Day Two of Our Touring In Israel

Day two of our trip to Israel got underway at 8:00 AM Israel time, (midnight your CST) from the Sharon Inn in Tel Aviv. We made our way up the coast to Caesarea by the Sea. It was the location where Paul the Apostle made his appeal to King Agrippa. It was a great site to tour. The amphitheater at Caesarea is in great shape and is still used alot today for concerts and other events. This city was built by Herod the Great. We saw the former palace location, the hippodrome, and other ruins from the crusaders to the Byzantines.

We then moved on to Mt Carmel where we visited the site of I Kings 18. Elijah the prophet called fire from heaven and then outran the chariots of King Ahab. From there we stopped for lunch and had an Israeli local dish. Then it was off to Megiddo. This is the site of the final battle of the book of Revelation. It is the site of the battle of Armageddon. This Tel was the site of Solomon's water supply and the place where he kept some of his chariots and horses. It was amazing. From there we moved to Nazareth.

The City of Nazareth, the place where Mary the mother of Jesus lived and was visited by the angel Gabriel. We went to the Catholic Church in Nazareth that is built over what is believed to be the home of Mary. From Nazareth we went to the city of Cana. Listed in John chapter 2, this city was the site where Jesus turned water into wine at a wedding. We visited the Catholic church built there in honor of this event. It was here at this location that we did a wedding vow renewal for Randy and Dorothy Smith. They were originally married February 14, 1997. It is the only wedding I have been apart of that had bells go off and an IDF F-16 fly over. Wow what a neat ceremony.

From Cana we left and found our way to Tiberis where we are currently lodged for the night. It was a long day of travel and walking. God is so awesome and when you consider the feats we witnessed today done thousands of years ago it is overwhelming. We have such technology advancements, and the things we saw done by Herod and Solomon really lets you know that these were bright men. We know Solomon was a wise man, but his exploits of getting water to Megiddo was truly amazing.

Well it is now 9:10 PM Israel time and 1:10PM CST time. That means that it is time to hit the sack. SO until tomorrow I trust the God of heaven will bless you abundantly above all you could ask or imagine in Jesus name.

Travel Time

Well we are finally in Tel Aviv Israel. We had a long day of travel. We left Trinity's parking lot at 3 AM on May 28th and arrived in Tel Aviv at 9:30 AM. It was a great flight in with no hang ups. We had six that went through Houston, TX to Newark, NJ. For some reason the Continental Airlines put some on a straight shot to Newark, and some through Houston. The ones who went through Houston had a delay due to a lack of hydraulic fluid. Can you imagine that? I wonder if that is really needed to fly? Ha, well they made it to Newark and we all waited for our long leg to Tel Aviv.

I personally was able to get sleep on the long flight due to Lunesta. It was a good 6-7 hours of sleep with the power of a pill. Well anyway we all had jet lag. We had a short day of touring and that was a blessing. While in Tel Aviv we went to Independence Hall where we all nodded due to sleepiness caused by the jet lag. We also went to Joppa where Simon the Tanner's house was located. In case you do not remember that is the place where Simon Peter had a revelation of a sheet being let down. When that stop was completed we moved to check into the Sharon Inn on the beach at Tel Aviv. What a welcome site. Now whether it was the beach or the Hotel that was a welcome site depends on you. You call the ball. Me personally, I went to the beach!

Well enough for one day. I am tired now and Jaida is talking alot so I think she is also tired. You will be able to keep up with our trip right here. Be blessed and I will speak to you tomorrow.

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