Homeward Bound

Sunday, December 14th, we drove to the Dead Sea and hiked up into the Wadi at Ein Gedi to the falls. David hid from Saul in this area and it was pretty exciting to visit. You can see the Dead Sea from up near the falls and our hearts were drawn to wonder if David wrote any of his Psalms while hiding out where we were.

The hike was quite streneous and we did very well thank you very much. We could not have done the hike on our first visit to Ein Gedi when we first arrived. But today we are in significantly better shape than when we came - some what lighter as well! One of the especially good side benefits of serving the Lord in Israel!

This morning we will leave Jerusalem for Tel Aviv and our 11:15 AM flight to the USA. We are looking forward to seeing some of our family (and wish we were seeing the New Hampshire family as well!!!!) and friends while we are home.

We will return to Israel January 1st and will stay until March 31st. If our new President invites us to one of the Inaugural Balls, we will give our tickets to our friends Jack & Nardos Shuler!

To everyone, we wish you a blessed Christmas. We have been reminded every day over the past six weeks the tremendous price God paid to ensure that we could have eternal life through His Son - the Best Gift ever given!