I've come full circle.
From evergreens to olive trees.
From malls to markets.
And now from Jordan to Jordan.
Upon moving to Jordan, MN, I can recall a vague knowledge of some country in the Middle East called Jordan that I would probably never go to.
Little did I know.
This week I got to spend four days there, but since pictures do a much better job of telling stories....
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| Our first day: The hike to Machaerus, where John the Baptist was imprisoned and eventually beheaded in one of King Herod's palaces |
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| Machaerus |
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Day 2: Petra
The "melting chocolate" rock. Sometimes felt like another planet. |
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| The treasury at Petra |
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| Camels! |
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| The Monastery at Petra |
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| In case you have ever wondered.... |
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| This is what it looks like from the top of the world |
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| Day 3: Ammon, the capital of Jordan |
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| Devotional at the Jabbok River |
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| The ancient ruins of Jerash |
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| The North Gate of Jerash |
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| Day 4: A theater in Ammon |
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| Me n' Erin |
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The Jordan River, where Jesus was baptized. Some of the kids in the branch here have actually been baptized in this river, as there is no baptismal font here. Seems like a decent alternative to me.
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Ahh love it! I can see you laughing at "seems like a decent alternative to me" lol hmmm we don't have a baptismal font...but we DO have the river Jesus was baptized in! Will that work? Um, yes.
ReplyDeleteYou look great! And so so happy! Thanks for the update love love love it.
Brock wants to know if the treasury at petra is in indiana jones. I am sure you guys are talking about richer history than that lol but do you know?
ReplyDeleteIt is in Indiana Jones! We watched the movie a few days before we went there because of that. And I should have taken a picture but there were Indiana Jones pictures and posters everywhere. Haha. So tell Brock yes.
DeleteThat's awesome!!!
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