Snakes! Scorpions! and JESUS!!!

Hello everyone! It has been a while since i have been in communication with you. The most important thing to remember is that I am writing a blog now!!! So get ready for this one it is going to be EPIC

So last week I had a meeting about our trip to Israel. Well we learned a lot of new information, things like there is NO Verizon service in Israel, whoda thunk it. There apparently is a three prong outlet converter for Israel at Wal-Mart. I have learned that we can not travel solo, we have to stay in groups of at least two and it is forbidden to actually leave the country of Israel.

Now i know the title may sound a little strange to most of you but let me explain. So i was sitting in the meeting and it comes down to Q&A time. The first thing i ask is about snakes. Now I absolutely hate snakes they are the most nasty slimiest things in this word. I can barely stand to look at them. The first thing i did when i signed up for this trip was look up the number of snakes and what kind of snakes there were in Israel (This was a terrible idea, it just made me more paranoid, i don't recommend this strategy). So i am sitting there waiting for my reply and they say in the time that they had lived there (five years) they never saw one single snake. This was a very pleasant surprise to me. But in turn there was another deadly little animal just waiting in the wings and that was the Scorpion. Now i don't know about you but just the thought of being stung by a Scorpion does not sit well with me. On my google search you can find various searches for scorpion repellent and the like.

So what have we learned for this meeting, I need to bring a converter for my computer and various electronic plug-ins, there are things that can kill me everywhere, and to throw int into the mix is JESUS! That is my driving force through out this whole thing. After all is said and done through all the meetings I have just come to accept that there are going to be dangers and issues that we have to deal with, things such as an exit interview from the Israeli government that i am convinced i might be so nervous to answer any questions i might remain in Israel in a jail, but I know that no matter what happens Jesus will always be there for me and that is the only thing that matters, whether it is snakes, scorpions, no verizon coverage, Israeli government, Jesus will be the one that will overcome! He is the reason for this trip, the first day we get there we take an Old Testament Jerusalem walk, and then a New Testament Jerusalem walk. I will be walking in the footsteps of Jesus and that means more to me than anything. To know that my savior who loves everlasting, is always forgiving, is going to be right beside me the whole time to protect and guide me reassures me that I can do anything through Him. This is an experience i will never have again and i can not wait to walk in His footsteps!