July 2010

Well not exactly, but almost!   The forecast here is consistent, it reads, nearly every day, very very hot!  And the weather here lives up to the billing!  Today was no different.  So we said goodbye to Pilgerhaus and the Sea of Galilee and that was sad.  I think the youth loved this more than anything so far, and I have to agree.   But, we had many more fun and interesting places to see, including Mt. Tabor, Read more »

Dear Ones,

So, on Saturday, we got up and left St. George's College and Jerusalem and made our way first to Caesarea Maritima, along the Mediterranean Sea.  Here the Amphitheater still is visible and has been rebuilt so as to hold concerts. Once covered entirely in marble during the Roman era, it is now stone, except for small parts.  Most of the marble had been scavenged over the years.  The hippodrome is still visible as well. Read more »

Dear Ones,

Well today was every bit as interesting, life changing, HOT!  It is hot here right now, but so good.  Our morning began with a trip to the Dome of the Rock, first to the actual Dome through security, and into the Muslim section, then, although only feet away, through security again, and into the Jewish section and a trip to the Western Wall, or also known as the Wailing Wall.  I touched it, and prayed alongside the many Jews present.  What a fantastic and powerful scene, Read more »

Dear Ones,

Well, thanks to Continental Airlines I arrived about 10 minutes early into Tel Aviv.  It was about 88 degrees when we landed, at 4:10 p.m, (6:10 a.m. western Washington time.)   It was a flight without a hitch.  I got off the plane, realizing as never before, that I was alone.   But it only took me a while to realize how ridiculous that statement is.  I was surrounded by thousands of people.  I was hardly alone. Read more »