Starting from the recent and moving back to the past, the Church of the Nativity was the scene of the hostage crisis in 2005, for which there was a bloodless resolution thanks to the fine mediators on the scene.
Testimonials
I am one of the Morehouse students from the AIPAC trip last week. I just wanted to say that I thoroughly enjoyed my 10 days in your country. I am a history major and I feel that I have a much better grasp on the history of Israel after having toured with you, primarily because of the depth of your knowledge and your sharing it with us. I have never met any tour guide who is as passionate about what they are showing their group as you were, and I truly appreciate that. … I will definitely tell you when I am coming back to Israel this year.
We are thinking of you a lot these days. We are so glad we made another trip to Israel last year and got to meet you and your company reps. We have only wonderful memories.
Well - I was thinking of you - we have pictures, you know - and you are there doing your fine work in the photos.
May the Lord bless you and give you peace at this difficult time. Psalm 121 - with love. Greetings to all at I.E.
Thought it was time I dropped you a line.
C. wrote an article for our school newletter about Yad Vashem. She did a great job. A whole new generation will see things from a new perspective because of that article.
There was not an inch of Israel that did not amaze me. I do not know if you know how powerfully God used you on that trip to teach me huge life lessons, but some day maybe I will get the chance to tell you. I know about the heart of the Son, but I do not know well the character of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The things you shared answered questions that I could not put into words. But every day, as I replay places we went, something you taught would trigger an understanding, and I am in awe. I still daily fight back the tears as I think about Israel and what I found there.
Took some of my things to J.'s class and shared with the kids. They each got a piece of pottery. I wish I would have thought of picking up a bucket because they are such a powerful artifact. The kids just loved them. They were also studying Capernaum, so I printed out my picture of St. Peter's fish to help them remember what happened there 2000 years ago.
I hope I will have the ability to repeat with you again.
Blessings
Just a note to tell you again how much we appreciate everything that you did to make our 50th anniversary celebration so very special. You certainly went "the extra steps" to ensure that our Israel Tour was way beyond what we had ever hoped for. You made the Bible come alive. You provided meaning and value…
I just had a call from the tour leader and he was most impressed and complimented the services received from Israeli Pilgrim Tours. He also said the guide was excellent and her knowledge was outstanding. He said there was nothing, even a tiny, tiny thing that he could complain about, as everything was just excellent. He will no doubt use IPT in the future.
