I'm sitting on my couch watching the Vikings game and it's hard to believe that we were just in Israel at 11:00 last night! It's good to be back but it was an amazing life changing trip!
Our last day was spent going out to the lowlands where Sampson was born and was raised and then to the Valley of Elah. In Elah it was a blast to see the place that David killed the giant Goliath. I went down to the brook where David grabbed 5 smooth stones and got some as a souvenir of my own. (I think I got four original stones, the only one missing is the one that killed Goliath!) As a kid this story was one of my favorites and to actually be at the place it happened was every boys dream!
I can't encourage you enough to start planning to make it to Israel someday with RVC. The cost will be as inexpensive as you're going to find anywhere and the experience will be priceless. If you're old, it will be a dream come true and if you're young, it will be something that will help you with your Bible reading and faith for your entire life. I just got back and I can hardly wait until next time!
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