My wish for my life is that the things that I learn, see, and experience would affect every area of my life. I wish to be more than an aquirer of knowledge but that I would allow my heart to be changed by what I learn and then ultimately live out what is in my heart.
One time I went on this trip to Israel.
I learned a lot of infomation while I was there. The things that I learned connected the dots of my faith. It made facts that I previously knew make more sense and fit into a context of culture and normal life during Christ's earthly stay.
I saw a lot of sites while I was there. I saw beggers sitting in the gates of the old city of Jerusalem. I saw the wailing wall. I saw ruins of great cities of the time of Chirst.
I experienced a lot of things while I was there. I swam in the dead sea. I kissed the road that Christ walked on on the way to the cross. I touched the place where he once lay dead.
Now my wish is that the things that I have learned, seen, and experienced on my long journey (22 hours of travel time!) would embark on the long journey from my head to my heart. For me this journey comes through journaling, talking about the trip, looking at pictures, and filing it to memory.
So if you were hoping that I could sum up what the trip has meant to me, sorry to disappoint you. I probably, and hopefully, won't be able to do that for a long time. I want to be uncomfortable with what I saw. I want to struggle with these confused thoughts and emotions. I want this trip to change me.
On an airplane for 13 hours!
View from hotel window in Tiberias with Sea of Galilee in background.
In valley of Elah where David killed Goliath.
Empty tomb! Greatest things that has ever happened!
Floating in the Dead Sea.
Modeling on the Mt. of Olives. I like this picture because i think i captures all our personalities. Hah!
Riding a camel. Hey it was in Israel and on the Mt. of Olives even if it was in a parking lot.
2 comments:
Kayla, welcome home. I'm so glad you were able to take this trip--I loved the pictures (want to see more!). I also loved what you wrote. You are a gifted communicator and a deeper thinker than most. Keep it up.
I'm so glad you had a great trip, but also a bit jealous that you got to go! I've loved hearing about it. Keep allowing it to affect your love for the Lord.
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