CHRISTIAN LEADERS
SPEAK
ABOUT JORDAN
“Every time I go to Jordan I am more excited than the previous
time. I have now taken six trips to this intriguing country and
its magnetism keeps drawing me back. It is without question the
best kept secret in the travel world.”
Reverend Dr. Graham Bardsley
Friends of Jordan
“The one question I am asked by colleagues and Christians in
the west is: "Why do you go to Jordan instead of the Holy
Land? ‘After my first trip to Jordan I was embolden to answer, "Jordan
is the Holy Land!' A safe and culturally rich country,
Jordan is a must visit for any Christian on pilgrimage. The
power of visiting the baptismal site of our Lord, the starkness
of the Wadi Rum and the uniqueness of swimming in the
Dead Sea are not only memories of a lifetime, but connect the
believer with 2,000 years of the Christian faith. In
addition to the renewal of one's faith, your travels will
positively affect the ways in which Christians and Moslems
view each other. Jordan is not only "The Sunrise
of Christianity", but is quickly becoming the heralds
of the "Dawn of Peace for the Middle East." My
life has never been the same and neither will yours.”
Rev. Ike Nicholson
“I'm delighted with just how historically rich Jordan is – coming
to Jordan is the difference between seeing the movie in black
and white and seeing it in color. Suddenly, the images are sharper.
Being able to stand on the hill where most likely John the Baptist
lived and baptized and where Elijah walked is powerful. I'll
never forget that.”
Marshall Shelley
Editor,
Christian History
“Jordan has so many of the biblical sites and is a thrilling
hour-by-hour experience. One of my favorite highlights was Mount
Nebo. To stand there and see the vast area where Moses and the
children of Israel came through gave me a profound sense of that
wasteland like never before. Then to see where Joshua took them
into the Promised Land meant far more to me than I had anticipated.”
Dr. Don Argue
President,
Northwest College
“The people of Jordan were warm, welcoming, eager to be helpful
and friendly. The biblical sites added to my knowledge and expanded
my sense of the Holy Land. As each site continues to be developed
and excavated, the quantity of artifacts will increase and the
quality of the site and its effect will become more apparent.
I especially like the simplicity of the Baptismal site.”
Rev. Dr. Gino Donatelli
S.J., Loyola University Medical
Center, Chicago, Illinois
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