I Made It!
After staying up to 3 a.m. the night before preparing for my trip, and after nearly missing my flight to JFK the next day, I finally made it to Israel!
My tour group and I arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport around 3:30 p.m. and could hardly wait to see the first city on the tour schedule.
Tel Aviv is a wonderful place to visit, but if you're thinking it's lined with dusty roads like in biblical times, think again. It's a modern city and has all the makings of a bustling metropolis like billboards, quaint restaurants, public transportation and more.
And though the people here speak with a slurred accent, they are no different from us. They like to jog along the beach, dash in and out of traffic, and talk on the cell phone-- just as we Americans do.
After taking a bus tour of the city, we bundled up and went to eat dinner at The White Pergula Restaurant at the port in Tel Aviv. Though the weather dropped to a shivering 50-something, our appetites didn't budge. We enjoyed a spread of Mediterranean cuisine and ate everything from fresh mushrooms and olives to calamari and a dessert made from orchids. I'm a picky eater and don't like to deviate much from the usual baked chicken, but the food was delicious.
I think the highlight of the first day of my trip was my visit to Jaffa. The city is lined with museums and boutiques, but the tour guide said just 10 years ago Jaffa was a hang out for prostitutes and other criminal activity. Today Jaffa is a hub for millions of tourist who visit Israel each year.
But Jaffa is also the city where Peter received a vision from God about Cornelius. It is the place where the Father revealed His plan of salvation for Gentile people.
It's amazing to me how the Holy Spirit can bring to life the words of Scripture and make them real to a person. That's what happened to me today in Jaffa. Tomorrow I'm looking forward to the Lord revealing Himself to me in Galilee.
My tour group and I arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport around 3:30 p.m. and could hardly wait to see the first city on the tour schedule.
Tel Aviv is a wonderful place to visit, but if you're thinking it's lined with dusty roads like in biblical times, think again. It's a modern city and has all the makings of a bustling metropolis like billboards, quaint restaurants, public transportation and more.
And though the people here speak with a slurred accent, they are no different from us. They like to jog along the beach, dash in and out of traffic, and talk on the cell phone-- just as we Americans do.
After taking a bus tour of the city, we bundled up and went to eat dinner at The White Pergula Restaurant at the port in Tel Aviv. Though the weather dropped to a shivering 50-something, our appetites didn't budge. We enjoyed a spread of Mediterranean cuisine and ate everything from fresh mushrooms and olives to calamari and a dessert made from orchids. I'm a picky eater and don't like to deviate much from the usual baked chicken, but the food was delicious.
I think the highlight of the first day of my trip was my visit to Jaffa. The city is lined with museums and boutiques, but the tour guide said just 10 years ago Jaffa was a hang out for prostitutes and other criminal activity. Today Jaffa is a hub for millions of tourist who visit Israel each year.
But Jaffa is also the city where Peter received a vision from God about Cornelius. It is the place where the Father revealed His plan of salvation for Gentile people.
It's amazing to me how the Holy Spirit can bring to life the words of Scripture and make them real to a person. That's what happened to me today in Jaffa. Tomorrow I'm looking forward to the Lord revealing Himself to me in Galilee.
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