Jerusalem is calm, we drove north to Jaffa and spent the day on the beach. Sunday is Israel's Monday and everyone was back to normal (except in Gaza). We kept commenting how surreal the day seemed knowing that less than a hundred miles to the south a nation was at war and here we were sitting on the beach enjoying the company of our friends from the UK!
Steve Bridge & Al in Jaffa
We do not know what tomorrow will bring - we just know Who holds tomorrow (and us) firmly in His hands and we trust Him. Please join us in praying for the "innocents" in Israel. There is evil on every hand and as usual the innocents suffer the most. Only God knows what is going on and we have to trust Him to sort it all out. In the meantime, tomorrow brings a new week in the Garden and souls who need to hear the Gospel - your prayers are appreciated.
Tonight we attended church at our home church, Idlewild Baptist Church in Tampa, via the Web Cast. Pastor Reno did a great job and it is always nice to see our friends in the choir.
We were out and about yesterday grocery shopping and catching up with some of our friends we developed relationships with in November and December. On our way back to the Garden we bumped into (quite literally) one of our local pickpockets - who is now the proud owner of my (Al's) camera, if he has not already sold it! What upset me the most was that our Christmas pictures were still on the memory card along with some great shots I had just taken up close to the Eastern Gate!!! Judy reminded me (as I had said to her years ago) "they took the camera, don't let them take the trip!" And I will not let that happen, we miss our family and friends but we are so thankful for the opportunity to be here.
I wonder who this picture is for?
The pictures in the post today were all taken in Jaffa... enjoy.
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