The Israel portion of the trip is officially over, and tomorrow morning the group is going home (it's 10:00 PM over here, although only 2:00 for you guys in Houston). I, however, am going to Lebanon with my dad. We will be there for another five days.
I am officially a fan of the Bible now that I've been in Israel this past week. I am a proud witness of such incredible sights as The Sea of Galilee, the Mount of Olives, Golgotha, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Garden Tomb, the road leading into Jerusalem, the Upper Room, the Jordan River, the Elah Valley, and many, many, many more!! I have thoroughly enjoyed my stay in Israel and Jordan, and I know I will leave a piece of my heart behind me when I leave. I am realizing more and more that I am very adaptable and adventurous, and I feel at home here in a foreign country. It's amazing how this has only become apparent to me over the past year, and how much I've changed for the better in that short space of time, praise Adonai. I feel almost as "at home" in Israel as I do in Houston. The only thing missing is the ability to communicate with the people here, and that just poses a challenge I wish to conquer. I feel alive and content, and while I would not like to live here permanently, I could totally get used to it.
I guess what I'm realizing is that I am a "sojourner"; I have yet to find a place that I would like to call "home".
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