1. Chris, Chrissy and I went on a Christian Pilgrimage to the Holy Lands. The trip was also to celebrate Chris and my 20th wedding anniversary and my 37th continuous year of sobriety (through Jesus’ help I have not had a mind altering chemical in my body for over thirty-seven continuous years). We rented a 2010 Chevy with a GPS (this gadget is a miracle in itself) and explored Israel.  The GPS allowed us to save thousands of dollars, by not needing guides, and was extremely accurate.  Our main destinations were to be Jerusalem, Nazareth, and Galilee.   This was my second trip to the Holy Lands and was astonished at how much I really don’t know about Jesus.  For example, almost all of his earthly life was spent in Nazareth and Galilee (Galilee is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited).  Very little of his life was spent in Jerusalem.  Pictures of the trip are as follows.  Notice the links to videos of the Israel—when finished watching the video, simply hit the previous button (upper left corner of your browser) to return to this site.

 

                  OUR PICTURES                                                                    YOU TUBE VIDEOS  

                                                         

A.    Arriving at Tel Aviv         Watch Introduction Video to Israel:  Israel The Beautiful Land   Watch Video of Tel Aviv: GoldWing in Tel Aviv

B.     Going to Jerusalem           Watch Going to Jerusalem: Going to Jerusalem  Watch GoldWing in Jerusalem: Jerusalem-1   Another: Jerusalem-2

C.     Exploring Jerusalem         Watch Video of Jerusalem:  The City of Jerusalem  Watch Video Tunnel of Jerusalem: Tunnel of Jerusalem

D.    Mt of Olives                     Watch Video Mt of Olives-1: Mount of Olives-1    Watch Video Mt of Olives-2: Mount of Olives-2

E.     Going to Galilee               Watch Video Sea of Galilee: Sea of Galilee             Watch Video Going to Tiberias: GoldWing in Tiberias

F.      Galilee                              Watch Video of Tiberias: City of Tiberias   Watch Video Driving thru Tiberias: Driving Thru Tiberias

G.    Mt of Beatitudes              Watch Video Mt of Beatitudes-1: Mt of Beatitudes-1   Watch Video Mt of Beatitudes-2: Mt of Beatitudes-2

H.    Capernaum                       Watch Video Capernaum-1: Capernaum-1   Watch Capernaum-2: Capernaum-2

I.       Heading Back to Tel Aviv and the United States

 

 

2.         On the second day of the trip, we were in the Adar Hotel in Jerusalem and Chrissy was using her laptop when all of a sudden there was a sharp crack and an electrical smell filled the room.  The entire circuit in the hotel room went out and her laptop went dead.  For the next 10 days we could not get the laptop fixed.  We searched the hotel’s internets, went to a Muslim store, went to a Jewish store, but no one could fix the computer.  When we got back to the States, Chris and Chrissy went to the store where the laptop was bought and within minutes it was fixed for free!  The Father wanted this Christian Pilgrimage to be free of the influence of anyone who would take away her attention from His beloved son Jesus.