Hello all,
Finally.....a moment to catch up on the trip, though the way the time presented itself is not good. Our 5 year old daughter, Ellie, broke her arm yesterday and we are sitting here in the hospital in Charlotte while she recovers from surgery this am (3 pins in the elbow and a cast for 4 weeks!). Please pray for her recovery and healing. She has done great amidst alot of pain.........better than Daddy did in having to see her go through it!! There is a clear spiritual message in the process of watching a child experience pain......but that is for another time.
So.....while she is sleeping.......and we are waiting.................lets catch up.
Next up was Jerusalem. Dan had told me all along that what we experienced in Tel Aviv and the Galilee were completely different than Jerusalem and he was right. Jerusalem is not at all like the open, mountain areas like we saw in the Galilee. While it is obviously rich in history and biblical context, it is very urban and crowded.
The Temple and the history around it is so far beyond what I had read about it was really enlightening. I mean I have read the bible and the scriptures about the Temple but you can't really understand it til you are standing there overlooking it. The significance of the 32 acres that this sits on is the most prized / sought after piece of land in the world! Think about that.....
Our first day in Jerusalem we listened to Joel preach on the Mount of Olives about God's promises to Israel and the significance of Jerusalem....very cool. Then we did the actual Palm walk that Jesus did when he came into Jerusalem.......then ended the day in the Garden of Gethsamane (where Jesus confronted Satan).
Not a bad start to our time in Jerusalem ya think.
Pictures are of the Mount of Olives, Garden, overlooking Jerusalem, cemetery (complete with tombs)......
Next up......the Garden Tomb, Qumran, Masada, and the Dead Sea.
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