Photos From Our Israel Trip

Shalom Ya'all,

Here are some photos from our trip to Israel in February.  We had an unforgettable trip, one that we will cherish for years to come.  God willing ~ you can join us next time.
Blessings!
Pastor Rance & Brandy

Part of our group at the San Diego airport... we're going to ISRAEL!!!

CAN YOU SEE THE EXCITEMENT AS WE WAIT TO BOARD THE PLANE?

WELCOME TO ISRAEL!!!!!!!!!

Laura & Renee, both "first timers"

Good morning Tel Aviv!

Jackie enjoying the Mediterranean...

The ancient port city of Joppa (Jaffa) where Jonah fled the presence of the Lord, where Simon the Tanner lived, where Peter received the vision of the sheet and the commission to go to Caesarea and much, much more....

Pastor Rance, Brandy and Santiago walking the beaches 

of the Mediterranean on our first tour day

In front of the Irgun Museum (Etzel House)

No caption needed here - the cutest boy on earth!

Pastor Rance, Pastor Steve, Ed and lil' dude Cook

in Jaffa

Jaffa free art of many famous people. On the boardwalk of the Mediterranean Sea

Our guide at Independence Hall in Tel Aviv, we start ALL our tours here

Our group in the heart of Tel Aviv.  The "Old New Land". 

Eli Rockowitz, our dearly beloved, amazing friend and tour guide taught us throughout the Land... not to mentioned brought us to tears and had us laughing all in the same day at times...

Mary Ann, Renee, Steve & Johanne and Eli at Caesarea.

In the ancient Amphitheater.

Having a lunch break, Falafel with all the fixins!

Jezreel Valley, or what is known in the book of Revelation as Armageddon.

This is a statue at Mt. Carmel of Elijah, defeating the prophets of Baal.

Mt. Carmel...

Ed Benjamin

Jackie Newman teaching on Mt. Carmel

Steve Manzano 

I love taking photos of street signs!  Imagine, modern day signs pointing to ancient, Biblical cities...

Fun on the tour bus in between sites.  Here Ed and Rafa are  holding up the paper Beckwith family, who were unable to come with us.  We found a way though. Hakuna Matata.

The Cook family at Megiddo.

Nazareth Village.

This is always one of Santiago's favorite sites! To him, ALL animals are "KITTY KITTIES"!

Angela and the Shepherd.

An ancient Olive Press.

Gethsemane.

Rafa and the Carpenter.  

The two have much in common :-)

Synagoge in Nazareth Village

Pastor Rance holding an ancient scroll!

The Jordan River

These ladies in white preparing for baptism

GLORY!!!!!!!!

UNBELIEVABLE ~ this billboard in the city of Nazareth.  

What a heartbreak the deception Islam preaches.

Tio Rafa and Santiago 

Eli sharing his heart out!

Steve & Johanne 

QUMRAN - where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found

CAMEL RIDING!!!!!

 JERICHO

ENTERING JERUSALEM!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

CITY OF GOLD!!!!!!!!

 ED BENJAMIN BLOWING THE SHOFAR AS HE ARRIVES 

AT JERUSALEM FOR THE FIRST TIME !

There's my street signs again

RAFA AND SANTIAGO ON THE SEA OF GALILEE

THIS SWEET DONKEY LIVES AT A KIBBUTZ BY THE SEA OF GALIEE

WE MADE FAST FRIENDS WITH HIM...What a personality!

Rafa & Angela at the Western Wall

P.S. They were officially engaged at the upper falls of Ein Gedi, where King David wrote many of the Psalms!

Our tour group at the Western Wall

COOK FAMILY

MANZANOS

Ed in the Old City

The ancient Roman Cardo in the Jewish Quarter

We gave these men Challah Covers hand made in Mexico.

They loved them!

Pastor Rance on a mission to find Judaica!

THERE IS NOTHING LIKE SHOPPING IN JERUSALEM!

With our friend Basim in his spice shop - we make a stop here every trip.

You cannot even begin to imagine how wonderful are the aromas in this place!

This trip I brought home myrrh.

Basim speaks over a dozen languages!

Challah Covers made by women in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada to bless the Jewish people.

We brought hundreds with us in suitcases and gave them out with love.

Included in each one is a letter of solidarity.

Eli and our bus driver Sammy, what a wonderful team they made!

Rance & Eli, best friends forever. Distance has no boundaries!

Jackie, our wonderful friend, co-host and anointed Bible teacher.

Can you imagine getting to see these street signs all the time?

I want to go back - soon!

Want to go with us?

MORE TO FOLLOW ... :-D