Preparing for Israel
Our trip to Israel will be here before you know it! Once we’re on the ground in Israel, we’ll post periodic updates and photos. Check back often or get update notifications using the subscribe options...
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A Journey of a Lifetime
On January 4-15th of 2016 a group of 51 pastors, teachers, students and spouses (in association with GTI tours and Hume Lake Christian Camps) from different churches and schools throughout the United...
View ArticleThe Time Has Come
Shalom friends and family, I can hardly believe that the time has come for this trip to begin. We at Hume Lake and GTI Tours are very excited for the experience these men and women are about to partake...
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Arrived at LAX
Hey everyone! We are excited to tell you that all the California crew have arrived at LAX airport and have finished the fun check in process on Turkish Airlines. We are all here, besides our friends...
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Made it to Israel
Just a quick update to let everyone know that we made it to Israel safe and sound. The Houston and Chicago group caught an earlier flight to Tel Aviv and are already resting at the hotel. What a long...
View ArticleA tangible reminder
Today has proven to be a gorgeous first day in Israel. From the rugged mountain country, to the lush valleys and now driving toward the aired desert we’ve experienced the diverse topography of this...
View ArticleMasada, Arad, and the Dead Sea
After collapsing into bed last night, we woke up this morning feeling very refreshed with an extraordinary view of the Salt Sea (Dead Sea) from our hotel window. Melinda (my wife) and I thanked God...
View ArticleWater in the desert
My time in Israel has been unlike any other. I have to keep reminding myself that these places we are visiting and the sites we are seeing are actual places where Biblical characters have walked,...
View ArticleWalking where Jesus walked
Today was the first day that we got to walk where Jesus walked. This was very exciting and humbling at the same time. It was exciting because the Bible moved from print to a visual reality. It was...
View ArticleAn opportunity to glorify the Father
Before we got on the bus this morning, after enjoying an extra fifteen minutes of sleep and a delicious breakfast, we all walked down to the shores of the Sea of Galilee and reflected on Mark 5:1-20...
View ArticleThe Roman Empire on full display
This was another fantastic day. Each day it is hard to say what was most significant, with each site being more impressive than the last. We began the day by visiting Beit Shean/Scythopolis. This...
View ArticleJuxtaposition
The word that embodies today most is contrast. Everything we saw today was a strange juxtaposition: ancient and modern, Judaism and Islam, worship and politics, Israel and Palestine, hubris and...
View ArticleCut to the heart
God’s Word continued to come alive today. The day started below the southern wall of the Temple Mount, at the site of the City of David. The terrain revealed a city where David’s palace at the top of...
View ArticleHe will someday return in glory
I awakened today with the awareness that it was our final day for in the land of Israel. There are so many expectations and desires I’ve had each of the three times I’ve traveled to this incredible...
View ArticleStudy Tour Wrap Up
Now that we’ve returned from our study tour you’ll hopefully be able to talk to one of us in person about what we saw, heard, learned, and experienced! Below is a wrap up video that serves as a nice...
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