After our last breakfast and time of prayer at the hotel we packed
up and headed to the Dead Sea Scroll museum. There they had a large replica model
of ancient Jerusalem before being destroyed in 70 Ad . It was amazing to see
all the details and layout of the city which really gave you an impression of
how the city looked during jesus day. We then walked underground to see a copy
of the dead sea scrolls that was written in Hebrew on lambs skin over 2,000
years ago. After our tour we hopped back on the bus and headed to the Holocaust
museum. As we walked through the Children’s memorial garden and inner room they
played the names of each Childs age and home land every 10 seconds. You would
have to stand in the room for a year and a half to hear each child that was
killed during the holocaust. The museum is laid out in chronological order as
time progressed during the 30’s to mid 40’s. The final view of the museum was a
terrace over looking Jerusalem, a Nation that was formed in a day. “What
the enemy meant for evil God meant for good”.
After lunch we drove to
the old city for our final hours in Jerusalem before boarding the plane. Rabbi Michael
took us to the Jewish quarter and we toured a synagogue. The day was getting
dark and the air was turning cold so we stopped for some delicious rich hot chocolate
before we walked to the western wall were we spent time reflecting and placing
notes of prayers. We ended the night at
a local restaurant where some friends joined us as well as a surprise from the Bellas.
As you all know we are now all back safely and rested from our long travels.
Thank you for all your faithful prayers and we look forward to many more
journeys to come.