Unbelievable

What a day! This whole trip, I have just had to pinch myself over and over. I have to constantly remind myself that I really did put my hand in the Jordan River, the very waters in which Jesus was baptized, I actually looked at the tree that Zaccheus climbed up as he watched Jesus enter the city, and I did indeed see the mountain that Jesus fasted for 40 days on, before being tempted by the devil.
But today, as I gazed upon these amazing sights, walked around Masada, an ancient palace built by Herod and turned into a Jewish rebel camp, and floated in the Dead Sea (which, by the way, was one of THE COOLEST things that I have ever gotten to do), that I could almost begin to picture these ancient stories playing out in front of me. Maybe its the history nerd in me, but I am so fascinated by the thought that these stories that I have only read about and studied, are now all around me.
A huge piece of this absolutely incredible trip for me, however, has been the people that we have met and spent time with. Tonight at dinner, I just sat back from the conversation and the laughter and smiled as I reminded myself that I was sitting in Jericho, eating grilled meats, surrounded by the most wonderful people that I am now lucky enough to call my friends. I know that the trip is only half way finished, but I get a little upset at the thought of parting from these people and this amazing land.

Written by Katey Calhoun