A New Week, A New Course

Wow, the weekend is over already. Last week ended with a celebration of sorts as we ended the Jonah course. A few of us went out to a shwarma place the night before the final (think chipotle Israeli style). Then, after the final we had a celebration and Sabbath welcoming ceremony with the advanced class. It was a very festive and joyful atmosphere.

Then we took a taxi back to our friends' apartment to help them paint the old apartment they just moved out of this week. The next morning we joined them at their congregation for worship in Hebrew (translation to Russian, English, and Sign). Today I mostly spent time resting, reading, and preparing for the next 2.5 weeks here in Israel.

Rachel and Benaiah have enjoyed a happy weekend up at the cabin making mud puddles, splashing around in the lake, and visiting Lake Michigan. (I'm sure they did other things too :-)

Thanks for staying with us. Stay tuned for more updates - and I'm told some ridiculously cute pictures of Benaiah are on the way.

Shalom.