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We went from the peaceful setting of the Essences in Qumran to the military fortress built by Herod the Great at Masada. It was taken by the Jews during the rebellion against Rome in 70ad. That year the Romans destroyed … Continue reading →

Today we are traveling to the lowest place on the earth, the Dead Sea. Our guide, Isaac, said that when we are asked “How low can you go?” We can answer, “We’ve been there!” : ) On the way we … Continue reading →

No…not those stones : ) Today we began the day early by traveling to Bethlehem which is where…well, you know. What you may not know is that it is under Palestinian control. That means that our Israeli guide, Isaac, had … Continue reading →

No…not the kind of pool you are thinking of. We went to the pool of Bethesda mentioned in John 5. This is the story of Jesus healing a lame man on the Sabbath. The man has been waiting by this … Continue reading →

Today we had an early start as we went to one of the most common sites in Jerusalem…the western wall or better known as the “wailing wall”. This is area that the Jews consider the closest point to where the … Continue reading →

As our Sunday draws to a close we know you are worshipping now and we miss being with family and friends. We were able to have a worship time on the Mount of Olives in the Garden of Gethsemanie this … Continue reading →

Today we woke up in the city of Jerusalem! We arrived last night in time to see the sun set and a full moon rise over this ancient capital. Wow! Today we will start early by going to the Mount … Continue reading →

Today as we left modern Nazareth we came to the edge of town where Jesus was almost thrown off a precipice by His own towns people. It was a scary hilltop(Luke 4:16-30) . This was after Jesus had read in … Continue reading →

We woke up this morning to a beautiful sunrise over the Golan Heights shimmering across the Sea of Galilee. We at so privileged to be able to see this. We went to the small town of Mary Magdela where we … Continue reading →

Wow! We traveled to the most Northern point of Israel which is Caesarea Philippi. To get there we drove a narrow highway with Lebanon on the left and Syria on the right. The road was lined with fencing that warned … Continue reading →