Monday morning began with a dip in the Red Sea. What a way to start a day! We went to Timna where we saw a life size replica of the tabernacle. Our tour guide was a wonderful lady who was a believer. She has unite a ministry. We also stopped at Beersheva--home of Abraham. Then we conti Jed making our way to Jerusalem.
Tuesday was another early morning for our appointment at the rabbinic tunnels under the temple mount. From there we went into Bethlehem which is under control of the Palestinians. We visited the Church of the Nativity. We spent some time shopping at "George's" which had some reasonably priced olive wood items. Then we went to George's "Happy Days" restaurant where he gave us a wonderful meal of middle eastern cuisine. After that, there was time to do more shopping and then headed back into Jerusalem. We had an appointment at the Temple Institute where we were able to see pieces that are ready for a third temple! From there it was to the Garden Tomb. What a wonderful experience! Our guide was a British believer who volunteers his time there. We had a nice devotion and a time of music. Gene and Vona sang a duet and then had the rest join in as we closed with "Because He Lives" and "Thank You, Lord.". Then it was back to our hotel on the kibbutz Newe Ilan for dinner and map-marking.
It seems hard to believe that our time has gone by so quickly!! Tomorrow will be our last day here. This has been a phenomenal experience which will impact our lives forever! This morning we began our day at Beit Shemesh- home to Manoah and Samson. From there we went to Ashkelon where we got to spent a little time playing in the Mediterranean Sea. The water was incredible! Then we went to Yad Mordecai, a kibbutz which played an integral part in holding off the Egyptians during the war of independence. Then we stopped at Lachish, Maresha--where we had a nice picnic lunch. We visited the Bell Caves where we listened to some Korean believers sing "Praise to the Lord" and then they listened to us sing "Great is Thy Faithfulness." Then we stopped at Beit Guvrin and the Elah valley. We had a devotional rime there reading the story of David and Goliath and then wandering into the wadi to choose our own 5 smooth stones. On our way home we stopped at the Elvis cafe which supposedly has the world's largest statue of Elvis. They give away an Elvis mug with every cup of coffee-- it was an amusing end to the day of touring. Tonight will be dinner and a final map-marking session with some time to prepare for our final day in Jerusalem and our long journey home.
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