We began our day with a visit to Bethlehem and a tour of an olive wood carving factory. We, of course, went shopping before heading to the Church of the Nativity–the site where it is said that Jesus was born. From Bethlehem, we travelled to the Mount of Olives and the Garden of Gethsemane. After [...]
We began the day with a visit to Masada – the southernmost Dead Sea palace of Herod the Great. I should say three palaces – he had one on each level of the mountain. We then drove to the Negev Desert to a Bedouin camp where we rode camels, learned about the Bedouin culture, and [...]
We kicked the day off with Baptisms in the Jordan River. Colleen was in charge of two cameras – not including her own – so we’ll have to wait for pictures of this event. Over 20 members of our group of 34 were baptized by Dr. Jimmy Albright and Dr. Gerald Small, Associate Professor of [...]
We traveled North today to the Lebanese border. Along the way, we stopped at the Mount of Beatitudes where it’s believed Jesus gave The Sermon on the Mount. We visited Tel Dan – the northernmost kingdom of Israel and the tribe of Dan. There was a quick stop at Caesarea Philippi to see the Temple [...]
It was a full day for alumni and friends today. We started by touring the remains of Caesarea – the “Crusader City” and also the site of Herod the Great’s Palace. We then went to Mount Carmel where the Prophet Elijah debated the 450 Prophets of Baal. It was then in to Tel-Megiddo – or [...]
Hi everyone! It is me, Max, taking over for Colleen who is busy sorting luggage for tomorrow. When you last heard from us, we had just taken off from KCI. What an adventure! The trip to Newark was 2 ½ hours. We then had a 6-hour layover followed by a 10 ½ hour flight to [...]
May 24, 2018 We departed today for Israel from KCI. Fourteen of us – I mean 15 including Max – took a Missouri Western bus from campus. When we got to the airport, Max was snug in my bag when I checked in, but he had to go through security. He made it through without [...]
