It was a day that went from the birth to the resurrection of Jesus all within 9 hours! From Bethlehem to Golgotha and back to the hotel with a little more stuffed in the middle. Other than the point that the events happened "on or around" these sites and maybe not exactly at these locations, it was amazing!
We posed for a picture in Bethlehem at the location celebrated as the birthplace of Jesus. We sang three Christmas Carols in the cave and one of the girls on our team (Maria) said, "This makes this the best Christmas ever!" I would have to say that it's going to be hard to top that!
The day ended at the Garden Tomb where we ended our time with a visit to a probable site of Jesus' tomb and celebrated communion together. It was a great way to end our day and wrap up our time in Jerusalem.
Tomorrow we're going to the Valley of Elah, the location of the battle where David killed Goliath with a stone and a sling shot! (I'm going to grab 5 stones from there but I'm sure it will be OK, Israel has enough rocks for everyone in the world!) After the valley, it's one last time to shop (It's the sabbath so we will go to the Muslim quarter.) and then it's time to head home. Man this trip has felt like a month long trip, but in a good way!
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