Day 12 of Trip to Israel

Pastor Mike starting off the morning mentoring these young pastors on the fine art of journaling.













Pastor Jack leading us in a morning song on the bus.













A menorah that stands over the hills of Jerusalem. This was given to the people of Jerusalem by England as a symbol of peace between the two countries.













A common sight as you go into different touring sights.













A model city of Jerusalem during the days of Jesus.













This area displays some of the pieces of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Due to sensitivity reasons, you are not allowed to take pictures.













Yad Vashem - The Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. This wonderful museum, which is a must see for any visitor to Israel, tells the story of the Jewish people during the time of the Holocaust. You get to actually hear and see the stories of people who went through the ordeal, typically the rememberances of the adults who were children at the time. It would take a good three hours to go through it completely because it is so well done with hundreds of artifacts and stories that are presented. It is a very somber tour. In all, 6 million Jewish people died during this time.






























One of the heroes of the Holocaust - Oskar Shindler, a German who hired Jewish people in his factories in order to save them from destruction.













The Hall of Names - where the names of Holocaust victims are permanently preserved. Out of the 6 million people who died, they have the names of 3.5 million.













When you finish the tour, you step outside to this beautiful view of Jerusalem which gives you time to reflect about what you've just experienced and pray that it never happens again.













This statue is dedicated to a Jewish/Polish educator, Janus Korczak, who took Jewish children under his wings to protect them in his orphanage. When the Germans came to take the children away, Korczek went with them and died beside them. Out of the 6 million who died, 1.5 million were children.













We had the opportunity to walk on the walls of Jerusalem, the walls that surround the Old City.













Pastor Jack, in the orange shirt, leads a time of prayer over the city.













The Zion Gate. See all the bullet holes in the wall? That happened during the Six Day War in 1967.