Pastor Kris here, sending you greetings from the Holy Land. Well, I was there a couple days ago anyway. I'm actually en route back home and waiting in an airport at the moment. Finally a chance to stop and share a few pictures! After our summit with Bible Societies from all over the world in Athens, we found tickets to Israel for just $57. That was a deal we couldn't pass up! Joining me for the trip were TTW's Executive Director, Ryan McCarter, and our Social Media Director (and my beautiful wife of 22 years), Andrea Langham. For Andrea and I, it was our first trip to Israel, and what a trip! We could only stay three days, so we packed in quite a trip! Here's a few pics from our adventures. I have so many more! I'll try to post some more and tell more stories soon. Hope you enjoy!
- Pastor Kris
Arriving in Tel Aviv! That's me on the left, then Andrea and Ryan. Ready for adventure! |
Ryan and I outside the caves at Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. I don't remember why I made that face, but I do remember it was hot! |
At the Jordan River - at the place where they say Jesus was baptized. Is it the exact location? Hard to say. In Israel, you have to get over the desire to know precise locations where every last thing happened. The Jordan river runs from Galilee to the Dead Sea, and the Bible doesn't give an exact location - for this and many other events. |
This is the the remains of a 1st century synagogue in Magdala, just steps from the Sea of Galilee. Jesus almost certainly would have opened the Torah scrolls here and preached the good news! |
Inside the castle of Herod the Great in Jerusalem - Ryan, Andrea, and our intrepid guide, Pastor Fadi. |
Saw this fellow walking the Via Dolorosa. This was a surprisingly clear spot. Much of the path that (they say) Jesus walked is both packed with tourists and lined with souvenir vendors. |
This olive grove is on the Mount of Olives at the Garden of Gethsemane - just across the Kirdon Valley from Jerusalem. This was one of my favorite places to visit. |
This boat took us across the Sea of Galilee. More the size of a lake - it was much more beautiful than I expected. |
Thanks for sharing, Pastor Kris! AMAZING! Rebecca Turner, QLD, AUSTRALIA.
ReplyDeleteLove the pictures! Thanks, Pastor Kris. And love TTW! Keep on explaining ;). You're one of the best 'explainers' I know!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing pics from your amazing trip what a blessing it would be to be in the holy land. I am so grateful I discovered the ttw .thanks again. Hope you guys have a amazing 4th and I am so hungry for the word now since I have started doing bible studies on the. It's absolutely amazing best one I have found
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the details of your beautiful trip to the holy Land Esther Padmaja, India
ReplyDeleteI am going to Isreal in Dec. what type of clothing should I pack. i understand there Dec weather is not like ours is the US
DeleteMy first day in the app and I found your blog! God bless you and the others at TTW. ~Theresa Baethke Phoenix AZ
ReplyDeleteAwesome pictures. How awesome to walk on the ground where Jesus walked
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures thanks for taking the time and explaining the places must go sometime have a safe trip home.
ReplyDeleteColin, Compass Braille
Pastor Kris, wonderful to see these historical sights in Israel! I’m so happy to have found TTW, and can’t start my day without it!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great experience that must have been, thank you for sharing!
ReplyDelete- Mike
What a blessing!! Can't say I'm not a little jealous😁 Thank you and the TTW team for the great work y'all are sharing/doing!!
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ReplyDeleteThank you Pastor Kris for sharing. Some day I would love to travel there to see the Jordan river.
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ReplyDeleteSo happy for you that you were able to go. Love TTW, I forward each lesson with my son daily. Keep up the great teaching it’s a great gift from God. ..Laurie from Las Vegas
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ReplyDeleteFound your app after going through a devotional on uversion. So glad I found your app. You are truly a blessing. Thanks for taking us along on your trip to the holyland.
ReplyDeleteLove Your Ap God Be with You wish you had dvds for Community gatherings I love your family
ReplyDeleteMan thats my dream to go there see things where jesus got baptized...just love it.
ReplyDeleteMy sign for you — Please Explain! Thanks for sharing. And yes, you’re a good explainer! From Norman, OK!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! Some close friends just spent a month over there and we spent an afternoon looking at all thier pictures and explainations.. so awesome!
ReplyDeleteWish I were there. Thanks to you all for making it real.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us.I've seen some of those places and I have so many pictures. Unfortunately for me I didn't label them because I had an old school camera with rolls of film. Lol. But of it all, the Garden of Gethsemane was my favorite place. Glad you went and enjoyed. Many blessings.
ReplyDeleteWe were there in May, what an incredible experience! We did a trip with Brad Grey in walking the text.
ReplyDeleteSo thankful to have found TTW and your pictures from the Holy Land. I hope to go myself some day and get baptized in the Jordan River!
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting pics from the Holy Land. I hope to go one day myself and get baptized in the Jordan River. I just recently discovered TTW and enjoy it daily.
ReplyDeleteI'm so Blessed with the TTW I listen every morning. Thanks for sharing these photos too and some infos.
ReplyDeleteI'm so Blessed with the TTW I listen every morning. Thanks for sharing these photos too and some infos.
ReplyDeleteI'm so Blessed with the TTW I listen every morning. Thanks for sharing these photos too and some infos.
ReplyDeleteThank you pastor Kris for shearing your wonderful experience in the holy Land I wish to be with you some day Peter ogwuche Nigeria
ReplyDeleteThank you pastor Kris for sharing your experience in the holy Land may God bless you and your family i wish to be with you some day Peter ogwuche Nigeria
ReplyDeleteThanks Mr Kris for the good work you are doing may God continue to lead you through in Jesus name Peter ogwuche Nigeria
ReplyDeleteThanks Mr Kris for the good work you are doing may God continue to lead you through in Jesus name Peter ogwuche Nigeria
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your experience. It looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteFabulous!!!
ReplyDeleteCame across the through the word app WOW am I blessed keep up the good work be blessed Pastor Kris and team
ReplyDeleteCame across the through the word app WOW am I blessed keep up the good work be blessed Pastor Kris and team
ReplyDeleteGood job Chris love you guys
ReplyDeleteLOVE LOVE LOVE these pics!!! Thank you so very much for sharing them 💙
ReplyDeleteLooks like you all had a blast!
Thank you for sharing your experience with us listeners! Looks like it was an amazing trip! I'm so thankful for the connections y'all got to make in getting the app going in other languages. God is so awesome! I prayed and continue to pray for each of you every day. I am so blessed listening to your teachings of the Word daily. I appreciate all the hard work all of you do to keep the app going, your teachings, etc... So, thank you so much. And thank you for the Through the Word sticker I received! It's on my laptop. Keep up the great work! God bless you all!
ReplyDeleteLove ttw 💙 Thanks for the teaching, You guys are amazing . God bless you all.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing so clearly. It looks amazing. I hope to go there one day
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.. Perhaps one day my family and I will be able to get there, can't afford that right now. Anyway, awesome pics, my mom went last year with people from her church, saw alot of pics from her too, God bless! Take care.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, awesome. God bless. I really enjoy your studies Through the Word. Perhaps one day my family and I will be able to go there to Israel, we just can't afford it right now. Anyway, take care and God bless.
ReplyDeleteMy first day using TTW. How wonderful to see these pics and be given such a good explanation of what I am seeing. Thank you and God Bless.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pics. Thank you for sharing some of your trip!!
ReplyDeleteHow breathtaking... to walk where Jesus walked, to see these places from the Word! Thanks so much for sharing these pics. I really want to go to these places and sing praises to the Lord there in song! I can't imagine the feeling I would have... I pray I *will* have!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you and all at TTW, Pastor Kris. What a glorious thing to offer the Lord with this amazing app! Using the Internet for such good in these times is extra-awesome!!
Safe travels, and thanks a million for all your 'splainin!
Peace and love in Christ Jesus,
Kate Russo Thompson
Thank you for everything I really appreciate the pictures and the app. Love you
ReplyDeleteSo that was awesome!!!
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