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Team dashing through Heathrow Airport to catch flight to Tel Aviv. |
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The first day in Israel we take a quick trip around Jerusalem and stop at the Mt. of Olives. |
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Here is what our team saw from the Mt. of Olives - the Temple Mount. |
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After visiting the Mt. of Olives, we head for Hezekiah's Tunnel. Here members of the team are getting ready to traverse the 400 meter tunnel. |
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Team celebrates the conquering in the tunnel. |
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The team leaders Roy Schwarcz and Larry Jaffrey practicing their painting maneuvers |
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The team gets ready to head off to our project at Orr Shalom. |
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Our skilled driver is Roy Schwarcz. |
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Behind the wall is the home we are going to paint. |
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A team member painting the home livingroom. |
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We do take a break for a delicious meal prepared by the folks at the home. |
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Even the team leaders get busy painting. |
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Ready to paint stairwell. |
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Here Tom and Bob do some final repairs to a door. |
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We finished the job and time to pose for a picture. |
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In the evenings we learned about the land we are visiting. |
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Here is the view of Jerusalem from our hotel balcony just before our evening Bible study. |
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One of highlights of the trip was meeting the people living in the land. |
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The trip is not all work. We also visited many of the biblical sites mentioned in the Bible such as the Sea of Galilee here. |
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As we toured the land, Roy shared relevant passages from the Word of God. |
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One of the more moving times was when the team explored the Temple Mount. |
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