Contact has been made!

Well, today I took a journey a little bit outside of the main city and visited two recently acquired friends (acquired sounds so bad doesn't it?) I met Rose Derenzo and Astrid. Rose went to Beit Hallel until she moved to Moses Lake and Astrid is from Holland, both of which are currently in the Sarell program (I know for a fact I spelled that wrong, so please correct it in a comment). Rose gave me a tour of the facilities and introduced me to the staff and some of the residents. It was truely a blessing. We talked for a while and I was fortunate enough to each lunch with Rose and Astrid. It was my first free meal in Jerusalem! After we parted ways, I caught the bus back to Jaffa Rd. and went back to my hostel. A few minutes later I left to walk to Mt. Zion to meet with David Dolan who was supposed to speak at the Mt. Zion hotel. This was all to no avail, as I never did find him. I could have had the times or the place mixed up. I would say it was a nice walk, and the scenery was truely breath taking, but it was a long and arduous walk. Of course, all the walks are long and arduous. I forget what it feels like to be depending upon my feet. All that to say, it was a great day. Thursday I am signed up for a tour to Masada and the Dead Sea. That should be interesting.

Until next time,

Jesse