Avery loves laughing with Grandpa Billy!

Enjoying the new Target Field with life-long friend, Joel Adamic, and his friend.

Hello,

I pray that you will believe that the Holy Spirit will control your life and guide you at all times.

Shalom,

Bill

"A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face" Proverbs 15:13 (The Message)

Yankees "2" Jersey: check! Yankees authentic cap: check! Derek Jeter bat: check! Glove for fly balls: check! Ready to see the Yankees at the Twins Target Field!

Hi,

I pray that you will rest in the Lord instead of trying to solve every problem with your limited human abilities.

Have a great week!

Bill,

Something on the Busy Farm has Avery wide-eyed!

Shalom,

I pray that you would be without fear because of God's promise to strengthen you and help you.

Have a great day!

Bill

I think Avery is the happiest granddaughter in the world!

Hi,

I pray that you will have unwavering faith because you know God intimately and trust Him completely.

Have a great Sunday service!

Bill

Brian reading to his little girl!

Shalom,

I pray that you will know that God will never abandon you!

Have a great weekend!

Bill

Smiles for Grandpa Billy!

Hi,

I pray that you will have courage, knowing that God is in you and that he will never fail you.

Have a blessed day,

Bill

Avery loves books already!

Do You Know Your Bible?

Answers to previous quiz.

1. Satan (Matt. 4:4).

2. Andrew (John 1:40).

3. Augustus (Luke 2:1).

4. Feast of Passover (Luke 2:41).

5. Three days (Luke 2:46).

New Quiz: Jesus #3

Answer these questions.

1. Who are the four women mentioned in Jesus' genealogy in Matthew 1?

2. From what mountain did Jesus talk about the end times?

3. What miracle did Jesus perform in a synagogue on the Sabbath?

4. Who paid Judas Iscariot to betray Jesus?

5. What did the people shout when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday?

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

Avers and her daddy!

Hello,

I pray that you will have absolute certainty that God is with you and in you, and that He is much more powerful than any problem you will ever face.

Have a great day!

Bill

Our final meal together in Jerusalem at an outdoor restaurant.

Hello,

I pray that you will have deep faith based upon your continual consciousness of God's presence and God's power.

Shalom,

Bill

Scripture displayed outside of the Garden tomb.

Hi,

I pray that you would refuse to allow anything to override your constant awareness of God's indwelling presence.

Have a joy-filled week!

Bill

Robin, Bill, Pastor Bob Yandian and his wife, Loretta.

Shalom,

I pray that you will refuse to give up hope because you are absolutely certain that God can and will bring you safely through every problem.

Have a powerful worship service!

Bill

... "no one comes to the Father except by (through) Me."

Hi,

I pray that you would have absolute faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Have a great weekend!

Bill

Sharing communion together outside of the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem.

Hello,

I pray that you would be unflinching, believing that God, Who is invisible, can and will solve your problems.

Shalom,

Bill

Sign on the door of the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem.

Shalom,

I desire that you would pray, focusing on God instead of on your problems.

Have a supernatural day!

Bill

Bill

The EMPTY Garden Tomb!

Hello,

I pray that you would have absolute security based upon unwavering faith in your Father's wonderful love.

Shalom,

Bill

Golgotha (Place of the Skull) outside of the Garden Tomb that is believed to be the tomb where the body of Jesus was laid after His crucifixion, and was found EMPTY after His resurrection!

Hi,

I pray that you would have deep faith that the wonderful love of Jesus Christ enables you to share His victory.

Have a praise-filled day!

Bill

More of the Israeli Independence Day parade through the Old City of Jerusalem! It was a very exciting time to be in Israel!

Shalom,

I pray that you would have unwavering faith that is solidly anchored upon your deep faith in the Word of God.

Have a great week!

Bill

Sounding the shofar during the Independence Day parade through the Old City of Jerusalem.

Shalom,

I pray that you will have unwavering faith in Almighty God.

Have a powerful and anointed Worship Service!

Bill

Israeli Independence Day parade through the Old City of Jerusalem!

Hello,

I pray that you will focus your attention continually on God.

Shalom,

Bill

A beautiful sight, the national flag of Israel!

Hi,

My desire is that you would pray with confidence that God is in you and that He can and will help you to solve your problems.

Have a great weekend!

Bill

Our guide, Tony, introduced us to his Rabbi friend.

Do You Know Your Bible?

Answers to previous quiz.

1. His mother and her sister Mary (wife of Cleophas) and Mary Magdalene (John 19:25).

2. Pharisees and scribes (Matt. 15:1, 14).

3. Simeon (Luke 2:25-26).

4. Mary Magdalene (John 20:1, 11-15).

5. "There is none good but...God" (Mark 10:18).

New Quiz: Jesus #2

Answer these questions.

1. To whom did Jesus say, "Man shall not live by bread alone"?

2. Who was Jesus' first disciple?

3. Who was Caesar when Jesus was born?

4. Why was Jesus in Jerusalem when he got separated from His parents?

5. How long did Jesus' parents search before they found Him?

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

A fun lunch at a little cafe in the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem!

Shalom,

My prayer for you is that you would pray with secure, single-minded and unyielding faith, focusing on the presence of the Lord.

Have a great day!

Bill

Our guide, Tony, pointing out the Herodian stones from the old Antonia Fortress in Jerusalem. Fascinating!

Hello,

I pray that you would pray with firm and constant faith in God, absolutely, refusing to waver in your faith for any reason.

Shalom,

Bill

We toured Israel with a wonderful group of people, meeting other members of our "family" and making great new friends!

Hi,

I pray that you will have absolute certainty that God will answer your prayers of faith.

Have a blessed week!

Bill

Everywhere we went in Israel and Jerusalem we saw layer upon layer of history, all confirming the Biblical account! Life-changing!

Shalom,

I pray with deep-rooted faith that you will have absolute certainty that God will bring you through your problems!

Have a powerful Sunday Worship Service!

Bill

Our Tour Hostess, Estee, and our Tour Guide, Tony, at the Farewell Dinner.

Hello,

Pray, knowing that Jesus Christ lives in your heart. Refuse to be afraid, knowing that He will help you.

Shalom,

Bill

The Farewell Dinner for our 2010 Israel Tour.

Hi,

I pray that you will believe that God will come into the furnace with you to deliver you from the problems you face.

Have a great weekend!

Bill

Floating in the Dead Sea in Israel!

Do You Know Your Bible?

Answers to previous quiz.

1. Jeroboam II (2 Kings 13:13).

2. Agag (1 Samuel 15:8-9).

3. Jeroboam I (1 Kings 13:4).

4. She was thrown out of a window and dogs devoured her in the street (2 Kings 9:32-36).

5. Moabites (Numbers 22).

New Quiz: Jesus #1

Answer these questions.

1. What three Marys stood near the cross during Jesus' crucifixion?

2. What two groups motivated Jesus to say, "They be blind leaders of the blind?

3. Who was promised that he would not die until he saw the Messiah come?

4. Who was the first person to see Jesus after His resurrection?

5. When someone called Jesus "good Master", what did Jesus reply?

Answers and a new quiz will be posted next Thursday!

One of the caves at Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

Hello,

I pray that you would rejoice because you know that God will cleanse you and refine you in the midst of adversity.

Have a terrific day!

Bill

Our 2010 Israel Tour group at Masada with our guide, Tony.

Hi,

I pray that you would have complete faith in the Lord Whom you have not seen, knowing that He will answer your prayers.

Have a great week!

Bill