It is Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015.
Just a short entry here, jotting down some thoughts...
We are in areas that were familiar to the people of Jesus' time and are speeding along at nearly 25 miles per hour. Currently we are heading for the straight of Bab el Mandeb, at the southern tip of the Red Sea. The straight is between Yemen and Somalia.
As we were boarding yesterday, after our tours, John noticed packages waiting to board. Even though they are in concealed cases, he says it is clear that they are rocket launchers and the rockets to go in them. If there is to be any trouble, it will happen in the next couple of days. My guess is that the bridge is a pretty serious place these days.
The fighting between these areas has been going on for thousands of years. Doesn't it usually just boil down to religion? Yes. I wish there were a way to bring more tolerance into this part of the world. Such beautiful people, but the radical extremists are not concerned with anything but spreading their true doctrine.
Forgive my bad line drawing, but this is where we are currently and where we are headed. Easter service at 9:30 this morning. My prayer for my family and friends who read this is for peace.
Shalom.
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