We are leaving at 6:30 a.m. for our trip to Israel. Though I'm not crazy about the crack of dawn wake-up call, I can't be more pumped about the reason for doing so! It still hasn't quite hit me yet, but I know when I step off the plane this rush of reality is going to overwhelm me. While following in the footsteps of Paul is an amazing quest, walking in the steps of Jesus has got to be a Christian's ultimate dream come true. I know this will probably be one of those "waterwork" weeks for me; I haven't cried much as of lately so I have plenty of tears stored away. :-) I just pray that the tour guide will give us enough time to enjoy some personal time at some very monumental places-- the garden where Jesus prayed, the mount of Olives and other sites where I am going to want to take my headset off and just think.
I went to this Wal-Mart-like store close to Athens today with some others and stocked up on snack food. I heard the food there isn't great and that we are responsible for our own lunch some of the days. It was so nice to be in such a superstore. I wanted to walk around for hours, but the Griffiths nor my wallet would allow that. I think when I get home, I am just going to roam around Wal-Mart for a while. Haha. (No, Mom-- that doesn't include getting a cart full of groceries! :P)
I have a big test tonight which I need to start (yes, start!) studying for. I am looking forward to the guilt offering of brownies. :-) We are spoiled.
Pray for our safety. It will be a while before I can blog again-- unless of course, I somehow find internet in one of the hotels or something. You can check in every now and then, but don't be disappointed if I haven't been able to update.
This is the last 'shebang' of the semester and I can't wait to see this part of the world come to life for me.
P.S. Don't think you are going crazy-- I changed up the look of my blog a little bit-- I might do that from time to time because I get bored with it.
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