Petra and Tiberias

Greetings from Israel! We are very thankful to be in Tiberias for the 2nd night. What a beautiful country we have seen. We left our hotel early yesterday morning to visit Petra – amazing! It would take 3 days to even begin to see it all. Some road carts in (0ver a mile down), some walked, some road horses, and some stayed in the hotel (3) trying to recover from the bug going through our group. We then left and traveled through Jordan visiting Mt. Nebo, the sight where Moses saw the Promised Land but was not allowed to enter. We then continued on to Tiberias, arriving at 10 last night. It was a full day. We began our day today with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. WONDERFUL! It was a time of worship, viewing the very place Jesus spent so much time, and seeing the surrounding countryside to put so many Biblical scenes in perspective. We then went to the location of the Sermon on the Mount and took turns reading the very words Jesus spoke (the scenery picture is taken from the mount). Our day included a special St. Peter’s fish lunch – served with the head on! This afternoon we visited the ruins of Capernaum, the site of the feeding of the 5000 and concluded the day with a baptismal service in the Jordan. Tonight begins a special day of remembrance in Israel to honor the victims of the Holocaust. Tomorrow we head to Jerusalem! Please continue to pray for the health of our group – 3 stayed behind today also.