Wisdom for Life

Proverbs 3:5-7

(New International Version)

Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;

in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.

Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the LORD and shun evil.

Costa Rica

It has been three years that I have been to Costa Rica. I thought it was about time to go back this year.

Israel

If I forget you, o Jerusalem, may my right hand forget her skill. Psalm 137:5

My two Kiwi roommates were the best. We spent the whole two weeks together, first ushering at the Feast of Tabernacles, later exploring Israel.

The Wailing Wall was very impressive. All day and all night you will find people who express their worries and fears through prayer to God. It made a deep impact on me praying by that wall where so many believing Jews bring their prayers either by whispering them there or putting little notes into the cracks of that old wall.

Tens of thousands of Jews and Christians walked side by side in the annual Feast of Tabernacles Jerusalem March, where the International Christian Embassy in Jersualem was also represented, declaring their love and support for the people in Zion.

All the ushers for the Feast of Tabernacles 2009

We got up early that day and were amazed by the calmness of the lake. Watching the sunrise on the Sea of Galilee was very beautiful.

Every year the Dead Sea evaporates a little more and becomes saltier. Floating in this sea was a very new and exciting experience for me. A sea in the middle of the desert!
The Dead Sea is in the run for becoming one of the "New 7 Wonders of Nature". You can vote here www.new7wonders.com

Feast of Tabernacles 2009: The Tabernacle of David

On Monday September 28th, I will be flying to Tel Aviv, Israel. The "Feast of Tabernacles" is taking place in the next couple of weeks and ICEJ (International Christian Embassy Jerusalem) annually organizes a week long conference (2-8 October) for Christians worldwide to come and celebrate the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt in Jerusalem. This year I will be participating for the first time in this conference, volunteering as an usher. I hope to meet lots of interesting people and learn all kinds of things. I would appreciate your prayers as this is a place of much political and religious turbulence.

On that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, and repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old. Amos 9:11