Shalom!

A quick update to let you know that we are safe and having a great time in Israel ... We’ve had quite the adventure thus far, but God has been gracious in so many ways ... We can not wait until we get a chance to share with you all that we have experienced ... Just today, we had an End Times teaching while at the top of one of highest mountains in the Golan Heights ... From that military vantage point, we could see the Lebanon border, the Syrian border and while looking over those valleys, we read and discussed the War of Gog and Magog (Ezekiel 38-39) and how that very prophecy will be fulfilled right there ... RIGHT THERE!!! ... I just can’t describe to you how incredible it is to be in the Land ... One of the most incredible experiences thus far! (I can’t believe we’ve only been here 3 days!) Another overwhelming experience was a chance to worship with a Messianic Jewish congregation (Jews who believe in Jesus) at the very top of Mt. Carmel ... Mt. Carmel is where Elijah called fire down from heaven to prove the prophets of Baal to be false ... We were there ... Praising the Lord ... singing in Hebrew ... Calling out for our Saviour, Yeshua to come! In the Land that He WILL COME! ... I don’t know what to say or how to put that experience into words ... humbling ... emotional ... overwhelming ... incredible.

Tomorrow, we make our ‘ascent’ to Jerusalem ... We will enter the city by walking down the Mount of Olives, just as Jesus is expected to return. KEEP PRAYING! Specifically, thank you to those who are praying for all of the ‘little distractions’ that have popped up on the trip (broken camera, missing computer) ... I am thankful for a prayer-hearing, prayer-answering God! Keep praying for us and for all that God has!

Just one more quick note to settle your concerns ... Until today, we had not seen ONE soldier or even security guard!! We were shocked to walk into the airport with no security AT ALL! Even the customs was so relaxed, it was unreal. Today, as drove through the countryside, we did see several who were doing military maneuvers in the fields, but other than that there has been no security issues at all, or even concern for safety. It is a beautiful, peaceful land, despite the news and despite the threats just over the mountain ridges ... I can not explain the sweet, sweet presence of the Lord. I’ve been to many places that make me want to just shout His name at the top of my lungs at the sight of His majesty ... But here ... The emotion is more of just sweet peace ... Complete love ... I just feel held.

It’s a wonderful Land.

More stories and details later ... Keep praying ... GOD IS ON THE MOVE, Friends! He IS coming! PRAY FOR ISRAEL!



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