In my last post I promised more photos from my Israel trip. I was asked to join up with a trip New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary was taking to the Holy Land. I happily obliged! :) This was my second time to Israel and both trips were such a blessing!

There is no way to describe a trip like this to someone who hasn't been there. So if Israel is on your wishlist of must-sees, all I can say is... find a way to get there! Just as many of you might imagine, the Bible really does come alive! How incredible to walk on the same streets as Paul, Jesus' disciples, and Jesus himself!

Probably the neatest part about this particular trip was getting to share the experience with several of my friends.... even Stacy, one of my best friends! I hadn't seen any of them for over a year and a half, so basically we had a 10-day reunion in Israel. How cool is that?! It was a sweet time of hanging out, laughing, encouraging one another, and acting like goof balls in the Holy Land. :) And the rest of the people on the trip were wonderful too. Many were very interested in hearing more about my time in Namibia, and all were encouraging as I look ahead at 2011 and what God has for me here in Tennessee. It's pretty neat who all God puts together on a trip like that. What a combination of scholars and experience in all levels of ministry!

Here are a few photos from the trip... If anyone around my town wants to see more, I made a photobook. :)

Hanging around the ruins of Avdat