Last Few days

Well...not a whole lot has happened since the last post, so this will be short.

Tuesday most of us all went on a hike which started and ended here home. Home for the next few months is called Yad Hashmonah. I think i talk a little about it in a different blog so i will not again but it is a great place for IBEX. I plan on taking pictures soon but it is raining now so i cannot do it right now.

Our hike. Well we went over the hill next to ours and took some pictures. the biblical significance of the hike wasn't major but we did see a spring. It was just a nice hike to get out and see some of the land that was close around us. At one point we were less than a mile away from the West Bank. They have built a fence around it and we got real close to seeing it...but we didn't. On the hike back we realized that we would not make it before dark so the leader called some cars to come get us, but there wasn't enough room for everyone. So some of us had to walk back in the dark. It was a fun time. We went over the hill and back up to our place with a binch of flashlights. It was fun. Christina got a ride but i got to walk. It was a real good time.

So the food here is not that bad. I usually can find something at every meal that i like. The bread is really good when it is fresh. That is the thing. The meals sometimes seem like they were the same meal just reheated, which is fine with me. But when we have the same meal 3 or 4 times in a row it gets kinda old. So you learn to eat to get energy not for enjoyment. Like i said, the food isn't bad so that makes it better. Breakfast is everyone favorite meal of the day. They have cereal and granola and usually some sort of good breakfast food. We all make it to the 7 oclock breakfast.

We have been sleeping a lot, which any college student knows is weird The place usually shuts down around 9 and everyone usually is alseep by 10. Then in the morning almost everyone is awake before 7 in order to make breakfast. I haven't felt this energized in a long time. Good thing too because the coffee is instant.(but with half mike and two packs of sugar, it is bearable).

In an hour we are headed off to our first day in Israeli chruch then the rest of the day will be spent in the Old city of Jerusalem. It is crazy to think we will be hanging out in the city that Solomon, David, and many more used to hang out in. Oh yeah and Jesus didn't some things hear:) Not only will we hang out there but we will hang their on the Sabbath. To me thats a little more exciting.

God is good and has blessed us all greatly with this oppurtunity. Thanks for all the support and prayers!

Ben and Christina