When we visited the regions of the Jezreel Valley, Upper and Lower Galilee, Samaria, Dan, etc... we stayed in Tiberius, a town on the western side of the Sea of Galilee (or Lake of Galilee). I was exhausted, but a group was going out to explore the area and thought to myself, "How often does one have the opportunity to walk around a port town that Jesus and the disciples spent time in? Not often!"
We made it down to the lake after a very long and steep descent from our hotel (thanks to my keen sense of direction...eh hem).
Honestly, I felt as if I was at a beach town back in the states. There was techno music blaring from shops, bars, and ice cream stands running parallel with the lake. When we all sat down under a canopy on the deck overlooking the lake, we simultaneously commented on the fact that our background music to this experience was Justin Timberlake- absolutely ludicrous.
Regardless, the night was filled with laughs and stories. We took the time we had together to share testimonies of Christ in our lives...and that is something I will never forget and intend to cherish about this experience. How amazing our God is- the great orchestrator. He allows us to cross paths with perfect strangers, leading us to distant places, by His grace that we might know Him more and glorify His name. Priceless.
