Pinch Me - We're Here!

...Ellen Anderson said this at dinner tonight, reflecting the thoughts of all of us. As the twenty-eight of us ate hummus, fish, and other unidentified foods for dinner tonight, in the dining hall just off from our lodging rooms, we are all tired from travel, adjusting to the scenery, and in awe at hearing the waves outside our doors of a sea we have known until this point only in stories. We are all grateful to have finally reached our traveling destination of the Sea of Galilee, ready to explore the land of the Bible.

Aside from our opening flight from Grand Forks being cancelled (a problem remedied by last-minute motorcoach arrangements), the remainder of our trip went very smoothly. Flights were basically on-time, all our luggage followed us, and all people connections have been made just as planned. Given the rough start of our journey, this has been a wonderfully pleasant surprise.

Other group participants will update the blog from here on, for the most part. ...we thank God who has watched over our "going out" (Ps 121:8) so far, and we look forward to all that is to come this unfolding week-and-a-half.

Sunset over Tel Aviv, Israel