Touching First Century Rocks

I know it looks like my time here consists of touching slabs of rock, but these are very, very special slabs. The second one is reputedly the area that Jesus sweated drops of blood on and the third is supposed to be where they wrapped his body for burial. Who knows, could be true! If it is, it is truly amazing.

The top picture is in a building over the site where Jesus was thought to have taught the Lord's Prayer. Inside there are hundreds of translations of the prayer into all sorts of languages in which it has been prayed including languages like Breton, Cree and Haida. Seeing all those languages and realising how far the body of Christ has spread was one of my favourite experiences so far. Ami and I are standing in front of the Korean one. I never could find the English!

Made it to Jerusalem!

Ami describes these pictures as "too typical," but they serve the purpose. We're in Jerusalem! In their lavish generosity Ami's brother and sister, who live in Jerusalem, are putting us up and her brother and brother-in-law are using their wealth of experience to give us some guided tours. We are blessed beyond imagining! We got a full guided tour of Jerusalem in one day. It was a truly exhausting. (I know, your sympathy is overwhelming you at this point). We quick marched through virtually all of Old Jerusalem and saw more historical and biblical sites than we have or will ever see again. For a history guy and a guy who loves Jesus there can be nothing better. Thanks for all who prayed us through to get us here safely!

One Last "In Canada" shot

Joseph showing off his farmer/homey look
Next pictures will be from Israel!

Mommy's Boy

Okay mommy, now I'll show you how it's really done!