Archive for the ‘Israel Trip Updates’ Category

Nov 04

Baptizing Where John Baptized

Because of the generosity of good friends and Lakeside Fellowship my wife Deb and I were given a guided tour in Israel the past two weeks!  I am a changed man for having traveled Israel.  The Bible geography has synced in my mind.  The Gospel travels of Jesus seem more personal now.  Some of the [...]


Oct 24

Into Jerusalem

The past two days have continued to be amazing on top of amazing. Yesterday we went to En Gedi where David hid with his mighty men from King Saul. We visited the site King Saul was beheaded and had his body hung outside the city wall. We hiked all the way back into where his [...]


Oct 23

Walking In His Footsteps

Today was such an awesome day – We started at the Mount of Beatitudes on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.  I was asked to do the devotional there and that was a very moving time for me, to stand where Jesus stood, to read His words from Matthew 5-7!   From there [...]


Oct 22

The First Days In the Holy Land

This is our first opportunity for wifi and we are staying the next two nights (7 hours ahead over here) in Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee.  we have had an amazing time with today being our first full day of being in Israel.   This morning we were in Caesarea on the Mediteranean Sea [...]