MOVING FORWARD - pastor mike landry

I'm in so late tonight that I'll only be able to give a brief description of this very full day.

We left Tiberius in Galilee early this morning and stopped off at the Valley of the Doves. This was the trail Jesus and His disciples would have taken each time they traveled from Nazareth to Capernaum. Everyone picked a spot along the trail to have a time alone with God. It was a highlight of the day. We gathered after this time when we heard the shofar and, as a group, sang "Amazing Grace." Before we left, we initiated another person in the "brotherhood of the shofar." You'll have to ask someone about it when we return.

From there we traveled to Cana where Jesus performed His first miracle of changing water into wine at a wedding. We stopped there and conducted a service where all the couples renewed their wedding vows.

Next, we stopped at Megiddo. What an amazing site. 26 cities have been built on this site over the past 6000 years. We saw a Canaanite altar where human sacrifices had been made. We touched horse stables of Solomon. We overlooked the Valley of Megiddo where the final battle of Armegedon will be fought. Breath taking!

On to Caesarea by the Sea where the Apostle Paul was imprisoned. It was raining but we still ventured out and saw the incredibly preserved ruins of this Roman fortress and home to Pontius Pilate.

Then we stopped in Bethlehem and talked to the grandson of the man who discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as spent some time shopping in his store of Antiquities.

We finally arrived in Jerusalem in time for a late supper. About a dozen of us then went for a night walk thru the streets of Old Jerusalem; entering in the Damascus Gate and leaving from Joffa Gate.

What a day! God is continuing to speak so loudly. Thanks for praying...it's making a difference. Going to bed. Another full day tomorrow.

Pastor Mike