ISRAEL “IN DEPTH” TOUR
TESTIMONIALS
Van, “As you know, I served in Israel for two years with the UN Peacekeeping Force and then visited again in 2000. Thank you for taking me to many places I had never visited before. The tour with you in 2006 was truly exciting and spiritually uplifting. With all of the places we visited, you made the Bible come to life. The Old and New Testaments mean so much more to me now due to your spiritual and personal leadership. My granddaughter and I cannot thank you enough!” Tom F. - Columbia, South Carolina - 2006 tour - retired U.S. Army officer
Van, “Words cannot express our appreciation for you and all you did to make our trip through Israel one that has changed us forever. My wife and I so appreciate everything you did to make this a fantastic trip, as it was truly a once in a lifetime event for us. You did an excellent job of planning, organizing, leading and teaching, which made the places where our Lord walked come alive, and wed the history of the Holy Land with God’s Word and our own lives. Scripture has become much more three-dimensional for us. It was also a time of spiritual revival for my wife and me. The Spirit of God certainly used it in our lives. As a pastor, this trip made my teaching and ministry much more powerful. Thanks so much for the wonderful two weeks. We praise God for you and your life-changing ministry with us.”
Pastor Tim H. - Columbia, South Carolina - 2005 tour
Van, “I am still going through the memories, notes and pictures from our trip. The Lord’s purposes for our trip and the timing of our trip were amazing. I realized how special and timely it was for me to go with you to Israel. I have told many people about you and the work that you have done over the past ten years in Israel. God has given you a special connection with Israel.” Pastor Scott M. - Los Angeles, California - 2006 - Messianic Jew
Van, “I enjoyed seeing the sites of the Bible so much more than looking at dots on a map for college exams and trying to identify the Biblical cities. I also enjoyed learning the history of the land since the Bible was completed 1,900 years ago. This trip helped me put in perspective the ancient and ongoing events of the people in Israel and its surrounding countries.” Eric H. - Chicago, Illinois - 2005 - seminary student
Van, “My wife and I loved our trip and I know you had a big part in that. I enjoyed the spiritual emphasis you added. Combining the history, culture and spiritual made a tremendous impression on me. I know that it is two weeks I will never forget. Now when I read the Bible I get a visual picture and it is so much more meaningful. I can’t wait to start teaching my class again in the fall so I can share what I have learned. The trip was great and we enjoyed your leadership and teaching.” Fred L. - Fort Wayne, Indiana - 2006 - Messianic Jew
Van, “What a fantastic experience. I have made two slide shows from my digital photos, and am showing them at my church.” Ron F. - Fort Worth, Texas - 2005 - retired U.S. Air Force officer and military contractor in Israel
Van, “My husband and I were so blessed we went to Israel when we did. Thank you for all you did for us. You sure do a great trip. Keep up the good work God has called you to do.” Esther H. - Chicago, Illinois - 2006 - Messianic Jewess
Van, “Thank you so much for all the work you put into the tour. Just one more way you served all of us way beyond the call of duty. What a memory. There is hardly a day goes by when I do not think about the trip, especially when I read my Bible and can picture so much more clearly where things occurred and what the places must have looked like. I learned so much. I am so, so thankful the Lord allowed me to go. Maybe some day I will be able to go back.”
Donna K. - Chicago, Illinois - 2007
Van, “My husband and I look back on our tour of Israel and Jordan with great pleasure and happiness. We want to let you know how much we appreciated you and the tremendous amount of work you did in planning, directing, and keeping our tour on track everyday. You did well in making sure we saw all the many important places. You really helped us in our understanding of the Bible and matching the locations with the passages in the Bible. You did an excellent job and we can’t thank you enough. It was an honor to be with you on this tour.” Sue K. - Springfield, Missouri - 2005
Van, “What a gift you have given us. I really appreciated the tour and completed itinerary you sent us afterward. Thanks so much.” Pastor Ed G. - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 2007
Van, “Thank you so much for your hard work, attention to detail, and effort that you have put into the Israel trip. For me, the whole experience has strengthened my faith. My wife and I both agree that this trip will help us visualize the Bible events, and we will use all that we learned as another tool to study the Bible. You gave us great photo opportunities and the wonderful pictures I took will be shared with others. We had a trip of a lifetime and with great memories, plus we enjoyed the Christian fellowship and had a great time with you all.” Larry M. - Houston, Texas - 2006
Van, “I think about my trip to Israel much. No words can really describe it. Pictures can’t even capture it. I hope that we will be able to do your tour again. I could never thank you enough for all your efforts.”
Marcos P. - London, England - 2005 - seminary student
Van, “It seems unreal that we were in Israel. We talk about it so often and it becomes more and more special as we do. I cannot thank you enough for encouraging us to go. I know we would never have gone if it were not for you.”
Ruth H. - Chicago, Illinois - 2007
Van, “Just to thank you for an amazing trip. It is difficult to settle down now as my heart seems to be in Israel, but I guess this is why you yourself return year after year. You opened up my eyes to a lot of things and made everything I had read about in the Bible come alive. Thank you for putting so much into the trip. It really was an ‘in depth’ trip.”
Janet C. - Liverpool, England - 2006
Van, “Thank you so much for making my trip to Israel so blessedly meaningful. I don’t doubt for a minute this trip was one of the most organized and divinely inspired trips I have ever been on. The work you put into this trip was incredible and could never be measured in dollars. I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
Jason P. - Peoria, Illinois - 2005
Van, “All of your extra efforts made our trip a great success and unlike anything we have experienced before. Thank you for your detailed response and your particularly detailed accomplished itinerary you took so much time to prepare. Your follow up after our tour was both unexpected and very much appreciated.” John R. - Phoenix, Arizona - 2006
Van, “Just wanted to drop a line and say thank you for a great trip.” Pastor Chris D. - Raleigh, North Carolina - 2007
Van, “Thank you and Diane for all your hard work, adrenaline and sleepless nights, in making this a never-to-be-forgotten trip.” Adrienne C. - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 2006
Van, “Thanks again for all your planning and efforts to make it a great trip.” Dr. Bill W. - Denver, Colorado - 2005
Van, “I thank you for putting this tour together as I really enjoyed it and want to go back. Everyone on the trip was wonderful. I never thought that I would come to like people so fast of which we became like family.”
Ed L., - Kansas City, Missouri - 2007
Van, “How thankful I am that I was able to go on your wonderful tour at the time I did. This truly was a trip of a lifetime and I understand why you want to keep going back to Israel. I hope to return to the country again soon. Thanks for your care for this novice traveler and for all of your work in planning the details of this all encompassing trip.”
Jan M. - Jackson, Wyoming - 2006
Van, “The trip was great. It was the best tour we have ever been on.” Charles and Bonnie H. - Houston, Texas - 2007
Van, “Thanks again for your hard work and dedication to put this trip together and making it a success.”
Darlene P. - Leavenworth, Kansas - 2005 - U.S. Army
Van, “We just wanted to thank you for a great trip. We looked at our pictures last night and remembered what an awesome time we had.” Mark and Deb H. - Lansing, Michigan - 2007