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The Past month has been a fantastic time to be in Jerusalem. The Passover festival this year fell very closely with Easter. Passover is an exciting time in Israel; as people clean their houses in preparation for the week of unleavened bread and get ready for some time off!

The morning before the Passover meal, I went for a run, all the families of gilo were making small fires, and burning the rest of their bread in the streets! That evening I was able to spend the night of the Seder with Chosen People Ministries in Jerusalem with a wonderful mix of people from all over the world. the service itself incorporated all the Jewish tradition but included the relevance the feast has to the New Testament and Easter. We ate so well and met some great people and it was amazing to be here for such a great holiday!

Recently I went with the young Adults of King of Kings Community Jerusalem, to camp beside the River Jordan and spend the following Day Hiking in the Golan. We had a Fantastic time, trailing a river in the Yehudiya nature reserve. The river is formed from melting snow from Hermon and it runs through a beautiful valley cut in to the hills of the Golan. Our hike followed the river through the valley it had created and past its waterfalls. The scenery was spectacular to the point of excitement!

Our trail was tough though with many narrow passes, ladders that take you down along side the waterfalls and one of two places where swimming was the only option! But it was a fantastic time of fellowship and appreciating the wonderful world in which we live.

Academics are going really well this semester; the subjects we are covering bring so much of biblical history to life. It is hard to believe that my time at ICB is ending with a mere 2 months left before graduation. Therefore, amongst the studies we are trying to fit in as much of this fantastic country as possible!