On Tuesday the 27th, the Israel team got to travel in the beautiful Judea Desert to a place called Genesis Land! This land is lavished with mountains, shepherds, tea, apricots, dates, and camels! The team got to ride camels and "travel back in time" to Abraham's tent. Abraham's tent had a deep gray tint and was surrounded with fabrics detailed with brown and pastel stripes. The floor was a fabricated floor detailed with a variety of shapes and colors like light tans and sapphire blues. We met a man who portrayed Abraham. He greeted us with the wonderful stories of the Bible. Abraham told us the story of how he left everything behind: his home and his family...though, he had great faith in God. God always guided Abraham and gave him the necessities he needs to survive. Abraham had incredible faith. He trusted God to protect him and make him the father of many nations. While Abraham told us all these great stories, we drank coffee and tea. After many laughs and smiles, we sadly had to end our journey with Abraham, and travel back home. Luckily we got to ride the camels back home. The view was phenomenal. It was filled with the great blue sky, and a land drowning in numerous tan colored mountains. The sun was hot on our skins, though we survived by the shade the small shop provided us at the end of our journey. This was such a wonderful experience and we could all see the beauty God painted for his children.

- Abby Kohls