Yesterday was Shabbat (I think I mentioned it in my last blog) and so we went into Jerusalem to go to church. The "assembly" was really cool... after 7 years of looking for a building to meet in they found this old building that they just started renovating. The church body is made up of people from all over the world. From the pulpit they preach in both Hebrew and English and there are headsets available for people who need it translated into Russian or Spanish. The Pastor is so expressive it is entertaining to watch even if you don't understand what he is saying :) After the assembly we were taken to the Old City and dropped off for a free day to do what we wanted there. Me and my friends got some lunch and then explored shops and found a really cool Austrian Hospice that had a little cafe and garden on top of it where you could see much of Jerusalem. From the outside it didn't look like much but inside it was quite a gem! Haha!
It was kinda weird to think we had class on a Sunday but we did... because Sunday is the first day of the week here! But we went on an Old Testament Walk in Jerusalem... so it wasn't too much like class! We got to see The Room of the Last Supper, Oskar Shindlers grave, the most likely place of David's tomb and we got to go through Hezekiah's Tunnel! My favorite part was Hezekiah's tunnel... when you first go in the water is pretty deep... about mid thigh... but then it got a lot lower so it wasn't too bad! We waded through the water, ducking and squeezing through the openings. We stopped a couple times and turned off our lights and sang hymns in the pitch black... well, they started out as hymns then moved on to "Pirates Life for Me" and the song from The Little Mermaid. We saw so many fun things and had so many good times! Pictures will be up shortly!
Jerusalem Time
If you have a free day you should hike to Ajalon, its a pretty long hike down a trail beside the rec center in Neve Elan. There's cool stuff along the way like a Roman fortress and minefields, and when you get there you can go up on top of the tell and go down inside of buildings and hallways that are buried. It's really cool. Make sure you ask Bill for maps if you want to go. Does he know that we're related yet? Oh and if you go to the grocery store again make sure to by pop rock chocolate, it's really good.
ReplyDeleteHey Linde, sounds like a great day! Miss Dorothy said she was jealous, so we are trying to come up with a creative way to get her to Israel. Grandpa put you blog address in the bulletin today. A few people are following it. Keep having fun! We are praying constantly.
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