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Evidence

Evidence: Tracing the Exodus in Saudi Arabia

In recent decades, the landscape of biblical archaeology has shifted in remarkable ways. Over the last thirty years, a surge of discovery has brought new light to the ancient stories of the Exodus, pointing with increasing clarity to the rugged mountains and valleys of northwest Saudi Arabia as the true backdrop of these events. Much of this renewed attention began with the archaeological journeys of Ron Wyatt in the 1970s and 80s, who, following in the footsteps of Charles Beke, John Philby, and Alois Musil, suggested Arabia as the real site of the Exodus. Through Wyatt’s expeditions, sites such as Jabal Maqla and the region of ancient Midian—now known as Al Bad’a and its surroundings—have come into focus as the likely locations of the Red Sea crossing, the mountain of God, and the wilderness wanderings. What once seemed lost to history is now being revealed, stone by stone, spring by spring, altar by altar. The evidence is mounting, and it is compelling. Even the Apostle Paul, writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, anchors this truth for us: “Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia...” (Galatians 4:25). With this scriptural foundation and a growing consensus among explorers and scholars, we step forward to recount our journey—site by site—through the land where the echoes of Exodus still ring, and where God’s faithfulness is etched into the very earth.

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Legacy

In the grand tapestry of eternity, our earthly lives represent but a single thread - yet what a profound thread it can be when woven with eternal purpose. The Apostle Paul understood this when he wrote, "I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." — Philippians 3:14. True Christian living demands that we set our sights beyond the temporal horizons of our own existence and consider the eternal impact of our choices, our investments, and our influence. Legacy, in the biblical sense, isn't about monuments carved in stone or achievements recorded in history books - it's about the spiritual inheritance we leave behind, the faith we transfer, and the kingdom work that continues long after we've been called home. When we live with eternity's values in view, every relationship becomes a discipleship opportunity, every season of life becomes a chance to mentor, and every blessing becomes a stewardship responsibility. The question that should awaken and inspire every believer is this: when our race is finished and our course is complete, who will carry the torch forward? This is the sacred calling of legacy - to live not just for our own spiritual advancement, but for the advancement of God's kingdom through those who will follow in our footsteps.

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Fight

Scripture reminds us that “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” — Ephesians 6:12. The enemy’s greatest weapon is deception. He whispers lies of inadequacy, fear, and compromise, hoping that we will surrender the ground Christ has already won for us. He tempts us to give in to discouragement, to accept defeat, to believe that our struggles are pointless or that our prayers go unheard. But the truth is this: the enemy has already been defeated at the cross. Jesus declared, “It is finished,” and in that moment, every scheme of the devil was rendered powerless for those who are in Christ. Still, the battle continues, not for victory, but from victory. The enemy’s only hope is that we will forget who we are and to whom we belong.

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Staying the Course

In our walk as Christians we often encounter challenges that test our resolve and shake our confidence. Yet, as believers, we are called to persevere, to stay the course even when the path seems uncertain or the odds appear stacked against us. This steadfastness is not about stubbornness or blind faith, but rather about trusting in God's wisdom and timing, even when our limited understanding fails us.

Embracing Uncertainty with Faith

Life is full of uncertainties, and we often make decisions based on incomplete information, leading to unexpected outcomes. However, this uncertainty should not paralyze us or cause us to doubt God's plan. Instead, it should draw us closer to Him, seeking His guidance and wisdom. As Proverbs 3:5-6 reminds us, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight." This scripture emphasizes that while our understanding is limited, God's wisdom is infinite. By embracing uncertainty with faith, we open ourselves to God's guidance and allow Him to direct our paths.

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Adventure in Missions

The Call to Adventure: Hans Egede’s Mission to Greenland

In the early 18th century, a young Norwegian Lutheran minister named Hans Egede became captivated by a haunting mystery. While serving in Lofoten, he heard tales of the lost Norse settlements in Greenland, communities that had vanished into silence after flourishing for nearly 500 years. These Norse settlers, who had first arrived under Erik the Red’s leadership in 985 AD, had established a significant presence with over 620 farms across three settlements, supporting a population that may have reached several thousand. The mystery of their fate stirred Egede’s heart. By 1711, driven by concern for their spiritual welfare, he began petitioning King Frederick IV of Denmark-Norway for permission to mount a mission. His primary goal was clear — to find these lost Norse Christians who, he feared, had either remained Catholic after the Reformation or completely lost their faith. In 1721, after securing funding from Bergen merchants and royal support, Egede set sail aboard the vessel Haabet (“The Hope”) with his family and forty colonists. However, upon reaching Greenland’s shores, his carefully laid plans encountered an unexpected reality. Instead of finding Norse settlements, he discovered only ruins and a thriving Inuit population. This moment of revelation showcases the true spirit of Christian adventure — the ability to adapt when God’s plans differ from our own. Rather than abandoning his mission, Egede demonstrated remarkable resilience and flexibility. He established Hope Colony on Kangeq Island and redirected his efforts toward learning the Kalaallit language and sharing the gospel with the Inuit people.

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Utmost May 29th

Untroubled Relationship

In that day you will ask in My name . . . ,” that is, in My nature. Not “You will use My name as some magic word,” but—”You will be so intimate with Me that you will be one with Me.” “That day” is not a day in the next life, but a day meant for here and now. “. . . for the Father Himself loves you . . .”— the Father’s love is evidence that our union with Jesus is complete and absolute. Our Lord does not mean that our lives will be free from external difficulties and uncertainties, but that just as He knew the Father’s heart and mind, we too can be lifted by Him into heavenly places through the baptism of the Holy Spirit, so that He can reveal the teachings of God to us.

“. . . whatever you ask the Father in My name . . .” (John 16:23). “That day” is a day of peace and an untroubled relationship between God and His saint. Just as Jesus stood unblemished and pure in the presence of His Father, we too by the mighty power and effectiveness of the baptism of the Holy Spirit can be lifted into that relationship—”. . . that they may be one just as We are one . . .” (John 17:22).

“. . . He will give you” (John 16:23). Jesus said that because of His name God will recognize and respond to our prayers. What a great challenge and invitation—to pray in His name! Through the resurrection and ascension power of Jesus, and through the Holy Spirit He has sent, we can be lifted into such a relationship. Once in that wonderful position, having been placed there by Jesus Christ, we can pray to God in Jesus’ name—in His nature. This is a gift granted to us through the Holy Spirit, and Jesus said, “. . . whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.” The sovereign character of Jesus Christ is tested and proved by His own statements.

Utmost May 28th

In that day you will ask Me nothing —John 16:23

When is “that day”? It is when the ascended Lord makes you one with the Father. “In that day” you will be one with the Father just as Jesus is, and He said, “In that day you will ask Me nothing.” Until the resurrection life of Jesus is fully exhibited in you, you have questions about many things. Then after a while you find that all your questions are gone— you don’t seem to have any left to ask. You have come to the point of total reliance on the resurrection life of Jesus, which brings you into complete oneness with the purpose of God. Are you living that life now? If not, why aren’t you?

“In that day” there may be any number of things still hidden to your understanding, but they will not come between your heart and God. “In that day you will ask Me nothing”— you will not need to ask, because you will be certain that God will reveal things in accordance with His will. The faith and peace of John 14:1 has become the real attitude of your heart, and there are no more questions to be asked. If anything is a mystery to you and is coming between you and God, never look for the explanation in your mind, but look for it in your spirit, your true inner nature— that is where the problem is. Once your inner spiritual nature is willing to submit to the life of Jesus, your understanding will be perfectly clear, and you will come to the place where there is no distance between the Father and you, His child, because the Lord has made you one. “In that day you will ask Me nothing.”

Episode 3 – “The Returnees of Sudan: The Southern Jungles” [Episode of the Week]

Episode 3 – “The Returnees of Sudan: The Southern Jungles” In a back room of a Ugandan printing house Tim and Will follow the trail to the make shift office of the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army.  It is their only hope for entry into the country where war has kept outsiders away for 21 years.  With permits in hand and contacts lined-up the missionaries cross the border regions into a danger zone.  Once inside the remote jungles they visit a field hospital where the sick come to die.  It is a terrifying sight as they witness an operation performed to save a man’s life.  As they journey deeper they come across a mass population of displaced Returnees and witness the devastations of war.

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Utmost May 26th

Pray without ceasing . . . —1 Thessalonians 5:17 Our thinking about prayer, whether right or wrong, is based on our own mental conception of it. The correct concept is to think of prayer as the breath in our lungs and the blood from our hearts. Our blood flows and our breathing continues “without ceasing”; we are not even conscious of it, but it never stops. And we are not always conscious of Jesus keeping us in perfect oneness with God, but if we are obeying Him, He always is. Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life of the saint. Beware of anything that stops the offering up of prayer. “Pray without ceasing . . .”— maintain the childlike habit of offering up prayer in your heart to God all the time. Jesus never mentioned unanswered prayer. He had the unlimited certainty of knowing that prayer is always answered. Do we have through the Spirit of God that inexpressible certainty that Jesus had about prayer, or do we think of the times when it seemed that God did not answer our prayer? Jesus said, “. . . everyone who asks receives . . .” ( Matthew 7:8 ). Yet we say, “But . . . , but . . . .” God answers prayer in the best way— not just sometimes, but every time. However, the evidence of the answer in the area we want it may not always immediately follow. Do we expect God to answer prayer? The danger we have is that we want to water down what Jesus said to make it mean something that aligns with our common sense. But if it were only common sense, what He said would not even be worthwhile. The things Jesus taught about prayer are supernatural truths He reveals to us.

Utmost May 25th

If you take the left, then I will go to the right; or, if you go to the right, then I will go to the left —Genesis 13:9 As soon as you begin to live the life of faith in God, fascinating and physically gratifying possibilities will open up before you. These things are yours by right, but if you are living the life of faith you will exercise your right to waive your rights, and let God make your choice for you. God sometimes allows you to get into a place of testing where your own welfare would be the appropriate thing to consider, if you were not living the life of faith. But if you are, you will joyfully waive your right and allow God to make your choice for you. This is the discipline God uses to transform the natural into the spiritual through obedience to His voice. Whenever our right becomes the guiding factor of our lives, it dulls our spiritual insight. The greatest enemy of the life of faith in God is not sin, but good choices which are not quite good enough. The good is always the enemy of the best. In this passage, it would seem that the wisest thing in the world for Abram to do would be to choose. It was his right, and the people around him would consider him to be a fool for not choosing. Many of us do not continue to grow spiritually because we prefer to choose on the basis of our rights, instead of relying on God to make the choice for us. We have to learn to walk according to the standard which has its eyes focused on God. And God says to us, as He did to Abram, “. . . walk before Me. . .” ( Genesis 17:1 ).

Season Three Episode 2: Episode of the Week!

Episode 2 – “The Path We Choose: South Africa” In a land where the history of the apartheid has torn a country apart, the mission becomes an education in the unity of the gospel.  From the Wild Coast regions, where bandits beat a hapless couple, to the townships of Johannesburg the team witnesses the dangers and struggles of South Africa.  Speaking in tent revival meetings from a bygone era Tim and Will see many give their lives to Christ Jesus.  It is a mission of hope and healing in a land desperate for both.

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Full Length Travel the Road Episode!

Episode 1 – “Age of Discovery: The Zambezi River”
A daring 450km journey down the Zambezi river brings Tim and Will to the majestic sight of Victoria Falls.  But before they can reach Africa’s largest cascade of water, they will face territorial hippos, alligators with a taste for human blood, treacherous jungle rapids, and witch doctors who despise their mission.  It is a journey of discovery, both of a remote river and the heart of man, as death is faced everyday and the message of the gospel is preached with every breath.

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Shelter the Road: Helping Haiti NOW!

Donate Now On January 12th, 2010 Haiti was devastated by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake,

and as the news reports slowly trickled out of the capital, Port-au-Prince, Americans watched and prayed for the people of Haiti.  Stories of miraculous survival and determination were aired nightly on network broadcasts and many everyday Americans decided to go to Haiti and help.  Now, in the weeks that have followed, massive airlifts of water, food and medicines made there way to the devastated country to avert more casualties. Christian NGO’s and the US Military have spearheaded the effort, and people everywhere continue to pray for Haiti.

But what happens to Haiti now? One of the largest crisis facing the Haitian people is the fact that most families are now homeless.  When we traveled to Port-au-Prince 12-days after the earthquake, the whole of the city was living outdoors.  Most homes in the city were either destroyed or structurally unsound to live in, and as a result, massive tent cities have sprung up throughout Port-au-Prince.  These tent cities consist of any material people scavenge from the rubble (wood, metal, bed sheets, ect…), but in their entirety, these tent cities are NOT proper shelters.  The biggest problem is that most of these makeshift tents are covered simply with cotton sheets. What is needed is water proof tarps to protect families from the coming rainy season. The basic needs of any human is water, food and shelter.  Water and food have been a focus of most NGO’s in the first weeks of the disaster, and delivered in rapid order, but now proper shelters are the most important need!

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Recently, a medical team, upon entering one of the tent cities to do a free clinic, was rushed by desperate Haitians.  The Haitians were happy to have the medical support, but were desperately asking for any plastics sheets they might have.  “We need a place to live,” was consistently the request.

Everyday on our journeys to Haiti we visited the worst hit sections of Port-au-Prince, and witnessed large groups of people digging and clawing through rubble to get any pieces of wood or debris, to have something to sleep under at night.  Desperation ran so high Haitian police ignorantly assumed these everyday Haitians were looters and began shooting people.  We personally witnessed three shootings and saw one man killed for scavenging. This could be avoided, is all we could think!

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So what do we do? Upon seeing the looming crisis, with the approaching rainy season, we want to help by giving shelters to the people of Haiti.

What kind of shelters can we give? For $30 we can give one family a waterproof tarp system.  This system will house a large family and protect them from the coming rainy season.

How many do we plan to give? Our first allotment is destined for 300 families at local church we visited in Port-au-Prince.  These families all currently live in tent cities and to give this gift would change lives! So if we give 300 families a waterproof tarp system, it will cost $9,000.

What happens if we give more than $9,000? Then more people get tarps!  There is no lack of need in Haiti for shelters, and to give $30 means a family will have shelter.

How do I give for Shelters? To give to the Shelter the Road campaign all you have to do is visit our website at www.traveltheroad.com or Call 1-866-397-5673. For the next weeks all giving notated as Gospel Expedition via the website will go to the Shelter the Road campaign, or if you send in a check to Travel the Road, please notate Haiti, and we will add that amount to Shelter the Road.

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We can all make a difference, and through your prayers and support, Haiti will recover!  Peace be with you.

In Him,

Tim and Will

From the Frontlines of Haiti

Survivor found after 14 days in rubble: VIDEO

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Haitian survivor pulled from the rubble after 14 days being treated by the U.S. military in Port-au-Prince.

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At the end of this video you can see us updating to video camera for the series.  What an amazing rescue and survival story.  God is good!