Water

We started the day off at the Mt. of Beatitudes. It was really neat and we read part of the sermon on the mount while there. Then we took a boat tour of the Sea of Galilee and had morning worship. One of the crew tried to catch us some fish, but it didn't work out. After the boat ride we went to St. Peter's Primacy. This is where Jesus told Peter to feed his sheep. After the primacy we went to Capernum. This is a very important site in Christianity. This is where Peter's house was located, along with one of the early Christian churches, which was located very close to a Synagogue. Here is where Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law and the paralegic. Then we went to a kibbutz for lunch, and they had some pretty good fish. Then we traveled to the ruins of Bet She'an, which was an old city locted near a large tel (hill) where many cities were built, one on top of each other. It was really moving to be able to stand in the places where ancient people, possibly even Jesus, stood and lived. We ended the day at the Jordan river where we remembered our baptism and Elizabeth was baptized as a member of the United Methodist Church. We spent the day on or near the water and we learned how important the fact that the river and sea were there was. It was important because water was their life source, something that they needed to be near to live. We discussed this in the context of the Living Water, Jesus, who gives us our life through the forgiveness of sins. We ended the day safe, and we hope to have a great day tomorrow. Abby Clark and Kourtney Berg youth conveners