Wailing Wall and Garden Tomb

Day 8 began a little later than most days. We left the hotel at 9:00 am We traveled to the city of David visiting the Gihon Spring and the pool of Siloam where Jesus healed the man born blind by spitting on the ground, making mud, and putting it on the eyes of the blind man. He sent the man to the pool to wash. He was healed. We toured some ruins there and I bought a special souvenir for me, an oil lamp found in the ruins from Jesus day. We traveled a little further to the Temple mount and visited the wailing wall. That was a very interesting experience. There were a number of Bar Mitzah's going on in the area at at the wailing wall. That was very interesting to see. I prayed a short time at the wall for the peace of Jerusalem, that the eyes of the blinded would be open to see Jesus. I also prayed for the coming of the Lord. We visited the old city. Had lunch there and spent some time in the shops.


Our last stop on tour today was the garden tomb. It was a very beautiful quiet place. Our guide there shared with us the story of the Crucifixion. This could have been the place of the skull. They showed us an empty tomb on that sight. That was very interesting. The most powerful part of that visit was a private communion service in the garden. The presence of the Lord was so strong. The presence of God has been so real so much of this trip.

We visited another one of Julie's close friends. We had desert there before we came to the hotel for dinner. We enjoyed dinner and called it a day.