Joann: We love this little lady we met in Egypt. She's from Virginia and she rocks! She is my hero and taught me so much about what it means to know God.
Shaddi: Lucky for us we met this Arab friend in the City of David (just beyond the Western Wall) in the exact moment we were looking for the Pool of Siloam. And what do you know? He's a guide to that very same pool. A very cool, fun guy who really actually liked hanging out with us! He got us into the locked tunnel and hooked us up with dinner and breakfast for the next morning even though we didn't know how to accept. What guy really wants to pay for everything?? We felt really bad and insisted we at least pay half. He informed us that we're not in America and in Israel some guys are just nice. Thanks, Shaddi.
Cyprus Missionaries: We love you, elders! They made our trip so entertaining and were super nice and patient to take 50+ pictures of us on our trip to the Turkey side of the island.
More missionaries: We love these couples, Sister Vought, and Sister Erickson!! They are hilarious, spiritual, great shoppers, and great picture takers, and were so welcoming to us!
Teeder Swing Thing: Throughout this trip we've made friends with all sorts of statues, rocks, and playground equipment. We had SO much fun on this thing that the elders gave in and started playing on the playground too.
Robert, Jane, and family: We met them in Bethlehem while buying nativities from their shop. Eventually we went to their shop and home, and Robert drove us to Shepherd's Field! So nice! And their wood work is amazing. Jon and Dee, I really think you'll love to see the pictures of their shop. You should totally move to Bethlehem and go into business together! :) I'd visit you.
Basset: He finally agreed to about 45 shekels (about $11) per pair of Jesus sandals and even threw in a free 5-shekel purse for each of us because he felt bad that he didn't go as low as we'd wanted.
Neils and Lissi: These two are a new extension of our families. We love these Greenlandian people! We met them Saturday night in Jerusalem at Lions Gate, saw them again Sunday morning on our way to Bethlehem, and then ran into them again Sunday evening on our way to the bus station to Tiberias! They're going to visit us in Utah, and we're going to the Grand Canyon. Anyone want to come with us??
Señor España: We don't know his name, but he was our neighbor in Damascus Gate Hostel in Jerusalem. He's from Zaragoza and has an awesome Spanish accent.
Little people: On our way to see the fisherman boat from Jesus' time, a woman with a shopping cart full of kids passed by. Aren't they so hilarious! We made friends quickly and then said good-bye. Their names were all in Hebrew, so I have no clue what they were. One was Amber in English, but it sounded nothing like that in Hebrew. Brad, how do you say the word "amber" in Hebrew?
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amber should be "anbar" since that's the arabic word that our word comes from. although in the bible, amber is a translation of the hebrew "chashmal" (that's a hard H), but it's the color and not the substance.
yes! i think it was the second one, the hebrew translation of the color amber. thanks, brad! :) i wish you were here!! you'd love it. i should've sent you in my place, especially since mandy's been trying to communicate with the post office in hebrew. i would like to enroll in hebrew class if you'd like to be my professor.
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