Introduction

The background to the tour

Seven years ago we moved to Salt Rock and, among many new friends, met Yvonne Roberts. Yvonne had been studying Hebrew for some time and had started to share some very basic Hebrew with a small group. Sarah joined the group and in short time was `hooked`. 
In 2009 friends invited us to join them for a visit to Israel, specifically to attend the  ICEJ Conference In Jerusalem, but also to tour the Holy Land. This was a trip of a lifetime for us and one which had a huge impact on both of us.
In 2013 Sarah started to study Biblical Hebrew online with the University of Jerusalem and did so well in her studies that when we heard that John Atkinson would be leading a teaching tour of Israel I felt that it would be right for Sarah to go. At the time we talked about her staying on in Jerusalem after the tour for a few weeks to immerse herself in Hebrew, but eventually we decided to drop the idea.
With her tour booked, Sarah was ready to go!
And then we had a call from John to say that somebody had heard that Sarah was traveling on her own, felt it was not right, and paid for my ticket! We were bowled over - what a super surprise and what an amazing gift!

We fly to Cape Town on the 14th April, spend two weeks with Jeremy, Brenda, Ruth and Nici, then join the tour on the 25th April.