I am packing!
Count Down.
Israel, my spiritual home, my eternal home. I can hardly wait. It is about this time before the tour that I start saying to myself, this time next week I will be in Israel and I say that everyday until the plane lands at Ben Gurion. I am packing, and finishing those last minute errands before I leave next Tuesday. We suggest only one suitcase for the tour, but I take two. One is for my son, Will, and the other is mine for the tour. Will’s suitcase looks like a small grocery store. I have packed mac and cheese, Fig Newtons, Karo syrup (for the pecan pie), clothes, towels, DVD’s and other goodies. I tell anyone that asks me what they can take to Will, that I have a grocery list. Isn’t it something what we do for our children?
We have about 60 pilgrims on the Discovery Tour this time, including some teenagers. The June tour is for educators, parents and children. We “dig for a day” and we even visit a first century village. It is really a fun time. I want everyone to see Israel. I think what a difference it has made in my life. Just saying the word Israel gets me so excited.
The group leaves on the 15th and I will stay until July 5th. I will be doing the blog on a daily basis after the 15th and I will try and update it some while on the tour.
Please pray for myself, Jeff, Tony, David (our bus driver), Zvi (head guide) and for the pilgrims whose eyes are opened and hearts will hear the word of God, and that they will fall in love with Israel.
For those who would like to pray for us daily: Travel mercies on the 5th, Galilee area from the 6th through the 9th. We will be in Jerusalem from the 10th until the end of the tour on the 15th. Please pray for travel mercies for those on the way back to the states on the 15th.
I have some new sites to see in Israel that I plan on visiting and I hope to get up to Sderot with Will for some first hand reporting. I have got to see what is going on for myself.
Stay tuned.
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May 30th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
I am so excited, Sandra! You are blogging again!!! I just love your blogs Sandra. I wish you produced them all the time. It is so wonderful to have them start up again. I check all the time to see if you have written anymore. And now I have a lot to look forward to while you are in Israel again. I have told you and your organization before, I just love what you, Jeff, and Mark are doing. I think the three of you are doing a fantastic/awesome job and I think Zola would be well pleased and I am sure the Lord is very pleased. My husband and I can only get your TV program over the internet via RealPlayer and the programs you and Jeff and your producer are producing are stupendous. The teaching is absolutely fabulous!!! TBN had rocks in its head when it canceled you. But, you know what? It is far more convenient for me/us to watch you on the internet whenever and as often as I/we want to do so. I also like what you, Jeff, and Mark are doing with the magazine etc. I eagerly await each issue. Keep up the great work you are doing for Yeshua!!! And have a fantastic trip to Israel and reunion with your son, Will.
In His love,
Mrs. David Davison
June 6th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Hello Sandra,
Yes, praise the Lord, so good to hear from you and know you are in Israel again and will be with your sweet Will…..Enjoy beautiful Israel, as I know you will, only wish I could be there with you and all the others….I know it will be a wonderful trip for everyone.
You have my daily prayers for traveling mercies for all involved and for souls to come to the saving knowledge of our beautiful Yeshua…May His Holy Spirit be poured out upon all anew and afresh…Thank you Lord for what you are going to do….Thank you for your Hand of Protection over all….Give my blessings to Jeff…..Praise God!!
June 10th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Greetings, Sandra
I also am glad you are back in Israel and blogging.I really enjoy reading about your trips and the manner
in which you write about them, it makes me feel like I’m there along with you and Will. Maybe you could add a photo or two from Will that he has taken, I bet we all would enjoy that. Take care and be safe.
Your family is thinking about you. Little S. says Thank You for her Birthday present. Love You!
Your Brother.