An Exciting week!

This past week has been filled with a lot of exciting stuff.


To start off march 6-7 Chris and I headed off into the Jerusalem Forest for a 20 mile hike to Bet Shemesh and back. We got there late because we missed the first train but nonetheless we were able to hike for 4 hours that night in the dark because the moon was so bright! It was one of the coolest things I have ever done! We hiked up a mountain top and tied up our hammocks made a fire and went to sleep. The next morning we were up to see an amazing sunrise and then finished the hike by 12 in the afternoon. It was an amazing backpacking trip. Who can say they have hiked through the Sorek Wadi half the width of Israel into Jerusalem! It actually got a little scary at times like when a wild boar ran out in front of us and scared us half to death but it was awesome!


The Next day we headed out for a three day field study in the Negev. It was an amazing couple of days of learning and exploring. Here are a list of some of the places that we went: Bet Shemesh, Azekah, Lachish, Ashkelon, Ber Sheva, Arad, Wadi Zin, Masada, En Gedi, Dead Sea, and Qumran.

I had been to several of these places before but it was awesome to learn the geography of them as well as visit some new places. We got to swim or really just float in the Dead Sea and cliff jump at En Gedi. It was great to go and explore many of these places in a deeper way and prepare for when Josh comes to give him the tour of Israel! I can't wait!

I continue to be amazed by how much information there is to learn about this land and about the Bible. The more information I learn to more I understand that it goes deeper and deeper beyond what I imagined before. I have grown a deeper desire to tell people what I have learned so that they can grow in their knowledge of the Bible and deepen their relationship with our Savior. What a blessing to be here!

This coming weekend we only have a field study on Saturday so we have a couple days off to take it easy and get things done. I look forward to hanging out in Jerusalem, heading to work at a sifting project by the temple mount, and having a Shabbat Shalom!

I could only put up a couple pictures right now because of the internet Ill try and remember to post some more when we have a better connection.