Letter From Emily 5/5/24

Boker Tov Good Hope Family Fellowship, 

I miss you all very much, and I'm very happy to be writing to you.

This month was very busy. The days were long, but the month as a whole felt like a mere couple of days.

We had our second and last Prehike for Jesus Trail. We hiked where the two disciples walked with Jesus, telling Him all about Himself not knowing who He was. It was eye-opening to walk along green and rocky terrain rather than the desert roads I had always pictured when I read the story before. The team and I discussed what it would be like to not recognize Jesus after spending every day with Him. We had the thought that, like us, they were busy keeping their eyes on the path to avoid tripping and falling. 

We celebrated Pesach (Passover) this month as well. The BFP National Director and his family were kind enough to host the team and other young adults from Bridges. The Passover Seder dinner is a very long one with a retelling of the Exodus, many songs and many blessings of wine and Matzah. As we mentioned the plagues, there were toy frogs tossed onto the table and stickers stuck on us to represent boils (something for every plague). It was a lot of fun. Leading up to Passover, it was especially neat to see how all the bread aisles in stores were blocked off and the flour taken off the shelves. I continue to admire how dedicated everyone is to these Biblical celebrations.

During the rest of Passover break, we were hiking the 40+ mile Jesus Trail. We faced many challenges with this year's Jesus Trail, including record breaking heat. We were told after we had finished the trail that the hardest day we had was the hottest day in April that Israel has had in 100 years! It was very smart of them to tell us at the very end. I had really bad blisters. I had blisters on every toe, underneath both big toes and both heals. Praise God, I was able to power through, and I've healed very quickly since it's been over. 

In between there has been Bible study, worship sessions, Jesus Trail prep and cleanup and more. 

Looking forward to seeing you all again.

Blessings,

Emily