Days 8, and 9

TUESDAY JUNE 27
We woke up early and left Jerusalem. We went to the Eastern alter where we prayed for the salvation of the jewish people. Then we went to Gideon's springs where Gideon tested the men and God called only 300 to fight. 
Then we headed to Nazareth and Nazareth Village.
Nazareth village is a working farm built how it would have looked when Jesus was growing up.
When they started excavating they found the remains of a vineyard. There was terrace farming and a winepress.
We saw an olive press, a carpenters shop, a weaver and a synagogue. We had an authentic biblical meal with bread, hummus, hyssop, yogurt and  chicken. For dessert we had apple slices with fig spread.
Then we drove to Mt Arbel and looked over the sea of Galilee and the surrounding towns.
After this we went to Magdela where we saw a first century synagogue where Jesus would have preached at!
Then we went to a kubuitz where we are staying for our last three nights in Israel.
A kubuitz is a communal community where they share everything. And you work to better your community.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 28
In the morning we went to the Jordan river to be babtized. Deffinitly an Awe inspiring thing to watch.
We went to Caperneum (the town Jesus moved to) and saw the ruins of a synagogue and Peters mother-in- laws home. What was very humbling was that Jesus prophecied that because the Jewish Leaders in Caperneum regected Jesus that the city would not be rebuilt and to this day all the other cities surrounding Caperneum are thriving but that city is still in ruins.
After this we went on a boat ride on the sea of Galilee and at the end we had lunch at a restaurant. Some people had St. Peters fish which is the whole thing, head, tail, everything! While some of us opted for pasta.
We then picked up trash along the shores of the sea of Galilee as part of the Beautiful Land iniative. It's crazy how much trash there was. We picked up over 100 bags and there's was still plenty more.
We then went for a well earned and needed swim on Bora Bora beach.