Saturday, September 15, 2012

Our third week in Israel! [Monday through Thursday, September 10-13, 2012]



Hey! So I know I haven’t posted for forever, but I am still here and alive! :) This week on Monday and Tuesday was mainly a day of classes and reading and library and studying. It has been a crazy week that came to an early end! It is Thursday night and the weekend for us because tomorrow is Beach Day! On Wednesday, which was yesterday, we went on a Jerusalem New Testament hike and saw many important archaeological sites and also visited the Temple Mount. The Dome of the Rock was really cool to see! It was a long day and it has definitely been a long week. Women’s Bible Study was Tuesday morning of this week and it was like exactly what I needed to hear. I had just been talking with my roommate about devotions that morning and then our topic in Bible Study was devotions! So funny and cool! God knew exactly what I needed to hear. It is a wonderful reminder to meditate on the Word of the Lord! It is definitely amazing to be in the Holy Land, which is the context of that Word, but if I am not in the Word then it is no good! So that is exciting and I am so glad to be with people who have the same desire to love and serve our risen Lord!
Today which is Thursday, we had a quiz in Archaeology and it is really interesting to learn about excavations and other such things that have taken place in this land over hundreds of years, but I must admit that I am glad the quiz is over. It is nice to just relax and breathe without worrying about information leaking out of my brain.
I am daily blessed by the relationships I have made in IBEX and love spending time with each and every one of them! I am truly happy and thankful that I can say that! We have an amazing group and all of us have been talking about Beach Day all week! Everyone is going: the IBEX group, our professors, their families, and maybe even other people! Cannot wait! God has richly blessed each and every one of us! Hodu l’Adonai ki tov!
-Susan

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