For Drew: Grandmother at Nebi Samwil

Drew, this morning Grandmother and I went to a place north of Jerusalem called Nebi Samwil (pronounced NEB-ee SAM-WILL). The word Nebi means prophet. The word Samwil means Samuel. Some Bible scholars think this was a place called Mizpah in the Bible. Samuel, the last judge of Israel, called all of the people of Israel to Mizpah and judged them (1 Samuel 7:5-6).

Samuel also anointed Saul to be the first king of Israel at Mizpah (1 Samuel 10:1).

We are already at the airport to get our flight for Atlanta. We look forward to seeing you soon. Tell Mom and Dad we said "Hi."

Love,
Granddad

Would you like a Banana split?

Drew, I saw these bananas growing near the Sea of Galilee and thought of you. Have you ever seen bananas on the plant before? We don't see them like that at the grocery store, do we?

These bananas are too green for eating, aren't they? Do you know what the blue bag is for? It is covering a stalk of bananas to keep away bugs and to cause the bananas to ripen sooner.

Grandmother and I will be home soon, Lord willing. We look forward to seeing you.

Look where we ate today

Drew, today Grandmother and I stopped to get some chicken nuggets, fries, and a chocolate sundae. We thought of you. Would you have enjoyed that menu?

Look at the place we stopped. Can you read the sign? It is in Hebrew. The young lady who took our order spoke Hebrew, but we still got our food.

We are having a great time. Every now and then I say that I hope you can come with us to Israel sometime. Would you like to do that?

Love,
Granddad

Sheep and goats

We saw many sheep and goats yesterday. The picture shows a shepherd and his flock near the town known as Gath in the Bible. Jesus used illustrations of sheep and goats in Matthew 25. Get your Bible and see if you can read the story.

If you click on the photo it will show large.

We love you. Grandmother and Granddad

Riding a Camel

Drew, I saw a little boy, younger than you, riding a camel at Petra in Jordan. I thought about you and wondered if you would like to ride a camel.

I hope you are having a good time visiting Disney.