Sick Day

This is the Itinerary of what I missed.

Tuesday, Oct 6                  Day 3     Museums (HOUSING @ GLORIA)

• Israel Museum scale model of Jerusalem and Dead Sea scrolls
• Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum)
• MINISTRY VISIT: Steven Khoury (Mount of Olives)

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If you read the post of Day 2 – Israel you will have known that I did not participate in the above activities.  Instead, I stayed back at the hotel and for the most part slept.  I just wrote the Day 2 – Israel post and am now writing this one on Tuesday evening, October 6th.

At around noon today, I took a shower and decided to go out for some fresh air.  I didn’t go far from the hotel, just found a step to sit on and people watch.  I think I could do this all day – so many different people coming and going.  Israeli police, Israeli military, Orthodox Jews, Hasidic Jews, Arabs, Muslim, tourists – you name it.  As I was sitting there a man said hi and approached me.  Obviously he knew I was American, by my response.  He too is American and for about an hour we talked.  Another man (very old) approached us to say hi – he is a Messianic Jew.

I went back to the room and slept until about 3:30 – Christine came into the room.  I wasn’t expecting her until 6:00 pm but they changed plans and decided to meet Steven Khoury at the hotel instead of his place.  He, as I understand is a Palestinian Christian and the area he ministers is very dangerous generally, but because of all of the unrest in Jerusalem right now it was not advised that our group go there.

Christine and I went out for dinner together to get some normal food.  Hamburger and fries – Yum!  Never enjoyed a $20 burger more.

That sums up my day – other than writing these posts tonight.  By the way, we have no Wi-Fi in our rooms so I come down to the lobby and write.  I actually really enjoy it – people coming and going, music playing – just perfect to write.   Well, I will now go out for a quick walk to get some fresh air and then go to bed.

Praying for a good night sleep.