We started off the adventure fieldtrip yesterday by hitting up Harod's summer palace...or what is left of it. Megan and I helped the archway complete itself a little and what archway is complete without Mark creepin in the back right?
^^ Then we hit up Jericho where the walls came tumbling down. Basically a big old pile of dirt (sorry) but no worries we made it fun with the jumpin pictures
Then Elija's spring across the street where of course Ash and I had to take a cute pic on the bridge before dipping our feet in and taking a sip.
However, despite all the fun times above, my favorite place was this...the Judaean Wilderness. Strange I know but I am really not into all the shrines and people and crowds always. It was nice to just walk around out in the middle of no where with a small glimpse of Jerusalem in the distance and be where Jesus walked when he fasted for 40 days and was tempted by Satan. We all sat and read the bible and sang a few hymns and just felt of the spirit. I realized the importance of his journey there. Out there it is literally just you and God. A great way to refocus your life and for me a time to reflect on my priorities a little bit. Over all it was easily the highlight of my day. Who would have thought being surrounded by nothing could be that great?
Fun fact: Our women's basketball league starts tonight. Lets hope my team (JC Jammers) will conquer the Damascus Dunkers! Wish us luck!
(Post title credit goes out to the great Hillary Duff song Jericho that we rocked out to on the bus ride there. great times)
Yep, Mark is pretty much a creeper...haha jk! Enjoyed your post, and especially your thoughts on the Judaean Wilderness... :-)
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