Blog/News

A Memory and a Name

It’s not every day that you can travel through secret tunnels, let alone King Hezekiah’s tunnel! The day began with a quick lesson from Rich about David and Bathsheba’s promiscuous occurrence, and the attempted cover-up by David. We learned the importance of being where you’re supposed to be and doing what you’re supposed to do. Immediately, we descended into a tunnel originally dug to access the only fresh water source near Jerusalem as the Israelites were preparing for the Assyrian army to attack. We went into the wet tunnel which, at its deepest, was mid-thigh to waist-high depending on how tall someone would be. The tunnels were about an average of 5’9’ tall and 2’ wide with the water at ankle height for most of the exploration. Voices, screams and songs echoed throughout the tunnel while flashlights would flash, hide and shine again coming around corners as sixty people walked through the tunnel for 500 yards.

Continue reading this post at the GTI Online Tour Journal →

Share this post

Recent Posts

Back From L.A

Hey guys! It’s so good to be back in the building. We got back from LA on Sunday. That trip stretched me so much. This

Read More »

LA!

Hi everyone! Here are some of my highlights from the past week…sharing my faith with nonbelievers, visiting the Getty art museum and trying new foods.

Read More »

Sickness Upon Sickness

Hey y’all, I’ve been sick this and last week and I’m just starting to get better. Yesterday Jeremy, Hayden and I went down the hill

Read More »

A Long Week

Hey guys! It’s Brooke here 🙂 It’s been a loooooong week. When I say long week I mean long three weeks back from the DR.

Read More »

Last Day in the D.R!

Heyyoooo!! Today was our last full day in the Dominican Republic. We spent it with our site leader, Carolina, and ended the day with a

Read More »
Archives/Older Posts
Categories