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It was 40 degrees Celsius today. I can’t remember the conversion off the top of my head, but I’m pretty sure that is over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. It was HOT! Slighty humid and hot. My shirt was stuck to my body by the end of our day and we actually had two ladies, Mary Ellen and Carol Thorn, who needed to be attended to by one of the physicians on the trip. Thankfully they are both ok but they were definitely dehydrated. We were going non-stop from 8:15 in the morning. As you can tell by the title, we visited FIVE places today. Making matters worse, we stayed in a five square mile area for most of the day with the exception of our trip across the Sea of Galilee (which I will now refer to as “the Sea” as the biblical writers did). (more…)
Filed under: Israel
Though I’m writing this at 1 AM, I’m finally getting these blogs written at the end of the day that it pertains to. This should allow me to better portray the experience since I haven’t had a night of sleep to forget it.
It has been a pattern that every morning we get a wake-up call at 6:45 AM, get breakfast at 7 AM and board the bus by 8 AM. This morning was no different. At breakfast, I talked with a few of the older ladies about getting up to watch the sunrise tomorrow morning at 6:30 over the shores of the Sea of Galilee. (Perhaps I’ll just stay up and wait for that to happen J) Just kidding…
***A quick side-note: I’m the youngest person on this trip by 25 years, and younger than most by 40 to 50 years. This is a trip comprised of older ladies and a few husbands who wanted to see the Holy Land. I’m along on the journey primarily to enjoy the experience like everyone else, but also to lead through song and prayer as I discern my call to ministry. Therefore, I’m getting opportunities to interact with people that I normally would never interact with outside of the church.*** (more…)
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How nice it is to pass out on a bed after being up for about 40 hours. I woke up in the morning VERY refreshed and ready to go for the day. Breakfast was an interesting buffet; smoked herring, carrot pie, porridge were just a few of the odd dishes. I’m getting a bit more adventurous with the food. I tried some smoke herring, and Ann Waite convinced me to try some porridge. Both were… interesting… (more…)
