Day 5 Video - The Shepherd's Hills

Rick Looking Out Over the Hills Near Bethlehem:

A Word from Lee and Sandy Anderson:

Day 6 - Holocaust Museum (Yad Vashem), Shepherd's Hills, Israeli Museum, and Southern Wall

Yad Vashem - The Holocaust Museum

It was truly a sobering and moving experience.

Israeli Museum - Replica of the Temple Mount

It was so windy and cold....didn't stay to get "good" picts!

The hills that the shepherds would have been on when the angel came to tell them that the Christ was born.  Bethlehem is in the distant background.

The Southern Wall of the Temple Mount

On an ORIGINAL stone at the entrance gate where Christ would have entered the Temple Mount.  We have walked where Christ has walked!

Pastor Rick sharing with the group on top of an original stone at the Beautiful Gate entrance - where Peter and John would have entered the Temple Mount (Acts 3)

Pastor Rick sharing with the group on the Southern Wall

Day 4 Video - Caesarea Philippi

Day 3 Video - Capernaum

Capernaum is right on the Sea of Galilee and it is where Peter lived.  The synagoge across from Peter's house is where Jesus had taught!

** Rick meant to say "Peter's mother-in-law's house" **

A testimony from Yvonne Thompson.....

On top of Mount Carmel where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal.

A song led by Pastor Scott in the little church on top of Mount Carmel

A very wet and windy Tel Megiddo!

Day 5 - Wrapping up Galilee, Headed to the Dead Sea, and Jerusalem!

Group Photo at the Bet She'an

At Bet She'an - Roman City and where Saul was killed

Pastor Scott giving us a mini concert in the Roman amphitheater - great acoustics and GREAT voice!  Even the people passing by were throwing out requests.

Pastor Rick giving us a word about the difference between the heart of Saul and the heart of David!

The Dead Sea - Jordan across the sea

The Caves at Qumran (at the Dead Sea) where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found!

We have made it safe and sound to our hotel in Jerusalem!  I am enjoying the high speed internet and being able to upload more pictures and some video.  I hope you enjoy them and get a flavor of what we are experiencing here!  It's been awesome and we are looking forward to another awesome day tomorrow!

Day 4 - Sailing the Seas

Wow!  It's all I can say.  We just got back to the hotel from an amazing trip on the Sea of Galilee!  Among our other sites today, we were in the Golan Heights (yes, we could see snow), Tel Dan, and Caesarea Philippi. Here are some quick shots....

All 90 of us (well, minus a few who thought they would get sick) fit on one boat and had a GREAT boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.

Caesarea Philippi - where the Jordan River Starts (the water comes from Mount Hermon - which was full of snow...they will be skiing this weekend) and it is the place where Christ gathered his disciples and asked them "Who do they say I am and who do you think I am?"  It was here Christ told Peter that on he would build his church on Peter's profession that he was Messiah.  From here, they made their way to Jerusalem for his crucifixion.

At the top of Tel Dan and looking out over to a Lebanese town - yes....LEBANON people ;-)

An altar built for sacrifice in Tel Dan so the people would not have to travel to the southern kingdom to sacrifice.  Of course, the iron structure is a replica (it would have been stone) but you can see the "horns of the altar".

The weather today was amazing!  It was a little muddy on our hike up Tel Dan, but beautiful clear skies. The Sea of Galilee was calm and amazing.  We are so blessed and having a GREAT time!  Tomorrow we leave the Sea of Galilee area (Tiberius) and head to the southern part of Israel to Jerusalem.  I can't wait for this part of the journey.