Day 6 Jerusalem

(Caleb is sending a lot of information, so I am just adding some pictures from the team and sharing with you all. Sure looks like he is having a lot of fun)






"So we started the day by going to see an ancient boat believed to be from Jesus times 

Then we hit the road towards Jerusalem and along the way stopped at the other half of the Jordan river right on the border of Jordan,  this is the believed to be the place where Jesus was baptized not the place I was lol I was misinformed.

Now we are in jerusalem and the hotel we are staying at charge 20 dollars a night for wifi so my roommate went to the front desk and asked where the nearest free wifi is and she totally said the hotel next door! hahaha didn't even try to convince him to buy it here! hahaha  Now it's time for dinner here and breakfast at home lol goodnight America =) "

Day 5 Update from Caleb

Snow on the Golan Heights 

Caleb is doing great and today he posted his own update that I have nothing to add to.  Here is what he had to say.....


So today we started with cesurae Philippi and saw were Jesus asked his disciples "who do you think these pagans think I am" then he asked "who do YOU think I am" and Peter answered "you are the son of God". Pretty cool spot. 
From there we went to tel Dan and from there you could over look Syria and Lebanon and a bunch of signs saying "danger...mines! Do not cross" pretty crazy! 
Then went to the castle of nimrod and that place was huge!! And incredible, the architecture of it. 
 Then went to the location of the six day war and on the way......IT STARTED SNOWING!!!!! YES SNOW IN ISRAEL!!!!!! Crazy!


 I'll post a picture in a bit, but just as yesterday and the day before and since I came here I'm loving it and having a great time miss you guys and I'll check in again tomorrow night. =) Have a good day at church =) Goodnight.

Day 4 Expanded Version

Mount of Beatitudes

I got a message from Caleb this morning and a bunch of pictures and a few more details of his day 4.
They went to the Mount of the Beatitudes, what a beautiful spot, I can just imagine what it was like to listen to Jesus preach his sermon here!

On the Sea of Galilee

Part of the group at the Synagogue of Peter

They took a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, and then went to the Synagogue of Peter.







Then they went to the Jordan River and Caleb was baptized where Jesus was! "very cold, but no regrets"....

Not everybody has been baptized in the Jordan

Cold but Happy!

Lunch was "St. Peter's Fish"  he didn't send me a pic of that   but he did say it came with the head and all so I got this  picture off the internet!  Yummo!  :-)

Sunset over the Sea of Galilee

Sounds Like another pretty fun and amazing day.

Good night Caleb.

Matthew 5:3-12

(the beatitudes)

   ³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit,
   for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
⁴ Blessed are those who mourn,
   for they will be comforted.
⁵ Blessed are the meek,
   for they will inherit the earth.
⁶ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
   for they will be filled.
⁷ Blessed are the merciful,
   for they will be shown mercy.
⁸ Blessed are the pure in heart,
   for they will see God.
⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers,
   for they will be called children of God.
¹⁰ Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
   for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Israel Update Tour Day 4

Sunrise on the Sea of Galilee 

I didn't hear from Caleb today other than a very quick fb message this morning, his night, but I understand things are going great. He was super tired last night, this time change is hard to get used to, as well as they are busy all day and walking a lot.  Josh posted the pics below so I captured them to share.  How beautiful!  I am seriously getting jealous!

Caesarea Maritime

This is a picture of their view from the hotel this morning few hours ago.  Nice.....

Today the schedule it to drive to Tel Dan, an important biblical city and a breathtaking nature reserve. Continue to the Banias, site of the ancient Caesarea Philippe. It is here that Peter made his confession of faith in Jesus. Matt 16:13  Then on to a panoramic view of the Golan Heights from Mt. Bental, He will visit Nimrod's Castle and end his day with a boat ride on the Seal of Galilee!!

Now this is Trippy!!

Israeli Kitty :-)

Nazareth 

Israel Tour Update Day 3

Caleb left a fb post that he didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night but that might have been because he was out having Israeli coffee after dinner.   :-)

Important to remember what bus your on!!

This is straight of off the tour's itinerary, this is what his day should look like today (Friday).
After an Israeli breakfast they will drive through Tel Aviv and travel via the Sharon plain to Caesarea. Caesarea was the seat of the Roman Procurator of  Judea in the time of Christ and the place St. Peter converted the centurion Cornelius. (Acts 10:24).
Then they will explore the Roman Theater and the aqueduct and view the ruins of Roman, Byzantine and Crusader times, continue ons to Mt. Carmel, to the "Mukhraka" the site where Elijah challenged and defeat the 450 prophets of Baal (1Kings 18:20).  On to Megiddo, the fortress city of King Solomon, later built upon by King Ahab. The books of Daniel and Revelation will come alive as we study about the final Battle of Armageddon (Revelation 16:14-19). Drive through Nazareth, the home of Joseph and Mary and through the city of Cana of Galilee, where Jesus performed his first miracle (John 2:1-11) turning jars of water into wine. Finally drive to Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee to dinner and the hotel.
Wow!  I bet he sleeps well after this busy and exciting day.
                                                             
He sent me a couple of pictures from yesterday, I'm not sure where they were taken exactly, somewhere in Joffa, but they are pretty cool looking anyway.

House of Simon the Tanner.

First Stop New York City!

Caleb airport dinning at JFK New York!

Im going to try to blog everyday  while Caleb is gone, I have a copy of his itinerary so I can share where he is and what he is supposed to be seeing I think it will help him remember each day when he gets back and it will be fun for me!

Caleb had to be at the Stater Bros parking lot in Canyon Hills at 3:30 this morning!  He is going on this trip with the group from Canyon Hills Calvary Chapel, Pastor Josh is really a great guy and has done this trip several times so everything should go without a hitch.  They had rented two 15 passenger vans for the team so I hugged good by my baby boy leaving him in a dark parking lot in 35 degrees and totally in God's hands for the next 12 days.

I got a text from him after he got checked in and through security at LAX, a big thumbs up, I can imagine he had some butterflies now that this was really happening.  He had McDonalds for breakfast and was loading up.....  Next stop, New York City!
Caleb's flight touched down in NY around 2pm and I was thrilled he called to check in!  The flight was uneventful and he was able to finally get a couple hours of sleep. He did mention it was long and only half as long as his next flight, oy vey!  For now he was off to stretch his legs and find food!

Thumbs up!

I got one more phone call right before boarding, all was well.
We elected not to purchase the out of country package for his phone so I don't expect to actually talk to him again until he lands in New York on the 28th but with the abundance of internet cafe's and hotel wifi we should be able to keep in touch.
Erik is using a "flight tracker" to follow the flights progress, he just told me, "just think, our son is in a silver tube about 6 miles above the ocean going about 655mph! Wow that is amazing!"  Thanks Babe!! Just when I was feeling better.  ;-)

Caleb, your an amazing young man, " May the Lord bless you and watch over you. May the Lord cause His countenance to shine on you and favor you. May the Lord raise His countenance toward you and grand you peace."

Asher Erik Ray Bowen

Momma and baby doing well

Today my son Michael and his beautiful wife Haley gave me my 13th grandchild. Asher was born at 4:55 Utah time, he weighs 7 lb 4oz and is 19 inches long.  Asher has two older brothers, Ezekiel 5 and Gabriel 3.  They all live in Provo Utah where Mike works in pest control and Haley is a stay at home mom.
Mike and Haley just visited us at Christmas, what a trooper
this little mama is to
make such a long trip so close to her due date.

I will be going to meet Asher in person in about a month, but until then I will have to be satisfied with internet pictures and Skype, we've already had some face time.  :-)