 | 5. The Mall Cop
2009-09-03, Jerusalem District, Israel. By: geerty14 | | [b]JACOB[/b]
I really enjoyed ministering to Jacob, the mall cop. It was Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, so every store, market, and COFFEE SHOP was closed!!! I knew it was immature, but I was still... |
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| 4. Witness
2009-09-02, Jerusalem District, Israel. By: geerty14 | | I have never witnessed to so many people in such a short amount of time. The airport, the terminal, the gate, the plane, you name it...ministry just HAPPENED. Hostels, coffee shops, alley bars, bus ... |
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| 3. Jerusalem
2009-09-02, Jerusalem District, Israel. By: geerty14 | | This is the first time I have chosen to write after reflecting. I usually write during my travels, and you (the reader) are forced to struggle with me through all of the mess of learning. The proces... |
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 | from jerusalem with love.
2009-08-05, Jerusalem Region, Israel. By: kimgolden | | And..., we made it.
Three days ago my team arrived in Jerusalem and it's so sweet to be back. This is the most times I've ever come back to a place and I feel really blessed to be back here again ... |
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 | Beit Sefafa
2009-07-14, Jerusalem District, Israel. By: ashantur | | Hello my pretties,
Recently I have been receiving various complaints concerning my inattention to this journal.
So, here I am. ALIVE!
Again I apologize for my failure to keep up but it's a busy ... |
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| And so we begin...
2009-06-14, Jerusalem District, Israel. By: ashantur | | Hauled out of bed again… drat. Guess I’m bad at nokia phones, (though having a proper Israeli cell is worth it) which would make using one as an alarm a BAD choice. Thank goodness for Quincy, is all I... |
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| Ahlan Wa Sahlan, Yerushalayim
2009-06-13, Jerusalem District, Israel. By: ashantur | | Here, people have the strange tendency to tenaciously repeat back to you the wrong street or hotel name, despite your best efforts to annunciate. If you do happen to get the pronunciation right and yo... |
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 | Last Days...
2009-02-20, Sea of Galilee, Israel. By: kearneyfbc | | Greetings from Israel!
Well, we're almost on our way home. This time tomorrow, we'll be at the airport. Please pray that everything goes well in customs. Israel is a VERY tightly secured country... |
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 | HE IS RISEN!
2009-02-18, Jerusalem, Israel, Israel. By: kearneyfbc | | Happy Easter! (you'll see)
Shalom! Greetings from Israel!
Tuesday
Today it rained...but how fitting. Because today we walked the via Dolorosa, the way of suffering. The cold and rain set ... |
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| MERRY CHRISTMAS!
2009-02-16, Jerusalem, Israel, Israel. By: kearneyfbc | | Merry Christmas, everybody!!!
OK, I know what you're thinking...the desert sun FINALLY melted what was left of Brian's brain. Well...true, but still...
MERRY CHRISTMAS! (that's what we celebra... |
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| Anyone for a quick float?
2009-02-14, Dead Sea, Israel. By: kearneyfbc | | Hello to everyone back in the frozen tundra! I hate to rub it in, but we went swimming (floating) tonight...but more on that later.
We began our day with the most amazing stop yet. We stopped at... |
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| The Exodus
2009-02-13, Eilat, Israel, Israel. By: kearneyfbc | | Hey everyone,
Sorry. I don't have picture capabilities tonight, but thought I'd jot a quick note to let you all know that we made it to Israel this afternoon.
We began the Exodus at 6am!!! (w... |
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 | Having fun in Cairo!
2009-02-11, Cairo, Egypt, Israel. By: kearneyfbc | | Hey everyone! Greetings from Egypt!
I wish that we would be able to even begin to tell you what we've been through the last 3 days...it is incredible!
Day 2 we were able to visit the Muhammed A... |
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| 48 hour Day 1
2009-02-09, Cairo, Egypt, Israel. By: kearneyfbc | | Wow...that's all I have to say for "Day 1". I don't know the exact time, but I figure from the time we left to the time we go to bed tonight will be around 48 hours (give or take).
All flights wen... |
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| Prepare for takeoff!!!
2009-02-07, Kearney, NE, Israel. By: kearneyfbc | | Well, here we go. Our group is planning on leaving Nebraska tomorrow night. I can't begin to explain how excited we all are. In about 2 days we will start our journey in Cairo. We will be in Egypt... |
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| Test
2009-01-20, Kearney, NE, Israel. By: kearneyfbc | | This is a test entry. We are anxiously awaiting our departure for the Holy Land...3 more weeks! Much more to come!!!
GOD'S BLESSINGS! |
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 | God Safari
2009-01-15, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: mdmather | | We arrived this afternoon around 5:00 pm (local time) at the hotel. Turns out that most of us did not get our luggage. We all went out to dinner together at a local restaurant. We paused there befo... |
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| Strangers
2009-01-18, Nazareth, Israel. By: mdmather | | The passage from Hebrews has been coming back to me about "entertaining angels unawares" --
This morning I got up and went to breakfast after a very good nights sleep (all the way through from 11:... |
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| Fear and loathing in Jerusalem
2008-07-23, Jerusalem Corridor, Israel. By: abrookdg | | Hey all. Aaron here. Self admittedly I have a very small credential list to be the one interpreting and explaining the historical context of everything we've seen in just our first day, but I have b... |
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 | Israel
2008-06-17, Jerusalem Corridor, Israel. By: tamtam31 | | There was no sleeping on this overnight bus to Jerusalem. We had joined a Russian group at the last minute, and most of the seats were already taken. We squeezed in where there was room and tried to... |
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| The First Days in Our New Home
2008-07-04, Jerusalem Corridor, Israel. By: chadica | | Greetings from Jerusalem.
First of all, we arrived safe. Our flights were pretty uneventful. Luckily, we got Economy Plus for the longest leg, so it was a bit more comfortable.
Now for what you ... |
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 | Spending time in Israel
2008-06-22, Jerusalem Region, Israel. By: SEA1 | | This past week we have been touring around Israel. We have been around the old city of Jerusalem, floated in the Dead Sea, walked on the mountains of the Judean Desert and swam in the Sea of Galilee. ... |
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 | Christmas Holy Land Pilgrimage 2007-8
2007-12-25, Jerusalem, Israel. By: slaveofihs | | Fr. Lally, S.J., a spiritual director at our seminary and 20 yr. + Holy Land guide told us (during our Holy Land pilgrimage during Christmas!) that when you want to know someone better you go to their... |
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 | Wakeboarding with Jesus
2007-09-12, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: julieanna | | Yesterday I was at Simon Peter's house in Capernaum. You may remember stories in the books of Luke and Matthew that reference some of Jesus' time spent there. Although once a thriving city, it's all i... |
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 | Our time in Israel
2007-06-28, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: chaveiro | | Hello faithful readers or people scanning through!
So, we're not really in Israel now, we are in Egypt. I just put the name there so it will look nice on the map you can click on haha.
Still, ... |
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 | Gita
2007-06-14, Gita, Israel. By: jake | | Our last climbing stop in Israel was also the most beautiful in the country… Gita. The limestone here reminded me a lot of home. (Robbers Roost) There were some serious overhangs which I did not dream... |
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 | Haifa, Acco, & Rosh Hanikra
2007-06-11, Haifa, Israel. By: jake | | In the north, we were based out of Haifa. The city was pretty chill, not much to do but the city is a major pilgrimage for members of the Ba’Hai faith, and the terraced temple there is incredible. It ... |
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 | Tiberias (Sea of Galilee)
2007-06-08, Tiberias, Israel. By: jake | | We headed to the Sea of Galilee anxious to have a little more peaceful time to think. We got exactly what we wanted. We spent a day riding around the “sea” on some low tech mountain bikes. To me, this... |
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 | Ein Fara (West Bank)
2007-06-04, Ein Fara, Israel. By: jake | | We met an Israeli while in Spain. We met up with our good friend Ranni near Jerusalem to do some climbing at Ein Fara. It was interesting to drive into Palestinian territory through massive amounts of... |
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 | Jerusalem & Dead Sea
2007-06-01, Jerusalem, Israel. By: jake | | The holy city. Jerusalem has been destroyed and rebuilt 18 times. At this moment, representatives from the Muslim, Christian, and Jewish faiths (among others) are fighting over words, lands, and custo... |
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 | Tel Aviv
2007-05-28, Tel Aviv, Israel. By: jake | | After a grueling customs ordeal upon arrival in Tel Aviv, we made our way downtown. We felt like we were out of our element, as we were greeted by endless bag searches, checkpoints, and M-16 wielding ... |
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