It was a great day at TBC yesterday. We heard good preaching from 2 Corinthians 5-6 and Jonah. Thanks to Pastor Rory and Missionary David Booth for faithfully handling the Word of God.

We are grateful for the opportunities the Lord allows for us to be involved in His harvest. The harvest is so great and we are so few and so limited in our influence on those around us. Our confidence is in the Lord, that He would do His work.

We have had a busy and productive time of late, mixed in with several frustrations. So to start with the events that are keeping us busy and blessed; This spring we did an extra Bible study called ‘Christianity Explored’ that took us into April. We were disappointed because we had done a lot to promote it as an open Bible study to the city.

Some of the sweetest words you will ever hear are spoken by the US Passport control agent ... "Welcome Home." Tony and I are back in the USA. We had a great trip. I'll post pictures in days to come. Thanks to those who prayed for us.

Thursday was a short day of touring so far. We saw the city from the Mount of Evil Counsel - south side, home of the United Nations building and where Ahithophel was from. Then visited the Western Wall and the South Wall Excavations. We went browsing through a "high end" mall and had a quick lunch there. Tonight we go through the rabbinical tunnels along the western wall of the temple mount.

Tony and I walked the Via Dolorosa today. It is the traditional 14 stations of the cross. Then we went to Gordan's Calvary and the Garden Tomb. If one can see past the present conflicts and see through the traditions, the rocks speak the story of Jesus Christ. The geography of the place is not hidden by 2,000 years.

Dear Friends,

Tony and I are in Jordan today. We saw Mount Nebo, the oldest map in the middle East - a mosaic on the floor of a church - and the place where John the Baptist was beheaded. Tomorrow we go to Petra. Have a great Lord's Day. We will think of you.