Accessing the internet has been a bit of a challenge for us,
so we haven’t been able to post updates as often as we had hoped, but we’re
going to try our best to get caught up.
The 12 hour drive from Cairo to Sinai may have given us a
very small idea what it was like for the Israelites wandering in the
dessert. I do emphasize “small” since we
were in a comfortable, air-conditioned coach bus, but even so...I think we
could relate to how easy it is grumble and complain – not so unlike our
forefathers.
Our wake-up call came at 6am and we were on the road by 7:30
so embark on our exodus to Sinai. It was
remarkable to watch the terrain change from flat desert to unique rock
formations, and finally into grand mountains, until we arrived at St.
Catherine’s. Along the way we stopped at
Moses Spring, the Biblical Mara site – a refreshing little oasis in the vast
Eqyptian desert. We also stopped along
the Red Sea where a few of us waded into the Red Sea before our devotional time
with Pastor Harvey and singing with John.
Although everyone was quite tired by time we arrived at St.
Catherine’s Plaza Hotel, the group somehow managed to pull of a surprise birthday-eve
celebration for Patricia – cake, candles, card and song. It was pretty special to a 50th
birthday with 50 friends…old & new!!
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