Welcome back, travelers! We're headed north today, up the Mediterranean Coast and slightly inland. To help with overall bearings, here is a map of Israel with key coastal cities identified. After flying into Tel Aviv, we have journeyed our way inland at times, but primarily up the Mediterranean coast. To provide some context, Caesarea (where …
Sunset over the Mediterranean During our Israel tour, we spent time at Caesarea Maritima, the nearby aqueduct, and Haifa. All are on the beautiful Mediterranean Coast of Israel. Caesarea Maritima, aka Caesarea by the Sea, was a bustling village in the first century, and home to one of Herod's most opulent palaces. Complete with a …
Imagine being a pregnant mother in war-torn Syria. Your physician reports that a normal birth is impossible and he is not willing to perform a C-section that would almost certainly lead to your’s or the baby’s death. What to do? You travel north to Damascus, but are denied entry into the city due to heavy fighting …
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Some have asked, so I'll provide some info! Though Israel is very squeamish when it comes to evangelism, Billy Graham was allowed a brief speaking tour in March 1960, where he preached to Christian and Jewish audiences in Haifa and Jaffa, and to an Arabic audience in Nazareth. A larger meeting was originally scheduled in …
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