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Arrival at the hotel safely

We have arrived at the hotel safely. Praise the Lord! Immanuel Tour has give us some rucksacks, caps and so on. We appreciate it.

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Early morning prayer

The Switzerland group is rushing into having the early morning prayer just as it is.

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Have joined to the Austria group safely!
We have joined to the Austria group safely!

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Sister Takahasi looks fine. Thank you for your prayer.

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A reunion with Mr. Philip
We have seen Mr. Philip several times on a screen. However we have actually seen him since last year.

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He looks fine. Thank you for your cooperation in advance.

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Breakfast!

After the early morning prayer, we're going to have a breakfast!

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It is so delicious!

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What a big Cheese!

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Starting after the breakfast
We're starting right after the breakfast!

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Today's schedule

After the breakfast, we are going to arrive the border on Jordan around at nine pm (around four o'clock pm in Japan). After that, we are scheduled to arrive at the hotel in Jordan. After a while, we plan to visit the Jordan area of the Dead Sea.
Mikako-san debuts as a tour guide for our team.

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Blog
We're renewing this blog by iPhone. However every time uploading, it is heavy on batteries. So as soon as we find a outlet, we are recharging iPhone. Of course, we got the permission to do it!

This is the wall of the hotel's lobby.

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First time to Israel

In the team, there are many people who are first time to visit in Israel. We all are sleepy now, but some of them are looking out at the window, another are listening to Yasuragi songs with its song books.

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About one hour

The bus are running about one hour. Then we can see the hill of Megiddo or Ar Megiddo! Actually,
next Tuesday, we are going to there!
It looks in lightly whitish hill.

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A break for using the rest room
We are taking a break for a while.
It's quite hot outside. Today's temperature will raise to 29 degrees.

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The long line in front of the rest room. It is the familiar scene for this time.

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I am so great!

Simizu-san who is belonging to the Tokyo Antioch Church is the first time to join this team. I asked "How are you feeling?". Then he answered "I'm so great!".

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Preparations for making a film
All of a sudden, regarding to film, they are discussing for films again.

Brother Satou who is one of the satff members who belongs to the film department of Tokyo Antioch Church is discussing with Mikako-san.

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During taking a break, some of the staff members are briefly discussing for making a film.

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Near the border of Jordan
It's near the border of Jordan! The buses divides in two, no.1 bus and no2. bus. Now we, no.1 bus, are waiting for no.2 bus to enter into Jordan together.

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the terminal

"Welcome to Jordan River Terminal" in Hebrew, English and Arabic.

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Bus – Austria group

The Austria group will move to the hotel where they will stay by this bus.

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Hotel Tel Aviv

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Entry into Jordan

After all, I feel that border guards are so nervous, and they are a little bit busy. I pray that all members are going to entry into Jordan safely!

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We are going through the passport control.


The paper is so tiny. I will easily lost it. But it's so important paper. Try not to lost it until going out of Jordan. I pray that all members will keep it.

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Good friends
They are good friends. They pose in front of a duty-free shop of the border of Jordan.

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Stamp for a passport
We will stamp our passports outside.

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It takes time to entry!

We have finished to go out from Israel. However it takes time to entry into Jordan.

the Immigration Bureau

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During this time, one guy try to have a snack a little.

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About to entry

We entry into Jordan on foot.

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No.1 bus

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signboard!

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In Kingdom of Jordan!
Thank you for your prayers! We have entered into Jordan. And now we're running by bus!

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The atmosphere has totally been changed from the Israel, nevertheless, it's a neighboring country.

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Service in bus
We have been given some bottles of water as a service in bus.

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Jordan valley

Now we are running through Jordan valley. The valley is divided into the right side of Africa continent and the left side of Asia.


The right: Africa continent

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The left: Asia continent

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tomatoes
I heard that the major of Jordan's products are tomatoes.

The scenery from the bus windows.

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YASURAGI!

Also in Jordan, we keep on listening to Yasuragi songs! One of the blessing through the team of Israel, while riding the bus, we are able to hear a mountain of new yasuragi songs!

The streets look like a developing country.

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Mount Nebo!
Mt. Nebo is the place where God showed Moses to climb up just before taking the land of Canaan by leading sixty million people.

Mt. Nebo is the furthest from the window.

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Arrival at the hotel!

We will stay at the Dead Sea Hotel! As the name is, the hotel is located near the dead sea!

Dead Sea!

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the entrance of hotel

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That's just the hotel in the middle east! There is X-rays in front of the entrance! They make anybody not to bring any weapons!

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meeting room

This is the room where we will have a meeting in the evening. One of the staff members in this hotel led us the room with telling a joke "Fujiyama!" while making us laugh.

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Tour
Now we are heading for the place where it is said that Jesus was baptized.

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Lunchtime

The meal is pretty good!
Now we are divided into three groups; the group to Dead Sea, the group of staying at the hotel and the group to visiting the holy place. The group to visiting the holy place plan to go to the place where it is said that Jesus was baptized.

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Tour 1

We can see Jericho! The sight is Jericho from Jordan.

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Tour 3

This is the place where it is said that Elijah went up into heaven. - 2 kings 2:11 Old Testament.

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The place where Jesus was baptized

It is said that this place is where Jesus was baptized with water by John.The opposite side is Israeli territory.

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The Dead Sea !
We have enjoyed the Dead Sea !

It is the sunset on the Dead Sea beach !

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We are going in now !

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The Dead Sea – Part 2
John is floating !

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The Dead Sea – Part 3

They are all going farther away !

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Girls are also floating !

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The Dead Sea – Part 4

He is putting on mud on his hands and feet !

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Everybody is putting on mud, realizing that it is good for beautiful skin !

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Uenishi-san is putting on mud on her hands and feet !

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Dinner !

The first dinner in Jordan ! Though it is delicious, everybody looks a bit tired !

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Evening view !

It is a picture of a new style iPhone 4S ! The evening view of the Dead Sea looks very good on the photo !

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The first charismatic meeting !
The first charismatic meeting in Jordan !
They are in preparation !

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PA system equipment is also ready !

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Start of the meeting !

The first-half praise and worship time! Pastor Maeda Team !

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We are using a songbook to sing praises since there is no over-head projector in Jordan !

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Short message !
Work of prophecy !

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Short message ! He told us that from Hebrew 11:1-3 we can see the truthfulness of the word of God by exercising faith!

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MC
Pastor Phoebe Ota of Yokkaichi Zion Church !

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Special praise time
Laspoza, the gospel group sang praise song called "the Lord Jesus on the cross!"

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A cat in Jordan

There is a very friendly cat in the garden of the hotel. It is loved by many of us.

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Message!

He told us from Genesis1:1-5 about how large the power of God's word really is and how big the triumph of God is!

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Early Morning Prayer
We are praying our early morning prayer in a hotel in Jordan.

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the second day morning in Jordan
Good morning! The second day morning in Jordan! We all members are going to Petra where is the location of INDIANA JONES on the schedule today. And then we will stay at the hotel of Petra.

Our room!

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It is still dark outside!

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Overeating at Breakfast
I'm eating my breakfast. I'm eating my second plate already.

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Heading for Breakfast!

Before that I found a cat.

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The sunrise is so beautiful!

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The Hollywood actress, Angelina Jolie once stayed in this hotel! Oh! Sorry! It has nothing to do with the title!

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Breakfast!

We had such a variety of dishes. It was very delicious!

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Pastor Sugisawa is talking with brother Sato about yesterday's shooting.

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Breakfast 2
A Family!

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Doctor Kimura is also fine!

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We are leaving!

We've learned that the natives living in Jordan is descendants of the Ammonites in the Bible, and that people in Petra we are heading for now are descendants of the Edomites in the Bible!We are putting our luggage in the bus.

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Mission staffers are busy communicating with the hotel!

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Bus No.2.

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400 meters below sea level!

The area around the Dead Sea is a dry region and is 400 meters below sea level.So, the shirt I washed last nigh is completely dried up this morning and I can wear it today!

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Mr. James

He is Mr. James, a guide of Bus No.1. He introduces himself here and there, saying, "My name is James Bond." He loosens things up!

When I asked him if it is OK to post his photo on the blog, he answered and said, "One dollar!" but he said that he would buy that for us!

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Camera crew

They are shooting even inside the bus!

He is working seriously with locking a camera in place!

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He is adjusting the angle!

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Desert

The empty desert spreads!

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Mr. James

Mr.James, the guide has also iPhone and has had my photo taken!
The face on the photo is deformed! He is using the application!

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Restroom break

Somebody told me that the products of the Dead Sea were cheaper than those of Ahava in Israel [a cosmetic shop near the Dead Sea in Israel!

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A soap of the Dead Sea!

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Can you tell whose child he is?

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Continued
Yes! He is the son of Pastor Elijah of Kyoto Church! Though I didn't ask him, he told me about his birthday and birthtime! He is a pastor friend of mine!

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Gas factory

A gas factory stands alone in the vast desert!
You can't see it , can you?

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Restroom break-2

This is a pretty large service area!

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Are they cosmetic products of the Dead Sea?

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Eggs?
Pictures are painted on something like eggs!

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Brothers!
Pastor Elijah of Nagoya Church! He is told to change his name to Peter within days!

Their bellies look alike!

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Enjoying snacks!

Snacks from Pastor Akimoto are being passed around in the bus!

Jordan popcorn is delicious! Pastor Nagato is reaching his hand for it from the front!

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Horse cart
People use horses and horse carts for transportation in Petra!
Pastor Akimoto is contacting Pastor Yumino in Bus No.2! iPhone is playing a big role here as well!

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Arrived in Petra!
We have finally arrived at Petra after four-hour bus raide ! As I said before, the descendants of the Edmoites in the Old Testament live on this land!

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Also, the ancestor of the Emomites is Esau, elder of the twin sons of Issac. He lost his right of the first born in exchange of lentils with the second son Jacob.

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Photo oppotunity!

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Lunch!
It is lunch time in Petra! The hotel where we will take lunch is very nice !
This swimming pool is so pretty that it makes us want to jump in!

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We find lots of chicken after all !

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We will walk in Petra!

We were planning to ride a horse cart or horses, but a demonstration happened just today. and many horses were rented out. So almost all of us were to walk! I give thanks for that!
We are walking down the slope!

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This is the place where the movie Indiana Jones was shot, so eye-opening goods seem to be on sale !

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Petra-1

Petra kitty! She is very friendly since there are many tourists around!

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Somehow she stays behind Pastor Nagato all the time!

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Petra-2
Going down farther,

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we finally got to the entrance!

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Petra-3
It is pretty hot in the place under direct sunshine!

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Kimura-sensei will go on a horse cart since it's a long distance to go!

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Petra-4
Petra is a World Heritage site with several remains!

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Kimura-sensei has passed us on a cart!

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Petra-5
We are listening to the guide!

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It is so hot!

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Petra-6
We are entering something like a huge cleft in a rock!

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There are some narrow passages!

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Petra-7
In Petra there is also a "one-dollar boy" who sells picture cards, etc saying, "one dollar. one dollar!"

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We were told to come forward by the guide to explain that men and women had stood like this in ancient time to conduct a ritual of something! I was a bit embarrassed to be called out suddenly to stand before many!

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Petra-8
Can you see it from the opening?

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It is a temple [idol] which is as long as 4.50 meters!

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Petra-9
We had a time of worship near the temple!

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It is pretty cold in the shade. Kimura-sensei is bundled up

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Petra- 10

We are on the way back after the worship! It's hard on the way back because we have to go up the slope!

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Some of us were able to ride horses! John is riding a horse!

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Petra -11

Children are riding a horse, too!

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So is Sato-san!

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Parent and child are riding a horse!

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Arrived at the Hotel
We arrived at the hotel! The outer walls are build of stone; it's a gorgeous hotel.

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The site of this hotel is very large. The rooms are spread about and it takes a long time to walk from the front desk to our rooms.

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Supper!

The food is also very delicious!

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We walked a lot at Petra, and our schedule is tight. Everybody looked tired at supper. May God take all our fatigues away.

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Lentil soup! Esau in the Old Testament gave his birthright away to his younger brother Jacob for a bowl of lentil soup!

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Preparation for the Charismatic meeting
The room is pretty big!

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To my surprise, she is playing the piano on an iPad. They are getting up-to-date!

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Drummer also plays on an iPad.

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Starting a Charismatic Meeting!
MC is Pastor Paul Miki.

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Charismatic Meeting 2

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What on earth is Pastor Maeda doing, sitting alone in a chair?

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Charismatic Meeting 2
He is playing the drums!

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They are praising using a songbook.

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Charismatic Meeting 3

Pastor Nagato is working on the PA.

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Pastor Sugisawa gives a short message!

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Charismatic Meeting 4
Pastor David Maeda is singing in the Special Worship time.

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Yohane-kun is working on a camera.

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Charismatic Meeting 5
Pastor's Worship time in the latter half.

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A message by Pastor Akimoto.
He talked about the blessings of the work based on a church from Ephesians 1:22-23.

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The Charismatic Meeting is over!
There was a time of prayer and ministry.

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God poured out a blessing!

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Clearing Up!
The Set Up staff clears up the room after the meeting.

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We used the iPad a lot this time.

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the fourth day of Jordan-Israel Team
We will enter into Israel again on the schedule today! Then we will stay at the hotel in Eilat!

Petra the morning in the hotel!

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Pastor Yumino is recording on video from the morning!

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Breakfast!

Good morning, everybody!

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Boiling Lentil

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Leaving the hotel!
Machinery for a shoe polishing. Overseas, it's a familiar.

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We are leaving!

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Photo oppotunity!

It is a bird's-eye scene of Petra where we visited yesterday!

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This area was called "Kingsway"! Because it is said that Moses had passed around the area with the Israelites.

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a rest stop!

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There are a lot of souvenirs!

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a royal suite

Pastor Matuda family disclosed in the bus that my family had no choice but to stay in a royal suite with a jacuzzi bath last night! He was envied by everybody!

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a pooch in Jordan

A pooch in Jordan seems at a easygoing pace.

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local people

He suddenly said to us in Japanese, "Here is a wonderful place!". His pronunciation is pretty good! I heard that he has many Japanese friends from Kansai area. I wonder there are many tourists in here.

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in various ways
Thank you for prayers! We all are quite well! Some are taking a rest in bus, and another are taking some pictures. Their ways is various, and we all are doing well!

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The person who is in front of me is recharging. So I took another picture.

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There is a bathroom in the bus, but we take restroom breaks frequently. So we use it very little.

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Aqaba
The team is about to the border of the city in Israel!

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We can see halo or the presence of God in the

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the Red sea!
We arrived at the city of Aqaba! There is the Red sea in Aqaba. The Red sea is the important sea that link with Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.It's pretty cloudy.

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The flag of Jordan on the pole is flying in the wind.

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lunchtime

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We arrived the hotel for having lunch!

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We are eating lunch sitting down on a sofa with relaxing.

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very slow photography
The work of film div. is advancing!
What a beautiful sunset of the Red sea!

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the border!
The border is near, and we will re-enter the country of Israel!
the Exodus Jordan version

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Thanks for two days!

We appreciate your kindness in Jordan! Thank you very much! This is James "Bond" of a guide!

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Second Coming!
Someone says with a loud voice to the sky, "Sairinda!" in Japanese. It means "Second Coming!" The bible says that such a word will increase in the last days! We need to distinguish carefully!

We can see "the glory of the Lord" in the time of entering into Israel from Jordan again. And we also see a rainbow in the tiny clouds on the left side.

 

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