April 2004

We’re home!

by Steve Ray on April 26, 2004

We returned home from Jordan, Israel, and Rome a week ago — exhausted. My brother in law dropped dead unexpectedly while we were gone and it profoundly shocked our whole extended family. I pray that it will bring everyone closer to the Lord. In the next day or two I will write a report of [...]

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Smelling Like Fish

by Steve Ray on April 21, 2004

I smell of fish and need a shower, but I'll get to that in a minute. The moon is still hanging over the the Sea of Galilee and the waves are gently rippling against the dock. The lights of Tiberias are twinkling in the distance and the silhouette of the small fishing boats are visible bobbing in the water. A [...]

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“We Adore you O Christ!” Good Friday in Jerusalem

by Steve Ray on April 9, 2004

Good Friday was really quite awful! It was good for us but bad for Jesus. We relived the Passion today as we followed the Via Dolorosa – the Way of Sorrows – through the crowded streets of Jerusalem from the site of Pilate’s Praetorium to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre built over Golgotha. But [...]

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My Right Foot is Clean; Holy Thursday in Jerusalem

by Steve Ray on April 9, 2004

My right foot is clean, but first the beginning of the story. We had a bomb scare at the border between Jordan and Israel but after a 1/2 hour wait it turned out to be a false alarm. Kinda exciting though! It took four hours to get from Amman to Jerusalem which included the hell [...]

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Discoveries in Jordan

by Steve Ray on April 9, 2004

Jordan is a wonderful country to explore. I love it because of the friendly people and the many biblical sites. Since we had already explored the south and middle of Jordan, we spent two days in the northern area. While our daughter Emily was in a Jordanian school with her friends, Janet and I took [...]

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Our Arrival and a Bit about Jordan

by Steve Ray on April 7, 2004

We arrived safely in Amman Jordan but we missed Palm Sunday! We left Saturday afternoon and landed in Amman early Monday morning. Sunday disappeared. We cannot sleep on planes so it is always grueling getting to the Middle East. Our first two days in Jordan have been very productive and exhausting so I will write [...]

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Easter in Jerusalem

by Steve Ray on April 3, 2004

Tomorrow we leave for Jordan and Israel. We will research sites related to Elijah in Jordan and sites related to David/Solomon in Israel. People ask us if we are worried, even asking “Do you have your bullet proof vests?“ We say, "No, we are not concerned." First, we trust in the providence of God — [...]

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