Israel Tour Journal: Day 5

Have you ever heard of the city of Nain? I’ve read the Bible for more than 35 years, but before today I would have answered the question, “No.” Nain is where Jesus raised the widow’s son from the dead. (Luke 7:11-17). Before today, I paid no attention to the name of the city where Jesus … Continue reading “Israel Tour Journal: Day 5”

Israel Tour Journal: Day 4

Today was a busy day in Jerusalem. We left Yad Hashemona for Jerusalem at 8:15 a.m. and returned at 6:30 p.m. Here’s what we did in the morning: Mount Scopus, Mount of Olives, Kidron Valley, Garden of Gethsemane, Memorial of Absalom, Tomb of Zecharia, and lunch at Ramat Rachel kibbutz. After lunch we drove to … Continue reading “Israel Tour Journal: Day 4”

Israel Tour Journal: Day 3

Life is a journey. This tour of Israel is a microcosm of that journey. There is a beginning, an end and a time in between. It is in the in-between time one hopes for personal transformation.This evening we entered the in-between time when Arie Bar-David taught us for the first time on this tour. The … Continue reading “Israel Tour Journal: Day 3”

Israel Tour Journal: Day 2

We arrived safely in Tel Aviv, and our friend and tour leader, Ji Yun, picked us up at the airport. Israel is about the size of New Jersey, so it doesn’t take long to get around. It took about twenty minutes to get from Tel Aviv to Yad Hashmona, the Christian moshav where we are staying. … Continue reading “Israel Tour Journal: Day 2”

Israel Tour Journal: Day 1

Today we are making our journey from our home to Israel. The journey consists of 12 hours of flying, 18 hours total travel time with the layover and travel to and from airports. I’m actually writing this while on the plane somewhere over Europe, watching the time on the destination monitor in the plane move … Continue reading “Israel Tour Journal: Day 1”