Desert Wandering

Well, this is the first chance I have had to update you all on what has been going one. We took a three day trek through the wilderness and desert of southern Israel. It was a three day Field Study for my Physical Settings class and I must admit that I am exhausted. We left at 7 am Friday morning and just got back in late Monday night. We traveled from Jerusalem down to the Mediterranean Sea at Ashkelon, through the wilderness desert to Arad, then south down Mapiq Ramon (a giant depression on the top of a mountain in the south) through many canyons and over several mountains; then down to the Dead Sea at Masada and hiked to the top by way of the Roman siege ramp swam in the Dead Sea at En Gedi, and then hiked up the mountains around Qumran to visit the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls where found. Ok so that is a quick over view of what we did in the last three days. I will give more specific updates and more pictures as I get to sort through them and can recover a little from the trip. I just wanted to let you all know that I didn't disappear. I pray things are well with all of you and if you get the chance I could use your prayers for strength and to be open to what God is trying to teach me here. Thanks

(Standing in front of the Mediterranean Sea)

(Laying on the alter found at Beer Sheva)

(Standing in the Holy of Holies at the remains of a temple at Arad)

(An overlook from the gravesight of Ben Gurion (an Israeli Hero and first Prime Minister))

(Floating in the Dead Sea)