03/02/2023
Say Hello to
Eshcar Kapoya
HOLY LAND TOUR GUIDE
I was born into a traditional family and grew up in the collective community of Kibbutz Timorim, in the mid-south of Israel. Upon completing my military service I fulfilled a childhood dream โ walking the 600+ miles of the Israel National Trail, from Dan to Eilat. I didn't carry a book, only maps, and knew very little of the history of my land. A year later I left Israel with a one-way ticket to Europe. I hitchhiked from country to country meeting many people along the way. Many had something to say about Israel, both positive and negative. A year later I had an epiphany and decided to return to my homeland, and within a month I was accepted into a tour guide training course in Jerusalem. My intention was simple โ I wanted to understand the story of this land. My leading question was โ What in the world is going on here? I soon realized that it was a vast question with multi-dimensional answers. Even though I had no intention of becoming a tour guide at the time, I was completely absorbed in the course and became fascinated with the story of the biblical land. Shortly after that I started guiding tours for free around the Holy City, hosting many foreign travelers. Whilst doing this, I continued doing my own research, finding that with every answer there was another question, and I wasnโt stopping until I got to the bottom of it. Naturally for me, my questions led me to the New Testament, where I found many missing pieces from the puzzle of the Holy Land. During my investigative studies I came to realize that what is written, actually happened, and that the Word is true. The first time I was guiding a pilgrimage through the Holy Land, God showed me that this is my purpose. I was baptized on that tour (by a messianic rabbi and a pastor) and have been successfully guiding pilgrimages and Christian study tours exclusively ever since. Today I live with my wife Natalia and our cat Umka in the far southern desert, in a small village named Shaharut. My hobbies include making sourdough bread and pizza, cooking meals with produce from our vegetable garden, reading books, playing music, along with building projects around our house. As always, my number one priority is my relationship with God.
Read Less -