This book is a compilation of real-life incidences in the land of Israel and provides spiritual applications from each location referenced. Couched in the context of study-abroad experiences of college students, these anecdotal insights are sure to be entertaining, enlightening, enjoyable, as well as edifying. Israel: Milk and Honey for the Soul, is designed to do for the heart for the corresponding physical elements do for the body... provide strength and nourishment for one's personal journey. Israel comes to life within these pages and offers the reader the "next best thing to being there." Come inside and join the journey!
Endorsements:
I sense a winsome and familiar breathless thrill in Rita Hemby's writings. Hers is a charming and unpretentious voice laced liberally with genuine love for The Land and especially for Jerusalem. Dr. Mark Rutland President/Founder of Global Servants; Author; University President; Pastor
Rita Hemby's book of adventures in Israel is vivid, fascinating, and filled with Biblical and historical insights. Reading her stories brings the Holy Land to life.
Dr. Robert C. Crosby President: Emerge Ministries; University Professor; Author; Pastor
About the Author
Rita Hemby is a freelance writer presently residing in Florida. A native of North Carolina, she is a Licensed Practical Nurse by trade and has served in various capacities for over two decades in fulltime pastoral ministry with her husband. In addition, she has spent extensive time in the land of Israel helping to guide study-abroad and church tours.
When Rita is not writing, she enjoys reading, traveling, oil painting (is a certified artist), home mural creations and spending quality time with her children and grandchildren. She has a passion for cooking and often combines this with a love for entertaining family and friends. Her favorite authors include Anne Graham Lotz, R.T. Kendall, and Corrie Ten Boom. She has plans for various writing projects in the near future.
