Traveling to Israel? Get the most from your journey

Israel again? People often ask me if I get tired of leading tour groups to Israel. The reality is that every time I return I see something new, hear something different and more importantly I am in a different place in my life so that even the places I've been before take on new spiritual meaning. I also get to see it fresh in the joy of those who journey with me.

Getting the most from your journey...

1) Travel with a pastor or a teacher who can feed you with the Word each step of the way. Your tour guide will also be an essential part of your experience. You will be amazed how much scripture all tour leaders in Israel know - whether they are Messianic, Jewish or Arab guides.

2) Prepare yourself by studying God's Word. When you get a listing of the sites you will visit use a good Bible dictionary and concordance and look up the biblical references that tell the narrative of the place.

3) Invest in some reference and devotional material that will enhance your knowledge of what you will see along the way...

Do you like to journal or keep notes along the way? This is an excellent journaling guide I just purchased for myself and look forward to using on my next journey to Israel. I love it! Israel for the Christian Traveler (Full-color Travel Guide, Journal) by Joan Peace.

This 30 day devotional guide would be perfect for preparing for your Holy Land tour. I recommend that you read it just prior to your journey. Thirty Days in the Land with Jesus: A Holy Land Devotional by Charles H. Dyer. 

This is also a good devotional and perhaps you will want to save it for your return so you can look back and be reminded of the things you have seen and apply it to your walk of faith. Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus by Wayne Stiles 

Study Bible: Archaeological Study Bible: An Illustrated Walk Through Biblical History and Culture

Maps: Then and Now Bible Maps

DVD Lessons: Faith Lessons In The Dust Of the Rabbi, by Ray Vander Laan

4) Pack well and know the in's and out's of international travel.

- Using and Charging Electrical Gadgets

- Travel Essentials 

- Packing Check List

- What to wear and Pack

- Luggage

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