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Israel/Jordan study tour Sept/Oct. 2008
Israel/Jordan study tour Sept/Oct. 2008
Earlier this year a number of people in the Redlands CRC expressed interest in a trip to Israel. As a result of that we took up contact with the "That the World May Know" ministries in the U.S. Some of you may have seen some of the videos by Ray VanderLaan (from the "Follow the Rabbi" organisation) as he travels through Israel and brings the text of the Scriptures to life in a special way.
We feel it important to carefully select the tour company with which to make such a trip. The tour we hope to make comes not only from a sound biblical perspective, but it also takes seriously the cultural and geographic context of the story of the Bible. It will not just be a "holy site" tour, but the aim is to understand the text of the Scriptures in the context of the land.
At this stage it appears that Rev George DeJong, minister of Holland Heights Christian Reformed Church, will be our tour leader. He has led numerous study tours to Israel, Jordan, and Turkey, and is passionate about sharing and teaching God's Word in the context of Israel and Jordan. As George concluded one of his letters to me some time ago: "You'll never read the Bible the same."
But the tour is not simply hopping on and off the tour bus. There will definitely be some walking involved; to quote George again: "While each group tends to set its own pace I would strongly urge all participants to come as physically fit as absolutely possible so that we might see and learn as much as possible."
You may want to visit the web: "GTI tours" and "Follow the Rabbi".
Dates (approx) Sept. 20 to October 7, 2008.
In case you are interested, contact
Rev. Keith Warren, ph. 07-34882009,
email keith@redlandscrc.org.au