update from Jerusalem...

Hey everybody.. sorry I haven't been posting things about my current status.. I had to catch up on those blogs regarding the Study Tour of Israel with Pastor John Bonner... So anywho, This past week has been a great celebration time of Sukot, the Feast of Tabernacles. It's really cool to walk around the old city and see all the Suka's being built for individual families and restaurants. A Suka is basically just a tent, where we are supposed to dwell, reminding us of the Hebrews who did the same from the book of Numbers. So there is lots of celebration this week. Today was a March of the Nations, where people come from all around the world and march carrying their flag, representing their country, who is in support of the God of Israel. I was kinda bummed that I missed out on this parade, but I was also blessed to be serving with CMA. Today I was helping out a brother, build a huge closet/drawer thing for his daughter. I passed out New Testaments to Arabic people in the morning and then spent the rest of the day helping assemble the closet. It doesn't sound like much, but just imagine how big this thing had to be, for 2 men to work on it for about 10 hours straight..haha.

Last week was Yom Hakippurim, the day of atonement, and I spent it with SEND Ministries. I have been so thankful to be able to be "adopted" into the SEND team, from california. They really brought me in as one of the team members, and it's been great to serve along side of them, whether it's passing out NT's to Madonna fans, volunteering at the soup kitchen, playing worship on Ben Yehuda street, or just having some sweet worship sessions back at the dorm. Yom Hakippurim was a nice day to relax, fast, and take a walk throughout the streets of Jerusalem, since there are no cars driving this day. At the end of the day we celebrated the breaking of Fast at the Western Wall, and it was truly a joy to spend it there, getting free bread and juice, and watching the Jewish believers dance and sing songs, rejoicing over the holiday. To them it is the Holiest day of the year, and they are thankful, because they believe now that they have been forgiven of their sins.. Next year they will do it again. I thank Jesus for the work that He did, because now I dont have to wait a whole year to get atonement for my sins. Jesus constantly is washing me with his precious blood, forgetting my iniquities, casting them as far as the east is from the west, daily! Not yearly... Pray for the Jews and Arabs here in Israel and really all over the world, that their eyes will be closed to religion, and opened to Christ.

Sorry their are no pictures. I haven't been luggin my camera around much...

God Bless.