“After returning from Israel I now get very excited when I read the Bible because for the first time in my life I have a true picture in my mind of where the story takes place!” - Joy Sarju

“A trip to Israel is amazing, but without the teaching you provide, most of what I got out of these trips would not have happened.” - Dr. Per Lidman

“I love the fact that we hike the land. This makes it more than another trip – it is a pilgrimage.” - Leon Throness

“I was captured by the landscape of the Bible; the dry, emptiness, where God chose to make Himself known. The importance of stripping away everything I thought I knew and re-evaluating how I had always seen scripture and the people of the book.” -Brad Strelau

“Visiting the land of Israel had been a dream that I have entertained since I began studying the Scriptures academically, over twenty five years ago. The more I studied the Bible the more I realized how important the geography of the land was to the story.” - Ivan De Silva

“I was amazed as we journeyed through Israel how beautiful the land was, (even a beauty in the desert!!) and how the topography of the land revealed life lessons that God wanted to teach His people.” - Rhonda Kotchapaw

“It allowed me to not just see sights, but hear stories, to see people, to drink in the place, so to speak, and experience my spiritual life at a much deeper level than a tourist might have. It challenged my beliefs and encouraged me to look at my faith directly.“ -Ric Cyr

“How do you put into words 4 days in the desert, 4 days by the Sea of Galilee and 3 days in Jerusalem? Try and describe the newly formed life long friendships and the endless memories of laughter, singing, silence, reflections and yes, even tears (mostly of joy)?!!” - Brian Derksen