After stops at Tel Dan and Caesarea Philippi, we made our way to Bental, an old IDF outpost overlooking the Syrian border. The well-fortified bunker served as a frontline observation post during the 1967 6-Day War, and more recently featured a coffee shop said to have had the best coffee in Israel. That coffee shop …
It's our first day in the Galilee area and we headed northward to the Golan Heights. Our guests are voluntarily sharing morning devotions and what a blessing it is. Our devotional this morning was given by a blessed brother in Christ who reminded us of God's faithfulness not to abandon His people. He read to …
After arriving in Tiberias after dark yesterday, I knew our group was in for an "Oh wow!" moment when they awakened. Due to small tourism numbers in Israel, we seem to get royal treatment. We all have rooms with a view, and below is the view from one of my windows! Thus, I awoke earlier …
We began our day on Tuesday, November 11 in Haifa, Carmel and Megiddo before moving on to Nazareth. Jesus grew up in Nazareth and, interestingly, it is predominately Arab today, but one of the largest Christian populations in Israel. The Nazareth Village is a recreated village that replicates what it might have looked like in …
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Looking for the Blessed Hope 