JerusalemGoing through customs at the Jordan/Israel border was somewhat tense, but when we finally got into the next bus you could feel the excitement from our group as we headed for Jerusalem. The Bible describes this land as hill country, but the landscape is not like the hill country we think of that is west of Austin. These hills are steep with sharp inclines and sudden deep ravines. The land would remind my mom and dad of Baldknob, Kentucky. The Bedouins still live out of tents in Israel, just like in Jordan. Seeing them with their sheep and goat herds on the hills made me think, “Now that’s what the Luke 2 shepherds must have really looked like.”
Rounding a hill just outside Jerusalem we suddenly could see The Dome of the Rock and the Wailing Wall. Everyone on the bus let out an “oooo” or “aaaa” at the site of this most holy place for Jews, Moslems, and of course Christians. Our bus didn’t slow down as we were bound for Bethlehem.
Rounding a hill just outside Jerusalem we suddenly could see The Dome of the Rock and the Wailing Wall. Everyone on the bus let out an “oooo” or “aaaa” at the site of this most holy place for Jews, Moslems, and of course Christians. Our bus didn’t slow down as we were bound for Bethlehem.
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