BACK FROM A GREAT TRIP

What do you say, where do you start when you talk about a trip to the Holy Land? After 10 days and two very lengthy plane rides, I hit the Arizona soil about an hour ago.

If you ever get a chance to go, please don't pass it up. Getting (re) baptised in the Jordan River, floating in the Dead Sea, boat riding on the Sea of Galilee, riding a camel (for too long) near Jericho, seeing the birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem, seeing and standing in the dungeon where Our Lord was imprisoned before His trial, standing on stairs that led to a temple where Jesus went, standing at the Mount of Olives and walking down the way Jesus went on a donkey, walking the walk on the Via Dolorosa where Jesus was forced to carry His cross, taking communion in the Garden Tomb. Well, you see what I mean.

And while I didn't sample these bagels pictured, I ate early and often in Israel. Twenty-six of us, led by our pastor and his wife and former pastor made the trip. I took along wife and daughter, but time commitments tied Scott close to home. Most were from our church or Caroline's BSF leaders. We became closer as a result of the experience.

And when our bus entered the city where we spent four nights and we could see the gates of the city lit up, it was awesome to hear "Jerusalem, Jerusalem" coming from the speakers of our bus.