Israel here i am!!

wow wow wow!!!! sitting next to me is a cindy kam and samantha brewer in Petra, Jordan!! we landed in Tel Aviv at around 4:15 on Friday afternoon. it was a great flight and so far i am not suffering from jet lag. today i rose in Jerusalem to the sound of Muslim chants...that's right, at around 4:15 in the stinkin' morning. it was actually an interesting experience. the Mosque lays on top of the foundation of where the Temple used to be!! the orthodox Jews are bitter and pissed about that. i then laid in bed for a little longer before getting ready for our trip into Jordan. let's just say it was a fun experience getting inside the country....it was good though. btw, they (the people of Jordan) really LOVE their king; pics of him all over the place. but the places we visited (Pella, Gerasa) reminded me of Mexico, until we got into Jerash, which is a historical greco-roman, strategic city. a lot of great stories i tell you. it was a pretty modern city. we also drove through the capital city of Aram, which was a beautiful city! oh, we saw mcdonald's. interesting.

Petra, where i am now, is located in the south of Jordan, by the Arabian desert (i think) in Moab or Edom....can't remember which one (if this blog is scatter-brained it's because we've been up for over 18 hours doin' our thing!, needless to say, i am very tired....but i found wifi and desired to tell the world what's happenin'). as far as i know, Petra was voted on as one of the 7 wonders of the world, but didn't make the list. however, our tour guide tells us that it is one of the most beautiful cities he's ever been to, and is, frankly, really giddy about treking through it with us tommorow.

i am hoping to return within the next few days with a few more stories, something exciting, or just a bunch of information i didn't know that i can share. thusfar the trip has been wicked awesome; i have enjoyed looking at places where Jesus walked and did miracles (in Gerasa) and loved listening to the stories about battles Saul had around Mt. Gilboa, which by the way i have plenty of pics of! mt. gilboa was a magnificent sight, residing just south east of the Sea of Galilee. God is so freakin' cool!!! this land makes me feel closer to Him.....i know how cheezy that sounds, but it's true.

keepin it international,

sean dawg