3. May: Jericho, Lake of Galilee

In the morning we went back to Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives. Our goal was the Ascension church which was founded bei Kaiser Wilhelm and his wife Auguste. We wanted to meet a couple David and Franziska who are working as volunteers in the Cafe Auguste Victoria on the facility. The Philippus Dienst had supported them before they came here. They gave us a tour in the church and on the tower of the church with a spectacular outlook in all directions. We had some time for prayer and had a nice tea and german carrot cake. David is from Zschopau the home town of my wife.

Arch of the covenant brought to Israel as act of repentance for crimes of the Holocaust

We went on to Jericho and had a short stop there, to look at the sites like the mount of temptation and the springs of Elisa. In the city center we had a little lunch.

Then we took the road 90 along the Jordan river and the border to Jordan. In the afternoon we arrived at Migdal. The location was great with an outstanding view at the Lake of Galilee.

We relaxed a little, before we had Kabbalat Shabat. We sang songs, prayed the blessing, ate the bread and had the wine. The dinner was amazing with fresh and tasty food like filet from St. Peters fish.

Afterwards we had a time of worship and prayer together.