Friday, March 8, 2013

Israel - day 3

well this is the first night I've not been dead tired.
but I'm on day 3 of a app 10 day trip to Isreal. I'm in a hotel with a window
that overlooks the Sea of Galilee, waking up looking of the waves and the sun rising across the way
is more incredible than I think I realize, I mean Jesus woke up and say pretty much the same scene...minus the modern amenities on the shore.

we went and saw the headwaters of the river dan this was kind of a nice nature walk where we walked along the stream...and honestly I've forgotten what historical even took place here.

we saw the site where there were pagan temples and things setup near a cave, and this was the site where Jesus asked Peter "who do you say that I am" and Peter replied "you are the Christ the Son of the living God" ...I can hear Bill Grubbs playing Peter for The Masters Plan singing this out in his deep voice echoing through the cave and cliff walls...

but back then it might have looked something like this
we saw the Mount of The Beatitudes where there is a large church now. but before it was built the area was acoustically tested that a non amplified voice could indeed reach thousands of people.

and we saw many other things today that I cant name at the moment.
but needs some rest have to be up by 5:30 tomm we're leaving this hotel and then
going to get baptisted...I think in the Jordan River....Im unsure of this.
then we will be going the the country of Jordan.... neighbors with Israel for 2 days
so we can see sites there as well.
I'm trying to keep track of all the sites with photos...I'm averaging about 800 a day...in true sparky fashion
welp thats it for now