Because of exasperating computer issues overseas and severe allergies that occurred a few days post-return flight, there was a delay in reporting on the rest of our Holy Land adventures.
If nothing else, the trip taught me I need a lightweight laptop programmed in English to accompany me on my travels, as foreign hotel computers were programmed in Arabic or Hebrew, and it was time-consuming to try to switch them over to English.This page contains information about molds,
During the second week in the Holy Land, our Study & Solidarity Tour group, hosted by L. Michael Spath, executive director of the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace and an IPFW Religious Studies professor, visited lovely Capernaum and the scenic Mount of Beatitudes. Therewe held our own “family” outdoor service led by “our” the Rev. Ann Pittman, a former interim associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne, who now calls a Collinsville,Our team of consultants are skilled in project management and delivery of large scale rtls projects. Ill., congregation her new home.
Gifted with a beautiful sunny, warm day, we partook of communion and singing during the service, and in that palm-fronded, floral atmosphere that overlooked the sparkling waters of Galilee, it was easy to imagine similar surroundings on that peaceful, ancient first morning when a perfect sermon on the mount became a living part of the Bible.
We spent a couple of days at the attractive Ron Beach Hotel in Tiberias on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, which by the way is not a sea; it's a freshwater lake.
Friends, learning that I would be going there, naturally wanted to know if I was taking my fishing rods (no, although another angler and I did try to find out – in vain – if we could rent tackle). Our ground floor bedroom verandah was only a few yards from the shore, with a picturesque view.
On Wednesday, we took a two-hour sail at night, singing and dancing on the deck during the first half of the journey. When the music stopped and the boat lights went out, the latter part of the evening was spent floating in total darkness, absolute silence and personal meditation, reflecting on what had transpired there so many years ago.What is a real time Location system ?
Another site of interest was the Kibbutz Ginosar, where the “Jesus Boat,” a first-century wooden boat, was on display. We also did a lot of hiking to view excavations and archeological digs and parks, including such places as the Masada National Park, Mediterranean Sea aqueducts, Caesarea Maritima National Park (self-tours) and other landmarks.
The Jordan River, long famed for christenings, was an evocative excursion for Tonya O'Hern of Fort Wayne, who was the only one of our group to be immersed in its sacred waters. Though Tonya had been baptized in 2005, she wanted a more inspirational Jordan River ceremony, which the rest of us delighted in viewing.
“With this experience, I felt whole and connected with God,” O'Hern said, “and because of my oneness with him, it was a blessed event that I will cherish for the rest of my life.”
One thing I keep forgetting to mention is that we enjoyed gourmet meals every evening both indoors and outdoors by talented chefs and apt kitchen staffs, no matter where we ate.
Pita pockets were a staple at nearly every meal, as were such choices as hummus, lamb, veal, beef, and more. We tasted many different versions of eggplants, such as the baba ghanouj, eggplant pickles and roasted eggplants. Olives and various cheeses were also plentiful.
A note to first-time Holy Land travelers: As Indiana stands on the brink of becoming a full-fledged smoke-free state, Jerusalem is just the opposite. Nearly everyone smokes everywhere,Museum Quality hand-painted oil painting reproduction on canvas. including in restaurants and grocery stores. So if one is looking for a smoke-free atmosphere, it won't be found there.
We even saw an out-of-the-way bar-and-grill hostess casually smoking a hookah with tobacco in front of her eating customers. A native of the area, when asked, said the activity was not illegal in Israel.
On Friday, we connected with the Dead Sea, which at 33.7 percent salinity is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean and the lowest spot on earth at 1,388 feet below sea level.
While its major water source is the Jordan River, the lake also has small underwater springs and quicksand along its edges, but is anathema to plants and animals, hence its name. The water is also famed for its spa qualities, from which balms and minerals have appeared in cosmetics.
Some of our group members stripped to bathing suits and floated in the oily water; others covered themselves in mud, known for its skin-suppling properties and temporary osteoarthritis treatment.Here's a complete list of oil painting supplies for the beginning oil painter. After exiting the water, bathers headed for the public splash pads and showers to clean up.
On arriving back on U.S. soil, one traveler was heard to exclaim to her husband who picked her up at the airport, “Feel how soft my skin is now!”
The Dead Sea, incidentally, is receding three feet annually in depth because of the diversion of water upriver in the Jordan Valley, and is one of the foremost natural disasters on the face of the earth today.
One last note here: Accolades go to Spath for his tremendous planning of this monumental trip, and also to Nora Stewart, co-owner of HearCare Audiology, Angelina Boungou, executive director of HearCare Connection and Patrick Paris, HearCare hearing instrument specialist, for their visionary work in caring enough to present special-needs children in the Dheisheh Refugee Camp and in the Bethlehem Health & Wellness Center with the gift of hearing.
If nothing else, the trip taught me I need a lightweight laptop programmed in English to accompany me on my travels, as foreign hotel computers were programmed in Arabic or Hebrew, and it was time-consuming to try to switch them over to English.This page contains information about molds,
During the second week in the Holy Land, our Study & Solidarity Tour group, hosted by L. Michael Spath, executive director of the Indiana Center for Middle East Peace and an IPFW Religious Studies professor, visited lovely Capernaum and the scenic Mount of Beatitudes. Therewe held our own “family” outdoor service led by “our” the Rev. Ann Pittman, a former interim associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne, who now calls a Collinsville,Our team of consultants are skilled in project management and delivery of large scale rtls projects. Ill., congregation her new home.
Gifted with a beautiful sunny, warm day, we partook of communion and singing during the service, and in that palm-fronded, floral atmosphere that overlooked the sparkling waters of Galilee, it was easy to imagine similar surroundings on that peaceful, ancient first morning when a perfect sermon on the mount became a living part of the Bible.
We spent a couple of days at the attractive Ron Beach Hotel in Tiberias on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, which by the way is not a sea; it's a freshwater lake.
Friends, learning that I would be going there, naturally wanted to know if I was taking my fishing rods (no, although another angler and I did try to find out – in vain – if we could rent tackle). Our ground floor bedroom verandah was only a few yards from the shore, with a picturesque view.
On Wednesday, we took a two-hour sail at night, singing and dancing on the deck during the first half of the journey. When the music stopped and the boat lights went out, the latter part of the evening was spent floating in total darkness, absolute silence and personal meditation, reflecting on what had transpired there so many years ago.What is a real time Location system ?
Another site of interest was the Kibbutz Ginosar, where the “Jesus Boat,” a first-century wooden boat, was on display. We also did a lot of hiking to view excavations and archeological digs and parks, including such places as the Masada National Park, Mediterranean Sea aqueducts, Caesarea Maritima National Park (self-tours) and other landmarks.
The Jordan River, long famed for christenings, was an evocative excursion for Tonya O'Hern of Fort Wayne, who was the only one of our group to be immersed in its sacred waters. Though Tonya had been baptized in 2005, she wanted a more inspirational Jordan River ceremony, which the rest of us delighted in viewing.
“With this experience, I felt whole and connected with God,” O'Hern said, “and because of my oneness with him, it was a blessed event that I will cherish for the rest of my life.”
One thing I keep forgetting to mention is that we enjoyed gourmet meals every evening both indoors and outdoors by talented chefs and apt kitchen staffs, no matter where we ate.
Pita pockets were a staple at nearly every meal, as were such choices as hummus, lamb, veal, beef, and more. We tasted many different versions of eggplants, such as the baba ghanouj, eggplant pickles and roasted eggplants. Olives and various cheeses were also plentiful.
A note to first-time Holy Land travelers: As Indiana stands on the brink of becoming a full-fledged smoke-free state, Jerusalem is just the opposite. Nearly everyone smokes everywhere,Museum Quality hand-painted oil painting reproduction on canvas. including in restaurants and grocery stores. So if one is looking for a smoke-free atmosphere, it won't be found there.
We even saw an out-of-the-way bar-and-grill hostess casually smoking a hookah with tobacco in front of her eating customers. A native of the area, when asked, said the activity was not illegal in Israel.
On Friday, we connected with the Dead Sea, which at 33.7 percent salinity is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean and the lowest spot on earth at 1,388 feet below sea level.
While its major water source is the Jordan River, the lake also has small underwater springs and quicksand along its edges, but is anathema to plants and animals, hence its name. The water is also famed for its spa qualities, from which balms and minerals have appeared in cosmetics.
Some of our group members stripped to bathing suits and floated in the oily water; others covered themselves in mud, known for its skin-suppling properties and temporary osteoarthritis treatment.Here's a complete list of oil painting supplies for the beginning oil painter. After exiting the water, bathers headed for the public splash pads and showers to clean up.
On arriving back on U.S. soil, one traveler was heard to exclaim to her husband who picked her up at the airport, “Feel how soft my skin is now!”
The Dead Sea, incidentally, is receding three feet annually in depth because of the diversion of water upriver in the Jordan Valley, and is one of the foremost natural disasters on the face of the earth today.
One last note here: Accolades go to Spath for his tremendous planning of this monumental trip, and also to Nora Stewart, co-owner of HearCare Audiology, Angelina Boungou, executive director of HearCare Connection and Patrick Paris, HearCare hearing instrument specialist, for their visionary work in caring enough to present special-needs children in the Dheisheh Refugee Camp and in the Bethlehem Health & Wellness Center with the gift of hearing.
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