The last few days have been full. We took Friday off to make a trip to Ein Gedi with the ICEJ (International Christian Embassy Jerusalem). Ein Gedi is along the Dead Sea. It was an interesting experience to give my feet a mud bath then walk into the sea. I didn't heed the warning of not walking to the water without shoes. My feet were raw afterwards! Instead of sand the bottom of the sea is hard sharp salt rock. Later, Mary and I ate dinner in the desert and enjoyed the worship service for The Feast of Tabernacles. Many different countries represented...the worship and dancing were moving.
I spent time with Lizan and her mother on Saturday. We made yarn Pom Poms. I tried to show her how to crochet but it was too difficult. Her mom really wanted her to learn but she got too frustrated. Maybe we will try another day. She loves the game UNO and beat me miserably! I was blessed to sleep in their room for the night. The love they share for each other is really special. I love listening to them speak Kurdish! I had the opportunity to watch Spongebob in her language. That was interesting. I just said, "O No" when something bad happened to Spongebob and we giggled!
In the evening Rebekah, the house nurse, took me on a walk across the street to the Muslim Quarters in the Old City. We walked really fast because the shop owners were eager to sell their stuff and it was so crowded it was a little uncomfortable. The Christian Quarters were less crowd and so we slowed our walk. It was the Sabbath so we didn't visit the Jewish side.
Today is Sunday. Before the day started the staff and volunteers gathered for worship and prayer. It was nice to sit and reflect and praise God from whom all blessings flow! After our meeting, everyone was assigned chores in the home. I was in charge of cleaning the downstairs bathrooms. It felt great to contribute with housekeeping. Very interesting and enjoyable living in community. Lizan's mother prepared a Kurdish lunch of chicken, rice and small noodles. It was very tasty.
I'm feeling more comfortable than I did when we first arrived. Thank you for praying. Until next time...
Blessings
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