Heidi and I will be leaving for Israel on Tuesday morning (July 17). We are going there to represent Eastside Foursquare Church at the annual convention of the Foursquare Church. This is a real privilege for us and we are really looking forward to it. I will be updating my blog with notes regarding our travels as well as the convention. We will be touring before, during (in the afternoons), and after the convention. We arrive home on July 27th.
I guess we are going there as pilgrims (lit. one who travels to a shrine or holy place as a devotee). At the same time, I wonder how badly marred the experience will be as a result of the commercialism of religious tourism. These sites have been exploited in this way for centuries now, so I go with a bit of skepticism. You can also be sure that I will find myself safely off the beaten path doing a bit of my own exploration. I look forward to this aspect of the trip as much as anything else.
After studying the land of Israel for so long it will be great to finally see it firsthand. There is so much to see that I am sure it will go by way too fast. Still, I plan on making the most of my time.
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