Here we are as we are sailing down the Nile River. What a great morning. That's Nassir our captain, first mate, and .... He's it! We even saw the bullrushes that Miriam hid in as Moses floated to the princess. Look at these great date palms. The dates are in big bundles hanging under each spray of leaves. 
Then we entered an unbelievable Coptic church called the Hanging Church because it is actually built without a regular foundation. It is balanced on top of a Roman tower that had been broken down. You can even see through a part of the floor to the bottom - several feet down. The next church we went to you couldn't take pictures in. It was the Coptic Church of the Holy Crypt. This was built over the crypt, or room, that the Holy Family fled to when they left Bethlehem. Jeremiah had started a synagogue in the 6th century BC in the area and there were many Jews in the area of the church. It used to be a synagogue, but the church bought the area from them. No pictures, just postcards.
The history here blends with and spurs stories from the Old Testament and the New. I certainly will be looking with new eyes at the scriptures. And Jesus said, "Come and See." I pray that you are getting a tiny bit each day that helps you to expand your vision with Jesus and deepen your faith.
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