The weekend in Eilat!

Good morning America! Hmm....I hope that isn't a copyright violation. This last weekend I traveled four hours on a bus down to Eilat, the vacation getaway place for Israelis. School got out on Thursday at 1:00pm and right after that my roomate and I got on the 444 bus destined for Eilat. I was directed to go to a Hostel called "The Shelter" which was located about 10 minutes walking distance from the beach in Eilat. That to say.....I am so glad I found it! The only thing to do in Eilat is go to the beach and party. Eilat is much like Goa, India for those of you who are familiar with my past adventures. The city is located at the very northern part of the Red Sea and it is surrounded by Saudi Arabi, Jordan, and Egypt. You can actually see all three countries from mostly any elevated point in the city. It is still so amazing to actually swim in the sea that the Lord split for the Israelites to cross. Most of my time was spent in the hostel, it was very much like my refuge. This hostel is a christian hostel that is aimed towards bring in people off the streets and providing them with food and a place to stay and sharing the Gospel with them. While I was there I met the cousin of Yerusalem (Married to Eric, and for those of you who don't know either of them, sorry it's too long to explain!!). She was very nice and it was such a blessing, though it was rather hard to communicate because she didn't speak very much english. It did however give me a great oppurtunity to practice my Hebrew. The picture above is me and Galil, the guide from australia Another blessing was meeting a church group that had come to Israel from Germany. They invited me to eat every meal with them and travel around Eilat. Their guide was working with the Chosen People Ministry and all in all it was just really refreshing to be around believers again. Now I am back in Jerusalem, but I have made many more friends and have an idea of places to go for the next coming weekends. Hopefully I will continue to have grand adventures that I can share with all of you at home. Pray that I would continue to be dilligent in my studies and that I would be granted an extra measure of wisdom that I might be able to advance beyond the expectations of the course. I love you all and I thank you for your prayers.

This concludes yet another adventure in the Land, until next time.....

(Sorry for the cheesy commentary, I always feel an overwhelming need to change things up so as not to be redundant with my updates!)