I made a table

I wasn't happy with the table in the salon area of our new apartment. We had a smaller table in Jerusalem that I made a few years ago but it was blue and the paint was badly chipped. So I got some paint. Bronze paint brown and red paint. I really like the results!






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Snow on Mr. Hermon

Israeli weather forcasters have been telling us for days that we were going to get snow. When I heard that there was snow in the Golan I decided to go take a look. So, here you go! Snow in Israel! Some of my friends will recognize this tank from "the Valley Of Tears."



I turned around and my wife took this pic.



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Intercessors For Israel

It seems like God calls folks from all over the world to be prayer partners with the believers who live and work here. This evening we decided to spend some time with a couple hundred of them. Obviously, we beat the crowd.


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Jerusalem rain

I knew it was raining. I could hear the drops hitting the patio floor. Then I noticed rays of sunshine on the carpet and decided to take a better look. No, I didn't see a rainbow. Still, it does look sort of cool, doesn't it?


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Loving Karmiel

Karmiel has to be one of the nicest towns in northern Israel. I went out for a walk this morning. People nod greeting and are willing to chat along the nature trail scattered around the neighborhood.


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Location:דרך השלום,Karmiel,Israel

Beit Shemesh

Joshua defeated the armies of his enemies with God’s help when he asked God to have the sun shine longer than normal on the hills and valleys of Beit Shemesh. The name means, “House of the Sunshine.”

Stories from the Park

Two nights at Kruger National Park were incredible. We took a night ride on the second night and one of the animals we saw was a large male lion. He didn't seem too impressed with our bright lights or noise.

African safari

We have finally made it to the great Kruger Park! This place is incredible. This evening we are sleeping in an air conditioned hut in a compound inside the park. We've seen at least 18 species of wildlife today. I can't give you all the pictures but these are a few of them...

Snow on Mt. Bental

I told you it was snowing on Mt. Bental last week. Here is the proof.

A Great Hike

A requirement for all Israeli tour guides is to take an updater field trip at least once every year. Last week I decided to take the one I needed for the year by hiking Nahal Amud. That name is a clue. You see, the Hebrew word Amud means pillar. Nahal is a valley or river bed. In this case it was a narrow and winding canyon that took us to a huge natural pillar. The four hour hike was incredible and the natural pillar... well, take a look! It's fabulous!

Praying for Rain

Up until a couple weeks ago, it has been another very dry winter in Israel. We need rain desperately! So, I ask my tour groups to pray for "Good Weather." It's only after they get here that I explain that rain is good weather.
I started asking God for 10 days of rain to fall during the month of February. Actually, I asked for 90 days of rain but I specifically asked for 10 day in February. We got the 10 days of rain too! It was amazing! We doubled our rainfall for the year in those 10 days.
So, since I had a group of pilgrims out in the rain nearly every day of it, I thought it would be appropriate to show you one of the folks who came with the rain.

Osaka Japan

Our travels seem to go on and on. Today I am in Osaka, Japan. We have a rehearsal for a show in the Bridges for Peace Festival that is being presented by the Japanese office. The festival begins tomorrow and will be presented in several cities across Japan during the next two weeks. Meanwhile, the view from my hotel window is incredible. The castle of the 16th century Shogun is across the street. I went for a walk there yesterday.



The crane was gracious enough to allow me to take a picture as she stood with her friend the turtle. That small pond is inside the grounds of the inner keep of the castle. There are two complete moats that surround the castle.

A couple more of my favorite pictures from Maui. This is a Hawaiian fire dancer. They said he was a three time champion. I keep wondering why we never see championship fire dancing one Eurosport TV.


Right up there with the fire dancer is my own spark of delight.


One of my favorite scenes on our drive around the west side of the island was this wonderful church in a valley, on the beach, between two enormous cliffs.

Maui Vacation

I know... It's been a while since I posted. I have excuses. Nobody wants to hear excuses though. How about some pictures?



Do I look exhausted? This was taken at the end of my sixth dive, yesterday. I took a course in scuba and I am now qualified as an open water diver. That's entry level but for me it's a really good accomplishment. I feel like I have a whole new world to explore.

My instructor, Drew, gave very clear lessons and a lot of, "on the spot" tests. In the picture he was having me check his gear and identify each step.


Of course, we didn't spend all of our time with the dive course though. We took an incredible drive around the west end of Maui. Most of it is a one lane road around tight turns on cliffs. That is, with two way traffic. Let me just add one word here... interesting!

When the Tour Guide takes a break...

I finished my last tour of the season. Now I have a little bit of a break. To help pass the time (And maybe because I was listening to God) I decided to sell my apartment. That led to making small repairs before I sell it. That led to noticing the deck chairs on the patio have seriously deteriorated over the past year. Since I paid over 1000 shekels for them, I didn't want to just throw them away. Then a funny idea went through my head...
Maybe I can save them!


They were made from plastic strips woven like rattan. What if I took the old strips away and replaced it with ropes? So, I went off to the hardware store and purchased a quantity of right ropes. Then I re-rolled the rope into balls of about 20 meters each. I figured that would be what I needed to be able to work my way through the bars of the frames. I have finished a chair and started the two seater. So far, it seems to be working.

Now to go ahead and sell the apartment... (We are only asking 1,5000,000 shekels.)