Day 3

Day 3 started off with a half hour drive to Cana.  We had a Church service with Arab Christians from the Christian Holy Land foundation.  We had communion, sang songs, and prayed together.  The sermon was in Arabic & translated into English

We each received  this communion cup as a gift.  What an incredible way to start off our trip!

Next, we isited the “Wedding Church”.  This was built to commemorate Jesus’ first miracle (turn water into wine). 

 For lunch, I ate the following:

We went to Nazareth and visited the following spring that dates far enough back that Mary & Jesus (as a small boy) would've gone here to get water.

Another church was built over where Mary was thought to live:

Next, we went to the Mount of Beatitudes.  You can't tell very well from this picture, but the slope on the hill forms a natural ampi-theater where the Sermon on the Mount was thought to occur:

Don't worry, I'm keeping Shivers & Kitty out of harm's way!

We finished off the day by going to Capernaum (where Jesus spent a majority of time and perfomed many miracles), followed by a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.

All four of us decided to get "re-baptized" in the Jordan River.  So glad I decided to - what a wonderful experience to share with my family!  I'll post more pictures when I have the chance.  The internet here is sporadic and it takes a long time to upload photos.