Finding the Source of Life When telling a friend we were going to Israel, they told me there was one place we absolutely HAD to go. “Even if the tour leader says to go somewhere else, stop him and say, ‘We must go to En Gedi.’” When I heard that for the first time, I was like “En get-a? What?? Why?” “When Saul returned from …
Monuments & Moments – Day 9 – The Road to Damascus
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 …
Monuments & Moments – Day 8 – The Gates of Hell
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 …
Monuments & Moments – Day 7 – Hezekiah’s Tunnel
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 …