We were on the bus early, heading to the Northern Crossing into Jordan. We thanked Usama profusely for his incredible guiding of our group in Israel. We loved his sense of humour and how he understood ours, we admired his wide knowledge of biblical archeology, society and customs both now and 2,000 years ago and most of all his passion to keep Christians living in Israel and protecting the 'Holy Sites' - he has just completed his doctorate on this subject and wants to see it implemented. He in turn said he very much enjoyed being with our group because of our unity and care for one another. He said he had had fun - we certainly had fun too and there were peels of laughter as he related stories from other tour groups he had taken.
Finally, at the border with Jordan, we sadly parted from Usama and our driver, Saed. We transferred through to Jordan smoothly and were met warmly by Maha gathering us like a mother hen gathers her chicks, greeting us with hugs & laughter. On board the bus again with Jamal our driver, we drove up the Golan Heights area to Gadara (Umm Qais) with photo stops to take in the amazing view, then after a lunch stop, we drove through Amman to the airport. On the way, Maha had us share some of the highlights of our trip. They were many and varied, but each one brought back wonderful memories and we all recognised we would never be the same after this trip.
We all (except Cynthia and Michael) boarded the flight to Dubai and from there groups were going in different directions.
We all feel deeply grateful to God for the privilege of going to the Holy Land, for His continual protection (we never felt unsafe) and even the couple of troubles some people had did not detract from the joy of the trip. We also thank the Lord for wonderful new friends with whom we feel so linked in spirit and for revelation from the Sciptures.
Thank you all for your prayers and support - we really felt it - and please join us in continuing to pray for the peace of Jerusalem, not as the world gives, but the peace of God that passes all understanding!
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