Gaining PerspectiveThis was the only day I was nervous on the trip. We stood on a dormant volcanic hill looking over Syria. Just over the border was a civil war that has been raging for six years, and we were told there was a possibility we could hear shots and bombs from the fighting. We looked over into territory controlled …

Building Upon the RockOn our day in the Golan Heights region, we made our way north to a place called Banias, and from there, to a place called The Gates of Hell. It was this place where I had a chance to teach to our group what it meant when Jesus said, “Upon this rock I will build my church …

Finding Hope in Dark PlacesToday was one of the most exciting days in Jerusalem and the Old City of David. We got a chance to travel in a tunnel located underneath the city that ran about 533m (1,748 ft) long and had about 5 inches of water flowing through it. We laughed and screamed and sang songs as we used …

On the BorderThe wall and the fence separating Israel from the West Bank were built to protect Israeli citizens from snipers and suicide bombers, coming from Palestinian cities, in the early 2000’s. Most of the divide is actually a chain-link fence, but in highly populated areas, there’s a wall that is 10 feet to 24 feet high. We visited the …