Shalom #59

WELCOME TO ISRAEL DEAR FAMILY.  AFTER A LONG FLIGHT FROM ARIZONA, OUR FAMILY ARRIVES SAFELY AT THE BEN GURION AIRPORT.  WHAT A HAPPY REUNION FOR ALL OF US.  BABY COLE ALLEN WAS A WONDERFUL BABY THE WHOLE TRIP.  FOR THE NEXT TEN DAYS, CHRIS, CINDY AND COLE, SHAUN & KATE, GREG & TERA AND KOHN AND KARI WERE ON A TRIP NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN.  WE HAD SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME WITH EVERYONE AND WE ALL APPRECIATE WHAT A SUPER TOUR GUIDE BOB (DAD) WAS.  HE WAS WELL PREPARED AND USING THE SCRIPTURES TAUGHT US ABOUT THE PROPHETS, THE LAND, THE HISTORICAL SITES OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT AND WE ALL FELT THE SPIRIT AND A RENEWED DEDICATION TO OUR SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.  WE STAYED HEALTHY BUT WERE VERY TIRED AT THE END OF THE DAY.........BUT WE DID OUR BEST TO COVER AS MUCH TERRITORY AND HOLY SITES AS POSSIBLE IN THAT LENGTH OF TIME. 

THE PICTURES ARE NOT IN ORDER OF OUR TRIP.......

ARRIVAL AT THE BEN GURION AIRPORT

BOARDING THE BOAT ON THE SEA OF GALILEE

KOHN AND KARI INSIDE  THE DOME OF THE ROCK
SHAUN AND KATIE IN FRONT OF OUR VAN WITH OUR DRIVER IMAUD

Shalom #58

Shalom #57

AS WE BEGIN THE SPRING/SUMMER TERM AT THE JERUSALEM CENTER , WE PAUSE TO REFLECT ON THOSE WONDERFUL STUDENTS, EVENTS AND PLACES THAT HAVE TOUCHED OUR LIVES.  

BYU STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE PALM SUNDAY WALK.........
VISITING THE ORPHANAGE IN BETHLEHEM
A VISIT TO THE BIBLICAL ZOO WITH BRANCH MEMBERS.....TOM AND AMY, JOANIE AND JACKSON SOWERS AND ANDREW SMITH...

GREEK ORTHODOX SERVICES AT THE HOLY SEPLUCHRE

ONE OF THE PROPOSED SITES OF THE UPPPER ROOM WHERE THE LAST SUPPER TOOK PLACE

STUDENTS SAYING GOOD BYE TO THE DOME OF THE ROCK
BOB, ANDREW AND JANET SKINNER 

SAYING "GOOD BYE" TO OUR FRIENDS, DORENE AND NORM SQUIRES

OUR FINAL LINEN EXCHANGE.....
VIEW OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK ACROSS THE KIDRON VALLEY FROM THE CHURCH OF ALL NATIONS
DOME OF THE ROCK WAS BUILT BY THE EARLY ISLAMIC RULERS IN JERUSALEM IN A.D. 691 ON THE SITE OF THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON.