Category Archives: 2012 Mission: Holy Land

Today we left the land of the Ammonites and Moabites and headed south of the Dead Sea to the land of Edom. Unlike Ammon and Moab who descended from Lot…Edom was from Jacob’s brother Esau. Esau had rough red features … Continue reading →

A lot has has happened since the last installment and it involves a lot of traveling. After visiting the Elah valley where David killed Goliath we visited two possible places where Jesus met with the disciples traveling on the Emmaus … Continue reading →

Today we will go to the valley of Elah which is where young David killed Goliath. We will stand at the brook where he took the stones. This place is where David declared, “You come to me with a sword, … Continue reading →

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 →