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THE WILDERNESS FRIDAY MAY 18, 2012 It’s another bright and beautiful day in Israel. We boarded a bus today for an adventure through the hill country on route to the ancient city of Jericho. In our classroom sessions, we are learning about the geography of the land, including the types of soils that make upContinue reading “THE WILDERNESS”

THE TEMPLE MOUNT May 16, 2012   Tonight, the words are hard to come by. It was a day that simply defies words…therefore any thoughts that I write are guaranteed to fall far short of my experiences.   We began our day in the bright warm sunshine on the top of the Temple Mount. AfterContinue reading “THE TEMPLE MOUNT”

THE JEWISH QUARTER MAY 16, 2012 Today we explored the Jewish quarter of the Old City. Early this morning, we began our day up on the rooftops of the buildings in the Jewish marketplace. Dr. Laney read to us from the Book of Ezekiel and we remembered God’s words of warning to the city ofContinue reading “The Jewish Quarter”

Oh what a difference of good night of sleep makes! This morning we woke up to a beautiful day in the Old City of Jerusalem. We are staying in a charming “old world” style hotel called the Gloria. It is located just inside the Jaffa Gate.   Our Jerusalem University Campus is just a shortContinue reading “Exploration of the Old City”

It has been a long day of traveling but we are almost there. As I write, we are on the last leg of our 22 hour journey to Israel. Right now we are sitting at the Lufthansa gate in Frankfurt. I am so thankful for the support of my family at home for pulling togetherContinue reading “Almost There!”