Saying Good Bye to Israel

Shalom friends! I left you yesterday at the Garden Tomb, and we'll pick up there today. Perhaps the most significant place of all for Christians, the Garden Tomb is a quiet, peaceful place right in the middle of a bustling, chaotic Arab area, only blocks from the Damascus Gate. In that garden, it is common …

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Jerusalem: the Grand Finale

Our final day in Israel proved to be extra special as we visited very significant holy sites and had a wonderful time at our farewell meeting/dinner. Temple Mount from the Mount of Olives Our day began on the Mount of Olives, where we got a view of Temple Mount. Imagining Jesus on that very mount, …

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Blue Flag 2019

https://youtu.be/k7dl6WtHLT8 This military exercise was just wrapping up as we arrived in Israel several days ago. Since then, the IAF (Israeli Air Force) has conducted missions in Syria. It's a busy place militarily, yet so incredibly peaceful inside Israel! Read more about Blue Flag 2019 here, and about Syrian air strikes here. Behold, He who …

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Day 2 in Jerusalem

Truly I say to you, not one stone here will be left upon another, which will not be torn down. ~Matthew 24:2b Our first stop of the day was the Davidson Center and the Temple ruins that remain visible today following the fulfillment of the prophecy in Matthew 24:2 (above). Jesus accurately predicted the Temple would …

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