Father's House Holy Land Trips

Trip Resources

A top priority in the Father's House Educational Foundation strategic plan is to give pastors of churches a grant for an educational trip to the Holy Land for their personal and ministerial enrichment. Through these trips, Father's House has proven that the small cost of sending pastors on these trips is far outweighed by the education, faith, and strength gained by the pastor. These gains result in positive "fire" throughout the pastor's life and enrich the entire congregation and community where these pastors work, live and worship our God.

In Ephesians 2, we read, "Remember that formerly you who are Gentiles by birth ... were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one... through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit."

Please read the testimonies of pastors who have recently experienced the gift of a grant for an educational trip to the Holy Land:

Kevin Bentley - Bono Baptist Chruch, Bono, TX
Pastor

The recent trip to Israel was a tremendous blessing. I personally have been able to travel to the Promised Land now on three different occasions. While each one was special, I think this last trip was the most meaningful because of who went with me. This is the first opportunity I have had to take members of the Bono congregation as well. Seeing their joy and amazement at being in the land of the Bible was priceless. The trip to Israel, over 3,000 dollars. The gasoline to the airport and home again, 60 dollars. The smiles and tears on faces of those who saw where Jesus walked, lived, taught, and died…PRICELESS! They will never view the Word of God in quite the same light again. Chris Ellison, fellow Bono traveler, perhaps summed it up best. When ask what he thought about the trip, he said “It’s not just a story anymore!” The Word has taken on new meaning and a passion for learning more of God has been stirred. I would encourage, challenge, implore…beg if need be…any Pastor to find his way to a Father’s House tour of Israel. It is unlike any other tour and is certain to spark renewal in the hearts of all those blessed to go. Not to mention, the Word promises that God will bless those who bless Israel. Be blessed by the Father’s House so that they in turn will be blessed in future trips and so that you might bless others with this life-changing experience. Just let the blessings flow!

Rick Hope - First Bapist Church, Lillian, TX
Pastor
The phrase that I use over and over again when people ask me about my trip to Israel with the Father's House Foundation is "I literally saw the Bible come alive!" What do I mean by that? I mean that while I have never doubted the inerrancy of the Word of God, it is something else to stand in the places that in times past, I had only read, studied, and preached about. I gained new geographical and theological perspectives on the Scripture that I never expected.

What it has done to my preaching has been phenomenal! I started both a discipleship class and a sermon series called "Lessons From The Holy Land". My congregation feels like they are diving deeper into the Word than they can remember doing in a long time.

The Father's Heart...

Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am about to take the stick of Joseph (that is in the hand of Ephraim) and the tribes of Israel associated with him. And I will join with it the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, that they may be one in my hand…and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms…"My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd.” (Ez 37:19-24)