Hello everyone!
We have finally arrived in Israel and have had a exciting trip… Thanks to my Best Yes small group there was only one crying baby incident at around 8:00 North Carolina time, and it was over quickly. Our flight over the Atlantic was extremely cool- there were personal tv screens with free headphones that were loaded with new movies! I watched inside out, monsters university, avengers age of ultron, and then finally got to sleep😜
Now we’re here in Tzfat and miraculously got to our room by 3:00 when everything shuts down for Yom Kippur. we were completely lost, mom and dad didn’t have their cell phones, and the neighborhood we were in didn’t have many English speaking people. So we stopped and prayed, then kept on asking random strangers for directions! Finally, we met a guy who not only did his best to give us directions, but called the owner of our rental, got in the car with us, directed us all the way there, then walked away, all the way back to the place he met us. We found out after that dad’s wallet had been right underneath his feet- but it was untouched! the people of Israel are so nice, and i was really surprised at the generosity of that man, who was totally an answer to our prayers.
Shalom!
(that’s the word for Hello, Bye, and Peace)
-Magen
p.s. you pronounce Tz in Tzfat like ZZ in Pizza
Really enjoyed your post, Magen. I can’t imagine flying halfway around the world and landing just in time for the Jewish Holy Days to begin and finding your accommodations in the nick of time! It reminds me of one of my favorite scriptures…..”……If I take the wings of the dawn and settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me and your right hand will hold me fast….”
Psalm 139: 9, 10.
You are on the trip of a lifetime. Be blessed and enjoy every minute of it !
We love you! Granjoanne and Pop=Pop
Magen,
Awesome post. Sounds like you really enjoyed your flight! !I’m so glad you haven’t flown enough to get tired of it.
I hope you get to meet more cool people like the guy who helped you out!