This is Wednesday, December 16. We have just spent five days in London with our team and attending a few events. Today we fly home.
Here in London we have seen some impressive Christmas lights, such as the store known as the House of Fraser, on Oxford Street.
Because of my ongoing work duties I have not been able to post blogs for my activities from December 7 through 15. If possible, after I get home, I will enter blogs to cover the highlights of those days.
On Sunday, December 6, we went to the service at the Jerusalem Baptist Church on Narkis Street.
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Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, December 5.
JoLene and I took a morning walk to a park called Jerusalem Garden. Among other things the Garden has a windmill! One of three in Jerusalem, it is a reminder by Holland that “We were here, too.”
On one street is this unusual sight.
No, it is not a car covered to protect it from the elements. It is an art piece! It fooled Hank for three months before he figured it out.
We looked up a Bird Observation Site, just a block away from Knesset, the parliament building. We sat in the simple wooden blind…
… and saw several species, including an iridescent, dark turquoise-colored Palestine sunbird.
We explored a high-class hotel and saw this mural.
We wanted to explore the Old City on foot, so we entered at the Jaffa Gate, which is a 20-minute walk from the apartment where we are staying. The Gate is really a gateway; where the cars enter, there is no gate to open or close.
As you see, British Bear showed up again.
And here are a few scenes inside the Old City.
Most coffee shops in the Old City are small and have a common-looking decor. The large well-lit restaurant above is the exception. We stopped here one day for pomegranate juice and coffee.
On December 4 we traveled by land from Jordan to Israel. Our friend Hank and his family met us on the Israel side, to take us to Jerusalem.
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The ancient city of Petra is one of the main tourist attractions of Jordan.
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From November 28 to December 3 we are spending a week in Amman, the capital of Jordan. Visiting friends, meeting new people, and learning about the culture and religion, which is Islam.
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Several times at airports I have seen this ad. I thought you might like to see it, too.
We had one bad experience in Madrid.
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On Sunday, November 22, I preached twice, first at the noon service at Circle of Hope, our church in Madrid, and then at 6:00 PM at Fountain of Life, the church in Hoyo, which is a town about a half hour’s drive from Madrid. The attendance was 35 in each service.
There is a total of 13 nationalities in the two churches.
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On November 19 we flew to Madrid, where our friends Bruce and Merly met us, along with Josiah, who is a student from US.
We went immediately to a staff meeting of our Madrid team.
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