November 2011
8 posts
Our last day
Today is our last day. I think I’ve already mentioned it, but our actual itinerary has changed a lot and varies quite a bit from what I’ve posted here. I will take down the automatic posts in a few days, once I’ve had time to process everything. I will then begin to post what we actually did, as well as hopefully insights, thoughts, etc.
There is SO much swirling around in...
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Day 14
We will start the day by having breakfast at Independence Hall, where David Ben Gurion proclaimed the foundation of the State of Israel on May 14, 1948. There we will meet with Linda Olmert. We will then continue to Old Jaffa, an 8000 year old city port. We will then visit the ancient ruins and walk along the restored artists’ quarter. We will visit Sderot. Then we will have a farewell...
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Day 13
Today we will drive along the Coastal Route en route to Tel Aviv. We will visit Megiddo, also known as the site of biblical Armageddon (Revelation 16:12-16). Then we will drive past Mount Carmel where Elijah hid from King Ahab and contested the false prophets of Baal (1 Kings 1:18-42). Then we will continue to the Western Altar. Then we will travel to Caesarea Maritime, where the gentiles...
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Day 12
Today we are going to Tel Dan to visit the nature reserve which houses one of the three sources of the Jordan River. Remnants of the Canaanite city of Laish are on display, including a ritual site dating back to the days of Jeroboam. Then we will visit Caesarea Philippi, an ancient Roman city located on the southern west base of Mount Hermon. We will then continue to Oz 77 to the Valley of the...
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Day 11
Today we will travel to Capernaum, the center of Jesus’ Galilee ministry. He lived here for a substantial period of time, healing the sick, preaching in synagogues and performing miracles. Extensive archaeological ruins remain to this day. We will then continue to Tabgha, the site of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes. This afternoon, we will hike to a waterfall.
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Day 10
We will begin the day touring the Mount of the Beatitudes where Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. We will drive by Kursi, located on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee and view the mosaic floor covered with a Greek inscription. This is a site where Jesus healed a man possessed by demons (Mark 5:1-20). We will then visit Ein Gev, a Kibbutz located on the eastern shore of the Sea of...
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Day 9
Today we are going to visit the Eastern Altar. Then we will travel north to Beit Shean, one of the ancient Decapolis cities. We will visit a Roman theater. This is the city where Saul and his son Jonathan were nailed to walls (1 Samuel 31:10). Then we will visit Gideon’s Spring, a water source where God sifted out the warriors in Gideon’s army. We will then proceed to Mount Arbel....
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Day 8
Today we will visit Qumran and the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Afterwards, we will visit Ein Gedi, home to the beautiful hot springs, fascinating plants and wildlife, along with great hiking trails. Then we will visit Masada and tour the ancient fortress where the Zealots made their last stand against the Romans in 73 AD. In the afternoon, we will visit the Dead Sea and float in...
October 2011
7 posts
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Day 7
Today we will visit Efrat, an Israeli settlement south of Jerusalem within the Gush Et Zion region. Here we will meet with Rabbi Shlomo Riskin. We will then proceed to Bethlehem to visit the Church of the Nativity where we will meet with Pastors Naim and Steven Khoury and missionaries to the Palestinians. Later, we will shop at the Three Arches Bookstore in Bethlehem. This afternoon we will...
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Day 6
Today we will visit Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We will then continue to the Knesset, Israel’s House of Parliament, where we will meet with a representative and see the giant bronze Menorah sculpture. Then we will attend the Watchmen on the Wall commissioning service to be commissioned. We will then visit the Israel Museum where we will explore the extensive collection...
Days 1-2
I’m going to remove days 1-5 because the itinerary changed quite a bit from what I posted. So here’s what we really did: Day 1:
We arrived in the Holy Land about 1:30 PM local time (4:30 AM back home). The flight was a bit rough. We were surrounded by some sort of teenaged travel group that was returning home from the US and they were very loud the entire trip. Needless to say,...
Update
First of all, we got here safe and sound. And immediately, we received some blessing. As Deuteronomy 28:6 says, “Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.” Can’t wait to see what we get on the way out! Alas, the story: The flight went well, although it wasn’t fun… and we went through customs really easily and everything. Then, we went to the baggage...
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Day 2
Jerusalem!
Our day starts early, on the bus at 7:30 am. After breakfast this morning, we will go to the Mount of Olives to view the Holy City! We will briefly visit Dominus Flevit, “The Lord Wept”, the Roman Catholic church located on the Mount of Olives. We will then continue to the Garden of Gethsemane (John 18) between the ancient olive trees, followed by the Church of All...
Day 1
Today, we’ll arrive in Tel Aviv at 1pm local time. We will be attending a welcome meeting with the Senior Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Naomi Tsur.
Today, we pack.
Hello friends and family,
After a flurry of activity to get our lives in order while we’ll be gone for 16 days, we sort of forgot to pack. So we’re packing out little hearts out right now. But here is our prayer list while we’re gone:
Safe travel for us and our group
Finances (Evan will not be getting paid while we’re gone)
For us to hear from God clearly
Sanity on...