Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Jerusalem and Bethlehem


Here is our group in front of the model of NT Jerusalem.
Also our favorite coffee shop in Bethlehem.



This is the Temple during the time of Herod, from the model of Jerusalem

Ancient Olive Tree from the garden of Gethsemane


Group photo in the Garden of Gethsemane


Marion Clifton, Isaiah Prater, Jimmy Moore, and Mitch Swartzentruber wearing yarmulke after visiting the Tomb of David

Our Guide Mike explains the punishment room in the basement of Caiphias' house while Brian Justus, Olivia Sanders, Marion Clifton, Brian Neyhart, and Jesse Brown listen.



Olivia Sanders ponders of the wonders of the Holy Land
and
Mitch Swartzentruber takes a photo of Olivia Sanders going through the door of humility at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem while Marion Clifton waits his turn.

Here the group waits its turn to go into the grotto of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem. Visible is Mike our guide, Brian Neyhart, Brie Justus, Paul Potter, Jimmy Moore, Isaiah Prater, Marion Clifton, and Brian Justus
The star marking the spot where Jesus was born in the Church of the Nativity