tells a story. Metsudah, in Hebrew, means fortress. Likely, first used by the Hasmoneans in the second century BC, Masada was later transformed into an architectural...
Day 04 - From Wilderness to Promise
posted on Thursday January 15 2026 at 8:00 pm UTC
Today we said goodbye to Jordan. We crossed through the Arava Valley, moving from one side of the biblical story to the other, from wilderness memory toward fulfilled promise. The road itself felt intentional, a corridor of transition that mirrors so much of the biblical narrative. Our...
Day 03 - Petra and the God Who Forms a People
posted on Wednesday January 14 2026 at 8:00 pm UTC
Today we began Day Three of our Jordan & Israel Pastors Tour in the Rose City of Petra.The city takes its name from the rock itself, carved from sandstone that glows red, pink, and gold as the light shifts. Petra reached its height under the Nabataean Kingdom, roughly from 500 BC to 106 AD. The...
Day 02 - Standing at the Threshold
posted on Tuesday January 13 2026 at 7:00 pm UTC
Today was our first full day on the ground for the Jordan and Israel Signature Tour, and we stepped immediately into a pivotal hinge of the biblical story. We stood on Mount Nebo, looking into the Promised Land with Moses. From this height, Deuteronomy 34 came alive. God showed Moses the land in...
Day 01 - A Preface Before the Journey
posted on Monday January 12 2026 at 6:00 pm UTC
Today was our first day on the ground for the Jordan & Israel Pastors Familiarization Tour. And fittingly, it was not yet Jordan, and not yet Israel. It was a preface. We began not in the land of promise, but in the city that once stood at the crossroads of empire, theology, and global...
Preparing for Israel, Jordan, Turkey
posted on Wednesday January 07 2026 at 3:05 am UTC
Our trip will be here before you know it! Once we're on the ground 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, to not only bring you along...