February 24, 2014 in Israel

I cant say much more than WOW!  I have never been so full emotion, and so eager to see more!!!

We started our day at 5:30---and we were out the door by 7:00.  We needed cappuccinos!!  We enjoyed those, and then headed to Caesarea by the Sea to King Herod’s summer home.  It was amazing to be sitting in the amphitheater and hear the word from Tom, from exactly where it was written.  To view where Paul was held, and where he witnessed to the Romans (Acts 25:13 through chapter 26).

 

We walked through the area where the chariot races were held, and then through the community bath houses.

 

 

The stone mosaics were awesome and amazingly in great shape. 

We went from there to the gates of the city, and entered in to where the retailers would sell there wares, and if you closed your eyes you could see the ancient hustle and bustle of the everyday life

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We sat at  an outdoor café, and had frozen drinks along the Mediterranean Sea. 

 

Once we left Caesarea we headed to Tel Megiddo where there are 25 layers of different cities.  The valley was overwhelming and to know that this is where the end will be was even more emotional.  The ruins there were interesting, and we had tour guide Barbie “aka Erick”  to read to us, since we all had to share one map. 

We had a message on top of  Tel Megiddo, starting in Revelation 16 :11.  I can’t even begin to explain how different it is sitting and viewing where they are writing about.  It is very moving.

From there we went into the waterworks system that they built to provide fresh water.  We went down 183 steps and through the tunnel…it was pretty amazing. 

We moved on to Mt Carmel.  This was where Elijah shared true worship  450 prophets of Baal saw the works of our God.  Looking down on Israel….it was amazing to see where this happened.  Kings1 18:20

 

We headed home and had enough time to head down to the beach, and crawl all over Herods Aquaduct.  

We had a beautiful sunset, and a nice walk.  We headed back to dinner of spaghetti and salad.  Several headed to bed, to the pool and others sat up and visited.  It has been a great time of getting to know  our brothers and sisters. 

Stay tuned for more to come…

Blessings until next time!