Soon and very soon...

Is it time to go back to Israel already???  I can hear Carly asking that question and know that others are asking it too... but yes, soon and very soon...

We leave Tampa Sunday Evening at 6:30 PM February 7th and connect with our Delta flight to Israel in Atlanta leaving at approximately 11 PM.  We will spend 3 months in Jerusalem at the Garden Tomb.  


As you think of us, please pray for us and others who labor at the Garden for Jesus.  Aren't you afraid?  Of what?  Jesus has called and we are responding - trusting in His faithfulness.  Yes we are aware of political events heating to the boiling point - but all we have ever wanted to do is to serve Him.  And the place He has given us to serve Him, at this time, is in Jerusalem.  And what better place could there be to serve our wonderful Lord than in His Garden?


You can read all about the Garden and see some pretty amazing pictures (look for Al!) at the Garden Tomb Web Site - http://www.gardentomb.org/  The "A Brief History" section has a lot of good information.  

This will be our 4th trip to live and work in the Garden and we are pretty excited to be going back.  We will be in the Garden for three months through May 6th.  Oh YES!  Easter Sunday in the Garden.  


We do not know for sure if this is the place where our Lord Jesus was crucified, buried and rose from the dead for our sins.  The disciples left us a written record of the crucifixion and resurrection.  They did not leave a map with a cross marking the spot where it happened.  I think maybe God was more interested in us knowing about the Person of the crucifixion more than He wanted us to know about the Place!  However, the site is an incredible visual aid for sharing the Gospel and it sure looks like what the disciples described in the Gospel accounts.

Some of our family will be coming over to visit while we are in Jerusalem; Jeff and Kristin (our oldest grandchildren) will come over February 19th, Dean, Tracy & Torrey will come mid March and Laurie and Amanda will come in April.  We are looking forward to sharing Israel with them!  And we expect to see some friends in the Garden as well - will you be among them?

 

Al & Judy Melton

In front of the Garden Tomb

October 2009