Jerusalem - Our final day

The schedule has been packed with touring and seeing the Holy Land sites. Today included The Pool of Bethesda, St. Anne's Church (named for the mother of the Virgin Mary), The Mount of Olives which overlooks the Kidron Valley and The Golden Gate the place where Jesus will enter the city when he returns and the Garden Tomb another site believed to be the place of crucifixion and burial of Jesus. In the garden we were led in a time of worship followed by the serving of Communion by Pastor Jim Dixon and Pastor Mike Anderson and the CHCC elders on the tour. At the conclusion Pastor Jim gave us a charge to go out and be "salt and light" in the world.

We are very thankful for all the planning and preparation that has gone into making this trip a reality. The Choir Leadership Team is still busy finalizing arrangements for our flights home. We are tired and a bit road weary. Many would say this has been "the trip of a lifetime" and have pushed through because it has been so worth it.

We hope in some small way you have gotten a taste of Israel from following us on this blog. The pictures posted were taken by members of our team on their personal cameras. So the photos are real and untouched. I think I can truthfully say we have each been impacted and probably changed, even in a some small way, by this trip. We have a bond because of our time spent together these past 13 days in the Czech Republic and Israel. It has been a privilege to serve Christ and the people we have met and ministered to during this trip. May we continue to be faithful in our service to him when we return home.

Tomorrow we begin the journey back to Colorado. Right now Plan B is being implemented. We will be on various flights from Tel Aviv to London and then back to the U.S. If everything goes according to this plan we all should make it home Thursday night.

Until then...Shalom Ya'll!