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| Festival of Trumpets w/Hans, Esther and Nissim |
Have you ever felt you are drinking out of a fire hydrant and can't quite absorb it all?! The last six weeks have been exactly that for me.
There is soo much I want to share with all of you about what I am learning, what I have seen, festivals I have celebrated, what I am still trying to absorb.
G-D IS SOOO BIG.
Can I ever completely grasp all the details of G-d and the hidden treasures in His Word, this Land or these festivals? Absolutely not. But what an adventure it is to understand what I can! To see Him a bit sharper than I did the day before and each day say "Yeshua I want to want to trust your Word, your promises, your unrelenting watchful presence but also your fiery authority to govern and challenge my everyday life."
He is our Shepherd but HE IS also KING. We cannot vote the Ruler of the Universe out of office.
When I came to Israel the only real, tactile goal I had was to learn about the Jewish festivals. That Ziel (goal auf Deutsch ;) has blown up in my face in the last week.
Long story short short I have acquired some links to teachings on youtube. It's taken a while to listen to all of them-in fact I'm still not done!-but what I have heard makes me want to fall on my face in thanksgiving and drives me to read my Bible from cover to cover with a new set of eyes. My movie screen perspective of His Word is going from regular to IMAX size.
YAHOO. Did I mention that G-D IS BIG?! SMILE.
Here's the links for an explanation of all 3 SPRING festivals:
Passover to Pentecost CLICK HERE
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| Festival of Trumpets with others volunteers from Germany, Switzerland and Norway |
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| Natalia, my dear Russian-speaking friend |
Of course I also have pics from the last few weeks but more than my stories or pics MAKE sometime to listen to these links! You might end up with your jaw on the ground or on your knees or dancing . . .
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| My kitchen mama Theresa |
. . . 'Cause, AHEM, G-D is BIG!!
October was also a big month with Gilad Shalit, an Israeli Defense soldier, being released from captivity. Imagine being taken hostage at age 20 and then being released five years later. It's intriguing to see how Israeli vs. other international press has covered this story. For example during this interview in Egypt certain sound bytes were NOT translated in English--and I believed Arabic as well when he answered in Hebrew. One of the great benefits of sitting in a TV room with nurses that speak all three languages. Only a two or three days later Gaddifi was also assassinated. I've been enjoying exploring the Jerusalem Post, a English Israeli newspaper that one of our residents reads daily.
October was also a big month with Gilad Shalit, an Israeli Defense soldier, being released from captivity. Imagine being taken hostage at age 20 and then being released five years later. It's intriguing to see how Israeli vs. other international press has covered this story. For example during this interview in Egypt certain sound bytes were NOT translated in English--and I believed Arabic as well when he answered in Hebrew. One of the great benefits of sitting in a TV room with nurses that speak all three languages. Only a two or three days later Gaddifi was also assassinated. I've been enjoying exploring the Jerusalem Post, a English Israeli newspaper that one of our residents reads daily.
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| Hiking through olive groves in Haifa |
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| Drinking straight from water line of natural layer spring, water held in "bunker" pic above |
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| The one day a year NO buses run at all: Yom Kippur. Many kids receive bikes as presents on this day and drive their new wheels all over the city with free reign. |
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| Breaking fast from Yom Kippur with Elke and her husband Surgey, their kids and Vonnie. Greg thanks for taking our picture =) By the way for all you Coloradoans . . . I was looking through some websites yesterday and found this Messianic concert that is going on in Denver on November 4 and 5 (CLICK HERE). Some of this genre sounds a little to polka-polka for me but Wilbur's sound is more original. Let me know if you go ;) I expect a full blog report. HA! |
May this passsage be more and more the truth, knowledge and understanding of our hearts: "Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold or silver. You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands. May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word."
Psalm 119: 72-74
Much love,
Kelly
Kelly
