April 8

April 8 (Leah's)

This morning was Church service where we were staying. We got some fresh goods from the bakery and ate our yummy meal at the sea. Today is Palm Sunday in Israel so Hani talked about Jesus coming into Jerusalem. They kids did a special song and it was really cute. They handed out little flower bouquets for everyone. We walked around the inside of the church singing Hosanna to Faten’s piano playing. It was fun! We were suppose to go on a boat ride, but not enough people wanted to go, so we got invited to an American’s couple for lunch. They are from New York, but have been living in Israel for 5 years after God called them here. Susan made us strawberry pancakes and scrambled eggs that we topped with salsa! It was like a taste of home. Her and Howie told us their story and we shared with them ours. He is from Jewish background and so they were able to get Jewish citizenship. We enjoyed a few hours at their house and when we talked about our next destination, and questioned if we could take a bus there, Susan right out offered to take us there if we helped with gas as they had nothing going on that day! Talk about another miracle from God! He is always looking out for us and providing for us in amazing ways! Apparently you have to go through Haifa (the opposite way) to get to Tiberius and driving via car is much simpler. So they are going to pick us up Tuesday morning and we will spend some time touring around the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River before they drop us off at our next location! God is so good!

After we walked back from their house we stopped to get some more goods from the market and bakery and then we walked to the promenade beach to eat our dinner. Tomorrow is our last full day here. So far we have really enjoyed our time here!