Monday, March 30, 2009

Heading for Home...

It's late Monday night, we are packed and ready to head for home. We will move out of our Jerusalem home, the apartment in the Garden, that has been ours for five months and be "homeless" in Jerusalem for 10 hours tomorrow. Our flight to the USA will not leave Tel-Aviv until late tomorrow night but the apartment must be made ready for our replacements flying in from New Zealand.

Our Time in Jerusalem has been incredible. Daily we have been reminded that the cross is why we are here. Every day, in the Garden, we share the gospel with everyone who comes. God has met with believers and the lost. Hearts have been blessed and we have had the privilege of seeing some come to faith in Christ. I don't think I will ever think of the Cross again without thinking of the Garden!



We are reminded that without the cross there would have been no need for the Tomb and without the Tomb there would have been no resurrection. Without the resurrection there would have been no salvation! We rejoice that we will spend Easter Sunday at our home church in Tampa and will enjoy "Family Easter Dinner" with some of our children and grandchildren in Tampa.

We have loved our stay in Jerusalem. The city is beautiful - even at night!


The Damascus Gate is especially beautiful at night!


Look at these happy faces... we loved our stay in Jerusalem but at this moment our hearts are turned toward Home and a happy reunion with our loved ones. See you soon and very soon!!! Some sooner than others but soon!

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Hi Judy and Al,

Thank you both for the enrichment in my life through your blog these past few months! I will truly miss the adventure and blessings your messages and pictures have brought! Please stop by to say hi at AchieveGlobal, as we are growing in numbers here at HQ. Welcome home and Happy Easter! joanne in travel

Edna Hickman said...

Comr see me soon God has really used your mission to bless me personally. Lots of love Edna

Edna Hickman said...

Your Mission Trip has gteatly blessed me personally. Love and prayers for a aafe return home. Edna

Jennifer McGregor said...

ahhhhh! you're coming home! we are most happy!

Allana Martian said...

Welcome home! I'm going to miss living vicariously through your blog of being in Israel! Where are you going next?

Al & Judy Melton said...

Hmmmm???

Staying home through Easter (Dean, Tracy & Torrey are coming), New Hampshire in May, Philippines in June, hanging out in Tampa until September when we go back to Israel for two months. One of these days we're going to do a little traveling! :-)