Blogs from North District, Israel, Middle East - page 9

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 What an amazing day! Beautiful weather and great experiences! The schedule changes a bit from time to time since they call a head and check on traffic and crowds. This morning we went to the ancient city of Joppa (Jaffa) of Jonah and the Fish fame and the place of Peter's vision of the clean things of God. This is an wonderful country. Northern Israel in very green with much agriculture and pine forests planned over the past several decades. Israel grows almost 100 % of their food supply and are the biggest citrus exporter to Europe. The cities and villages are modern, if not ultra-modern, except the preserved old sections. Highways and bridges are very new and in great repair. Every bit of the tillable land is planted with vegetables, fruits, ... read more

Yesterday we spent the day in the vicinity of the Sea of Galilee region. We began the morning with a boat ride across the Sea of Galilee. From there, we headed to Capernaum to see ruins of a synagogue that dates from three to four centuries after Jesus and ruins believed to be the house of Simon Peter. We then headed to Caesarea Philippi. We finished out the day at Mt. Arbel which lies along the famous Via Maris, the ancient “Highway 1” that connected Egypt and Mesopotamia. More tomorrow!... read more

Shalom! It's Monday evening in Israel at 7 PM, and for most of you back home, it's mid-Monday morning so here's wishing each of you a very happy Monday from Israel. Shavuah Tov (this means, have a good week!) It has been a very fast paced but enjoyable past three days. It all began on Friday when I took the train up to the North of Israel. I took the train to Akko, where Snir picked me up. From the bus stop we went to his house where I met his family, dropped my bags quick, got a quick bite to eat, and we were off to tour Israel. We went to see Rosh Hanikra. It's a beautiful site in Israel, and for those of you who aren't familiar with it, it is an area with ... read more

"You will never read your Bible with more complete understanding than when you touch the waters of Galilee" Our first day in Israel we docked in Haifa. It is a huge port and is the third largest city in Israel. It lies on the Western slope of Mount Carmel and descends into the Mediterranean. Near our ship there were cranes offloading container ships everywhere we looked. We began our day with a drive to the Sea of Galilee (Galilee means circle). It was here that Jesus met Simon Peter, James and John...his first disciples. He performed many miracles here: He stilled the raging storm on the Sea of Galilee that was about to swamp their boat, He walked on the stormy water to his disciples, he preached the Sermon on the Mount, and performed the miracle ... read more

20 Fotografen und ein professionelles Filmteam lohnen sich anscheinend doch. Es ist ein Hip Hip Hurra, denn die Hochzeitsbilder sind da. Anschauen und für gut befinden!... read more