JUNE 1—The Journey to Two Holy Lands is drawing to a close. We’ll be getting up at 2:30 tomorrow morning for a two hour bus ride to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, which allows us three hours to clear security and be ready for our flight to London. We have a five-hour layover there, and then a long flight to Calgary. I make it home to Winnipeg mid-afternoon on Tuesday, June 3.
This blog has provided something of a chronicle of our journeys. It is far from complete. In fact, I’m staying at the hotel on the final day in order to rest and catch up on some reading and writing projects. So you won’t hear about the exciting places on the agenda for today from me.
We’ve gone a lot of places and done a lot of things in the past 30 days, and we’re going to be hard-pressed to remember much of it. But the images we collected and notes we took will certainly remind us of countless interesting insights and poignant moments. There have been many.
Throughout the summer we’ll be processing the incredible amounts of information and wealth of experience we packed into 30 days in Ethiopia, Israel and Jordan. To grow in understanding is our goal, and it’s safe to say that although we’ve come a long way, there’s a long way yet to go. Our knowledge base is much larger, and we are more keenly aware than ever of how much more there always is to learn.
I may or may not be posting a few more reflections on this blog site. I do plan to leave it online indefinitely. And sometime in the next few weeks I’ll probably flip it around so that it reads chronologically, rather than having the newest post at the top of the homepage. Enjoy it for whatever it’s worth to you. My prayer is that everyone who touches this venture in one way or another will grow in understanding.
4 comments:
It has been great to be able to join you on your pilgrimage through this blog. While I would love for you to join the ranks of regular bloggers, I know that I can read your thoughts regularly in print.
One thing to consider is turning this journal in an ebook (PDF).
Peace,
Jamie
Doug, thank you so much for your generosity in sharing your experiences with us. Reading about the places you've been and the things you've experienced helped me feel closer to my husband, who was on the trip, and also made the Bible feel more "real".
You are a gifted writer and I've appreciated your efforts at keeping us updated.
God bless you!!
Pam Jessen
I too thank you!
Hello doug, You probably won't remember me - my name is Gwen Staveley nee Nunn. I knew your sister Sandi at Bingham Academy and your parents then too. Later I knew them better when I returned with my husband to work in Ethiopia with MAF.
From June - Aug this year David and I spent 6 weeks in Jerusalem learning Biblical languages. We are very grateful that we were able to be there and travel widely seeing the places where Biblical stories took place. Thanks so much for sharing your visit so vividly and reminding us of ours
Shalom
Gwen
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