Saturday was my second time driving through the Golan. The last time, my tour guide was a Christian man who immigrated to Israel. This time, our guide was a Jewish Israeli. He could tell us more specifics about the hardships and wars that happened in the region. He told us about how he was in his early twenties and had just finished his military service in 1973. It was Yom Kippur. All businesses were closed on that day, and no one was driving on the roads. Everyone was in the synagogues for services all day. Suddenly, from inside the synagogue, they heard the sound of a truck coming, and instantly, everyone knew something was terribly wrong. It was a military truck coming to call all men under 40 into service. A war had just started. It took the whole nation by surprise, as Israel was invaded by Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt all at once.
After going through the Golan, we went down to spend time along the Galilee. One little fact, the Galilee has the lowest elevation of any fresh water lake in the world. Due to draught, the water levels have been dropping in recent years. :( We went out on a boat to pray and worship on the water. This was an awesome time, like on my visit in June, I felt the strong presence of Jesus here along the lake. I enjoyed this sculpture of Jesus and Peter called "Feed My Sheep".
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On Sunday, Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement/Judgement Day every year) was beginning at Sunset. The whole country closes down for religious services so there would have been no transportation for us. So the team planned a two day trip to Jordan during this time. After a quick stop at the Jordan River, we crossed the Sheik Hussan bridge into Jordan in the morning. Jordan is the country where about 70% of the Old Testament happened. Our destination was Mt Nebo. To the mountain we came to pray and see the promised land the way God showed Moses.
After going through the Golan, we went down to spend time along the Galilee. One little fact, the Galilee has the lowest elevation of any fresh water lake in the world. Due to draught, the water levels have been dropping in recent years. :( We went out on a boat to pray and worship on the water. This was an awesome time, like on my visit in June, I felt the strong presence of Jesus here along the lake. I enjoyed this sculpture of Jesus and Peter called "Feed My Sheep".
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On Sunday, Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement/Judgement Day every year) was beginning at Sunset. The whole country closes down for religious services so there would have been no transportation for us. So the team planned a two day trip to Jordan during this time. After a quick stop at the Jordan River, we crossed the Sheik Hussan bridge into Jordan in the morning. Jordan is the country where about 70% of the Old Testament happened. Our destination was Mt Nebo. To the mountain we came to pray and see the promised land the way God showed Moses.
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