I had a little jet lag, but on the second day, I woke up in the Holyland to the beautiful view overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Our hotel is the Golden Tulip at Tiberias, although it seems to be a chain, somewhat like Hilton, it has that small hotel hospitality. Hospitality has to be the watch word for everyone, the people have been so warm everywhere we have gone. I can't wait to share the experience of it all at our Israel presentation on October 29th. Of course there was just too much to do and see. As much as I wanted to send pictures and stay more in touch, we were just overwhelmed at the awsomeness of God Since I have been home everyone wants to know what I saw and did. I experienced. It is just so hard to put each day into words. I am working on my slide presentation to share, but let me give you a glimpse of what the days were generally like. We started our  first morning with the famous Israeli breakfast. A buffet/feast. Because I don't have much time, let me just tell you that it involves no meat, but lots of everything else. Fresh dairy, salads, omelets, the works. Then we headed out to vist a Kibutz, tell you about it later, then on to an Archeological dig site and finally to Mt. Gilboa, where we read and listened to bible stories come alive. The rest of the day was spent in Nazareth, before the conclusion of our day with a banqet in our honor hosted by the Mayor  of Nazareth and his family along with the hotel resturant association. We were up late each night and up early each day.  It was a packed 8 day schedule rolled into just 4-days. The land was harsh and beautiful at the same time. it was so overwhelming to stand where Jesus stood and visit the same places that He did. The magnitude of their hospitality was beyond anything that I imagined and the strength and resilence of the people could be witnessed in little children and elders alike. I fell in love with Israel and more importantly, I felt connected. My soul desires to visit Africa one day, to be able to walk in the Motherland, but in the meantime, I invite you to walk in the Homeland, where God was born. You will never be the same.   Check out my view that morning and many others, at our website at worldvillagetravel.com Better yet, stay tuned we will be announcing a return to the Holyland for 2010. You might want to join us there. Shalom.