More Fun In Israel
Posted: April 13, 2008
Hey everyone I know you have been enjoying the website with all the pictures so I wanted to highlight two people who have been working hard to make that happen. Karley and Allan are my two staff photographers and they are the ones capturing all the photos. If you want you can e mail the guys and tell them thanks as they have gone above and beyond to make the web page happen. Their e mails are aschuler@humelake.org kmase@humelake.org
Take care
Rich
Hey there, it’s Autumn and Jeremy here. (hi mom!) At the moment we are sitting in the lobby of the Nof Ginosar Hotel still dripping wet with water from the Sea of Galilee! Yes, it is true, we got to take dip in the very body of water upon which Jesus Christ walked. It does not get much more real then this. It’s been an amazing two days, and it’s hard to even recall everything that happened. Saturday was what Marty would call “A big, big…BIG day” . First we hiked in Ein Gedi which is where David fled from Saul. We sat there at the foot of a hidden waterfall while Marty spoke about the living water and challenged us by asking if we were satisfied with paddling around in the Dead Sea (which we did the day before) or, if we would choose to fully emerge ourselves in God, who is the living water. While saying this, he dove in and we all followed. Then, off to Masada! Yeah!! With trumpets blasting we marched up the snake path to the top of the impregnable fortress, conquering the mountain’s side in 55 minutes flat. This was one of the most anticipated places for the majority of the group because of it it’s immense significance. Upon this mountain Jewish zealots defended and died for their faith against the tenth legion of the Romans. It was awesome! Oh yeah! But wait- there’s more! After Masada we went to Qumran and stopped at the site where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Then we hiked some more, up a cliff, and then a mountainside, and then finally when we got to the top we were overlooking the Dead Sea and all its majesty. At the top we took time to reflect on our devotion in our walk with the Lord. It was incredible!
The next day we woke up bright and early, and hiked to the top of Mount Arbel . But honestly, to call it a hike would be an understatement; it was more in the category of mountain climbing. We learned that the rabbis call it Prayer Mountain and at the top we got time to reflect on our own prayer life. We also stopped at points along the Sea of Galilee including: Areamos Topos(sermon on the mount), Capernaum, Chorazin, and Bethsaida.
Sounds like two full days eh? You have no idea! The coolest part is, we’re not even half way done yet.
Cheers!
Autumn and Jeremy
If you want to see a great website with good Israel info click here
Click here to see past blogs from the trip
Click here to see pictures from the trip
Here is an audio talk from our trip
From The Lathrops on April 13, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Hey Gang! Hi from the Lathrops! We are enjoying your daily pictures and narratives. Keep up the great work! It sounds like you are having a wonderful time. We are continueing to pray for you all. Adam, we are REALLY missing you! Cant wait to hear your voice again. We are all well (no car accidents).
Mom, Dad, Jenna, and Andrew
From Art DeNio on April 13, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Hi Sarah! Madeline and I are having a ball just watching! But you’re actually there! You lucky dog! Enjoy every minute, Art
From Bruce and Bonnie Fleming on April 13, 2008 at 8:57 pm
The pictures are amazing. What a thrill to walk where Jesus walked. Our prayer is that the impact of this trip will be life changing. We have loved tracking the trip with you via pictures and blogs. Thank you so much for taking the time to make the trip real for us, too! God bless you and keep you.
From Kayli's Momma Bear on April 14, 2008 at 11:51 am
First off let me thank Karley and Allan for the fantastic photography and for putting together the videos and slide shows at the end of some very long days. Thank you so much! It is so fun to read and hear the students narrate the day’s adventures. As the Flemings said, it helps make the trip come to life for us back home.
Praise God for all His provisions, from the funds for everyone to go, to the perfect weather you seem to be getting.
Prayers are being lifted for Marty, Rich and all the Joshua staff, and each student. May each step bring you closer to your own personal relationship with our Mighty God.
Love and prayers,
Nicky Cloyes
(Momma Bear - Love you Kayli-Babe xoxo - great photo - you know which one!)
From Karen & Sharon on April 14, 2008 at 2:26 pm
The pictures & videos are truely amazing. We really enjoying seeing the daily updates, and feel like we’re right there with all of you. What an awesome experience! Have a great time!!
Meg - Keep wearing those tie-dye shirts, it’s easy to find you in pic’s!
Love, Mom
From Mom and Dad from A Desert Far Far Away... on April 14, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Thanks for the great summary of your day! The pictures were great to see… How are all the knees and feets/foots/feetes holding out? We look forward to reading the blog every evening! Have let the rest of the family is other far away desert places now about your travels! Get a rock for me! Love Mom, Dad and your hero… Bryce-man…His LL team is 6 and 0!