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Israel Study Tour - Troy Thomas & Marshall Holtvluwer
April 23 - May 3, 2018
Led by Troy Thomas, Marshall Holtvluwer
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Trip Blog Posts
What a blessing this trip has been
posted on Thursday May 03 2018 at 3:32 am UTC
It is hard to believe that this is the last time that I need to update you! We finished our tour of Israel in a great way. We started off by visiting Hezekiah's Tunnel. King Hezekiah was one of the good kings of Judah and built a long underground tunnel to a nearby spring, just outside the Jerusalem...
Exploring Jerusalem
posted on Wednesday May 02 2018 at 2:11 am UTC
We had our first day of touring Jerusalem today! It was a great experience, starting with a breathtaking view as we arrived looking on the skyline. We could see the Dome of the Rock from a distance. This is where Abraham almost sacrificed his son Isaac on the altar to God. The Dome of the Rock now covers...
Greetings from Jerusalem!
posted on Tuesday May 01 2018 at 2:25 am UTC
Greetings from Jerusalem! We arrived here early this evening and will begin our tour of the city tomorrow morning. We began this morning in Beth She’an. This was a Roman city, part of the Decapolis mentioned in scripture. This was was complete with a community gym, pool, steam room and shopping...
This is our path too!
posted on Monday April 30 2018 at 2:30 am UTC
Tonight is our last night staying at the Sea of Galilee. We began our day with an experience. We met with a guide named Sarah who showed us what it was like to live in a village of the first century Israel. She helped us set the mood by giving us all first century attire to walk around in! We started...
Galilee
posted on Sunday April 29 2018 at 3:47 am UTC
What an excellent start to the day! We saw the first century fishing boat that was found in the Sea of Galilee. We were able to take pictures of it and get an idea of what the boats looked like that crossed the Sea in the first century. Then, as a group we set sail on the Sea. We danced together on the...
Eternal significance
posted on Saturday April 28 2018 at 2:53 am UTC
Greetings from the northeastern side of the Sea of Galilee! We left out hotel on south side of the Dead Sea this morning, after a rain delay. We needed to wait for the roads to clear up after the rain storm last night. We still got plenty of sites in today! After a long bus trip, we arrived in Caesarea....
What God asks of us
posted on Friday April 27 2018 at 2:22 am UTC
After we spent the night right next to the Dead Sea, we sayed close and explored the Dead Sea Valley at Masada. We took a cable car that climb us this tall mountain. The sights were incredible, overlooking the valley from up above. Herod the Great built this city on top of a mountain for protection in...
Loving him just for who He is.
posted on Thursday April 26 2018 at 6:53 am UTC
We began our day in Kiriath-Jearim. We learned that the Ark of the Covenant was located here for about 20 years. We looked at I Choronicals and learned that the Israelites were looking towards the Ark as a sort of good luck charm. We reflected on how we may be looking at God for good-luck, rather than...
We've Arrived!
posted on Wednesday April 25 2018 at 7:47 am UTC
We are safely at Tel Aviv! Thank you everyone for your faithful prayers for safety so far! Please continue to pray for safety, health and that the scriptures would come alive as we visit the different sites! Kyle Frier [topic name="tel-aviv"]...
Preparing for Israel
posted on Tuesday March 13 2018 at 4:55 pm UTC
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