http://holytourist.blogsome.com Forest Park's Tour of Israel - September 2008 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:03:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We only visited 2 sites our last day - the Baha’i Gardens in the beautiful city of Haifa (one of the most desireable places to live in the world) and Mt. Carmel where Elija challenged the prophets of Baal. Fire came from heaven to consume Elija’s sacrifice, but the false ... http://holytourist.blogsome.com/2008/09/28/last-day/ Last full day for touring. The Mount of Beatitudes, Tagbha - the the chapel dedicated to the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes, Ceasarea Phillipi, the Golan Heights, Mount Hermon (maybe the real mount of transfiguration?). We visited the ruins of the temple at Capernaum where Jesus ... http://holytourist.blogsome.com/2008/09/24/day-8/ We left Jerusalem this morning for the countryside where Jesus spent his 3 years of ministry. Our first stop was the Valley of Meggido where the last great battle between good and evil is to be fought. The valley spreads out wide and open - you can almost see the ... http://holytourist.blogsome.com/2008/09/23/day-7/ As I said this is a day at leisure, so i thought I’d post some pics from our previous days. I realize you don’t always know what you are seeing - we’ll explain later - they all come fast and furious while we are touring. By the way - if you’re ... http://holytourist.blogsome.com/2008/09/22/day-5-2/ We start our day with a devotion from one of the group - each day has been great - there’s a picture of this morning’s devotion led by Judy. (we also wrap up the day with a share time where each person reflects on the day). Todays tour focused more ... http://holytourist.blogsome.com/2008/09/22/day-5/ Our second day in Jerusalem. We started out the day walking the path of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Every step of the last days of his life are marked by monuments, churches, buildings, etc, but as the guide at the garden tomb said, it’s not about the place, it’s ... http://holytourist.blogsome.com/2008/09/20/43/ OK, we’re back to civilization now. After a long day traveling through the desert stopping at a few spots where the children of Israel camped and dug wells, we checked into "Morganland Village" which is at Mt. Horeb in the Sinai. It is somewhat off the beaten path to say the least ... http://holytourist.blogsome.com/2008/09/19/day-2-and-3/ Sorry to be late getting started - free Internet access turned out to be $8 USD per hour and I didn’t get a card yesterday - so I’ll try to catch you up: Long flights, we were beat, but determined to make the Light and Sound show at the Pyramids; remarkanble - ... http://holytourist.blogsome.com/2008/09/16/travel-and-day-1/ I’m doing the same thing you are - checking my lists, trying to make sure I don’t forget something. Saturday evening - 6:30 - a cookout at Forest Park so we can all meet and everyone will have a chance to say goodbye. If I’ve neglected to tell you anything, it’s ... http://holytourist.blogsome.com/2008/09/13/final-preparations/ Here’s a site with a few phrases you may find useful in Israel. It also provides the pronunciation. I have some of these phrases printed out for you when we get together Saturday. http://www.travlang.com/languages/ http://holytourist.blogsome.com/2008/09/10/a-little-hebrew/