Introductory Remarks-the land

One of the main themes of this blog will be the land of Israel. I have a heart to encourage women to travel to the Holy Land and to have their lives changed forever. I believe that God wants his children to travel to Israel. The poem that follows is an overview of the experience of travel to the Holy Land:

The book “Women of the Holy Land: Walk Where They Walked” is dedicated to my friend and pastor, Dr. Tony Crisp of Chilhowee Hills Baptist Church. A man whose love of the Holy Land is infectious to all.

We have traveled the Holy Land together many times.
In heat and cold, sun and rain.
Even in the snow!
We have traveled by plane, bus, boat, foot.
Even by camel!
We have been from Dan to Beersheba,
from the blue Mediterranean, to the red clay of Petra.
From the bunkers cut in the Golan,
to a tomb cut in Mt. Moriah.
From the Temple Mount, to the top of Masada.
From Capernaum on the shores of the Sea of Galilee,
to Engedi on the shores of the Dead Sea.
From Bethlehem where it all began,
to Megiddo, where it will all end.
From the Eastern Gate, to the Western Wall.
From where the waters of Mt. Hermon join the Jordan River, to the Red Sea at Eilat.
From the horrors of the Holocaust Museum, to the quiet where baby Jesus was born.
We have explored the ruins of cities, synagogues, homes, prisons, steps, pools, theaters, stables, and even an ancient boat.

We are always amazed and in wonderment, as our lives are changed with each trip. We have been truly blessed!

(I have traveled to the Holy Land most often with TLC Holy Land Tours. If you are interested in a professional, and fairly priced trip, go to www.tlcholylandtours.com. If you might be interested in a trip with a theme of "Women of the Holy Land," mention that. Perhaps it might be arranged.)


Note - if you have an interest in the women of the Holy Land be sure to see my other blogs: www.biblestudy4women.blogspot.com; www.biblestudy2women.blogspot.com.