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Israel Study Tour with South Tulsa Baptist Church
April 4-14, 2022
Led by Eric Costanzo
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Trip Blog Posts
Day 08 - Jerusalem : Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Pool of Bethesda, Yad Vashem, Saint Anne's, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulcher
posted on Thursday April 14 2022 at 12:00 am UTC
In the Garden of Gethsemane we meditated on the last evening Christ spent in freedom before his arrest. We talked of the tension between Jesus’ humanity and his divinity in that moment. The agony and dread that filled him verses his complete understanding of what had to be done to reconcile humanity...
Day 07 - Jerusalem : Hezekiah's Tunnel, Western Wall, Davidson Center, Southern Steps, Model of Jerusalem, Yad Vashem
posted on Wednesday April 13 2022 at 12:05 am UTC
From witnessing (and participating!) a Bar Mitzvah processional at the Western Wall, to eating lunch with a Palestinian family in Bethlehem, today we were fully immersed in the vibrancy of Jerusalem! In the morning we stood high within the City of David, overlooking the Kidron Valley and learned of Mount...
Day 06 - Galilee: Beth She’an, Mt. Carmel, Caesarea Maritima
posted on Tuesday April 12 2022 at 12:00 am UTC
We enjoyed a lovely morning hike up Tel Bet She’an through ruins and wildflowers. We admired cows grazing nearby, and were joined for a short time by a friendly cattledog. It was downright bucolic! Towards the summit of the tel, we turned a corner and approached an overlook. What we saw suddenly...
Day 05 - Katzrin, Caesarea Philippi, Tel Dan, Susita
posted on Monday April 11 2022 at 12:00 am UTC
Every stop we make serves to enhance our understanding of Israel’s story. Every tel, every archeological dig, every teaching Ronen gives– they are all stones carefully laid as we build a more solid foundation for our faith. The ruins we walk among help us to visualize the biblical...
Day 04 - Galilee: Boat Ride, Tabgha, Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Chorazin, Mount Arbel
posted on Sunday April 10 2022 at 12:00 am UTC
Today, we delved deeper into what it meant to be a disciple in first century Judea. We learned how the original twelve interacted with their calling to “Follow me” – how they lived up to the standards of discipleship and how they fell short. As Christians, we are followers...
Day 03 - Ein Gedi, Qumran, Bethany Beyond the Jordan, Jericho
posted on Saturday April 09 2022 at 12:00 am UTC
Yesterday’s journey through the wilderness reinforced the reality of God’s presence in the desert despite the evident hostility of the environment. Today, we experienced the other side of the wilderness as we visited several spots of oasis. Ein Gedi stands out as a unique...
Day 02 - Masada, Bedouin Hospitality, Camel Ride, Tel Arad, Dead Sea
posted on Friday April 08 2022 at 12:00 am UTC
The wilderness is different from the way most of us have visualized since our Sunday school days. Imagine rolling hills, plateaus, and crags covered with more rocks than you’ve ever seen. Take that image you have in your head and add even more rocks– Now you’ll be at a pretty good approximation...
Day 01 - Shephelah: Yad Hashmonah, Beth Shemesh, Azekah, Beit Guvrin
posted on Thursday April 07 2022 at 12:00 am UTC
Our journey towards Jerusalem began today in Shephelah- the lowlands of Israel. Our sight was clouded by the haze that settled on the landscape, so we had to trust Ronan when he repeatedly told us what we COULD be seeing if it was a clear day. Despite the haze, the Shephelah’s rolling fertile hills...
Day 00 - Traveling Mercies Received!
posted on Wednesday April 06 2022 at 12:00 am UTC
It feels like we began our journey to Israel weeks ago, but in reality it’s only been two days of travel–Give or take some time zone changes. Our aliyah has, thus far, been uneventful–Thank God!–with only light turbulence. All COVID tests have come back negative so we will...
Preparing for Israel
posted on Monday March 07 2022 at 9:50 pm UTC
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