What to do on a Long Journey

Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord.Lord, hear my voice!Let Your ears be attentiveTo the voice of my supplications.If You, Lord, should mark iniquities,O Lord, who could stand?But there is forgiveness with You,That You may be feared. ~Psalm 130:1-4 Have you ever realized the depth of your sin and felt crushed by it? On a journey that would have take …

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We’re on Our Way!

Thirty-one very excited travelers boarded flights this morning to begin our journey of a lifetime to Israel together!  Unfortunately, our group has to travel on two separate flights, but we were able to connect briefly in the Phoenix airport prior to our first leg of the journey. Part of our EXPERIENCE ISRAEL Tour Group As …

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For the Lord has Chosen Zion!

In only a few hours our group will board an aircraft headed for Israel! As the waning hours pass, I am reminded that we will soon enter God's chosen land. His chosen, not because Israel is greater than others, larger than others, or more important than others. But because He needed real live people in …

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May All Who Hate Zion be Put to Shame

Let Israel now say,“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth up;Yet they have not prevailed against me. ...May all who hate ZionBe put to shame and turned backward;Let them be like grass upon the housetops,Which withers before it grows up ~Psalm 129:1-2, 5-6 At times, the words of the psalmists are so raw with honesty. In Psalm 129, the …

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