2nd Post - Monday, March 31 - Intro to Jerusalem

Our first full day in Jerusalem after a good night's sleep and a good breakfast.

Jerusalem Old City and Dome of the Rock

Glenn expounds on the story of Abraham

Jim & Irene, Cheryl & Rob, and Mitch

Typical architecture - Jerusalem Limestone

Glenn stands on the entrance to Harod's Tomb - a true rolling stone

the Knesset - Israeli Parliament

Spring is here!

The Israel Museum and home of the Dead Sea Scrolls

A side doorway - It just looked aesthetically pleasing!

Ein Karem Church of the Visitation where Elizabeth was told John the Baptist would be born

Inside the Ein Karem Church

The grotto in the Ein Karem church where John's parents,

Zechariah and Elizabeth are thought to have lived.

1st Post - Sunday, March 30 - Layover in New York City and Arrival in Israel!

Welcome to Israel!

On Saturday, March 29 we left Bozeman for Tel Aviv and had an 8-hour layover in New York City. In spite of steady rain, most of us took the subway into the city for a few hours.

At 11:49 p.m our Delta nonstop departed for Tel Aviv, where we arrived 5:10 p.m. Sunday. Our host for the next two weeks, Glenn Witmer of MennoJerusalem, met us and took us to our home for the first six nights, Tantur Ecumenical Centre, high on a hill right between Jerusalem and Bethlehem!

They welcomed us with a good dinner, and we were off to bed.

Ground Zero / World Trade Center from the atrium of Brookfield Place.

Times Square, New York

Grand Central Station - Main Councourse

Welcome to Tantur Ecumenical Center!

Welcome dinner at Tantur (Glenn Witmer standing in the middle)

Bethlehem by night - the view from our dining room!

Jerusalem as seen from Tantur looking north

Housing development just down from Tantur to the west

Don enjoys morning light from his balcony

Sunrise at Tantur over the front gate

13-year-old Alysa has already taken over 100 photos. Here's a morning shot from Tantur.