Have you ever thought about visiting the beautiful land of Israel?  There is nothing like walking in places you have read about in the Biblical text. Those who participate will not be "tourist" in Israel, but they will experience the land of Israel as they get their feet dirty exploring the places Jesus called home.

"I took my first trip to Israel in June of 2022. I have been in church since birth and grew up as a pastor’s kid. This trip did more for my faith and desire to know Jesus more than anything I have ever experienced before. I simply did not know what I did not know. Everything I’ve ever known about Jesus and God’s word was brought to life by connecting the stories to the geography. Reading the beatitudes where Jesus would’ve spoken these words and seeing what His audience would’ve seen makes a connection between the head and the heart like no other.  Reading the story of Jesus healing a demon possessed man while sitting in the Decapolis city of Hippos and connecting the dots of that place as “unclean” where Jews would never go and Jesus says, “No, this is exactly where I want you to go” changes everything."
                                                                   
- Mark Russell, Bourbonnais, IL