Here are some paintings from the trip my parents are on, along with some notes provided by Debbie. 

Enjoy!

 "Ephraim Doorway" 

Ephraims Doorway in The West Bank north of Jerusalem. We had morning class in a model of a first century Judean home in this city of refuge. This painting is of the front door.

"Sheep on the Hills" seen outside Jerusalem

"The Church of Jacob's Well"

I never realized that Jacob's well in Genesis was the same well where Jesus met the Samaritan woman at the well years and years later. Here's "The Church of Jacob's Well" that sits atop the well. It's been a fun challenge to paint on the bus between stops!

Samaria is amazingly beautiful, especially from this view overlooking the city.

"Wilderness of Zin" 

This barren area in southern Israel was where some of the wilderness wanderings took place. (You may notice the colors are very different from the Jerusalem area in previous paintings.) This stark place reminded me of awesome photography in the National Geographic magazine my photographer dad subscribed to when I was a kid. I thank God for allowing me to see an amazing place like this with my own eyes- it made me cry. I also thank Him for sustaining my knees to climb from the canyon to the top today. We will rest well tonight!