Yaniv drove us half way to Nazareth
today so we could wait for Beshara to come and pick us up and take us the rest
of the way. Once again we didn’t have to worry about finding buses- God
provided! We waited outside a MacDonlds and used the free wireless
internet. While we were checking emails a lady next to us asked us if we would
like to join them in their meal- they were eating a packed lunch. Totally blown
away by their generous offer we told them we were just waiting for friends. As
they neared the end of their meal, she handed us these flatbread-cheese
rollups, which we graciously accepted and thanked her! The people here are so
generous and kind! It is the end of Passover today and people have a holiday so
maybe they feel extra generous!
Beshara
came after an hour and he took us to where we are staying in Nazareth. We are
staying in an apartment at the top of a Christian Children’s Ministry Center. It is not part of
his organization, but he is a friend of theirs. We have a whole big area to
ourselves with a kitchen, bathroom, dinning area, and a bedroom (but once again
two single beds!). We are so thankful to stay here, and he told us it is our
free accommodation! God is so good!
We
went exploring to try and find some food for the weekend, but most shops were
closed because of the holiday. We did find some pita, hummus, and yogurt and
when we found a place to buy fruit, it was closed! So we couldn’t get any! Back
at our place we ate lunch and then I took a nap. I have been just wiped the
last few days. Later in the evening Beshara picked us up for Church. They have
service at the Baptist School and we celebrated Good Friday. We arrived early at the Church so we went for a walk to a bakery we seen on the way. When
we got there we found out it was their grand opening, their first day, and they
had free treats to try. There were some yummy ones! He also offered us some
coffee that we denied, and then he convinced Spencer. He took this tiny cup and
put about less than one mouthful of coffee in the cup. Spencer and I thought
this was odd, what a small amount of coffee. When Spencer took a sip he realized
why the man only poured him a tiny bit- it was the strongest coffee ever. In the words of Spencer “ you could put
this in your car and it would run!” Well after buying some pastries for
breakfast we found a market to buy fruit. While we were collecting some items
this man started to talk to us and asked if we needed help. Clearly you can
tell we are not from around here! Anyways, we started talking to him, and he is
from Greek Orthodox Church and he invited us to their service tonight, but we
told him we were already going to one. Anyways, he ended up paying for our
groceries when he paid for his own! GOD IS SO GOOD! Just think, if the store was
open when we were trying to buy fruit earlier on in the day we wouldn’t have
needed to buy more later. And therefore, we wouldn’t have gone to that market,
we wouldn’t have met that man, and he wouldn’t have paid for our groceries! God
works in mysterious ways!
We
enjoyed a really nice church service for the celebration of Good Friday. There
was worship, communion and an American pastor living in Israel with his family, preached the Gospel message and
it was really good. We met a couple who is
from Virginia, and will be going to Turkey, so we gave them some travel tips! Also, two girls from YWAM Holland
were in the car when Beshara came to get us, and they are part of the
intercessory prayer school. We really enjoyed our time and fellowship with the
believers tonight.
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