NOTES FROM GUIDING AT THE GARDEN TOMB ( PART 2 )

• El Salvador, Honduras, USA, Canada, Austria, U.K., Burundi - just some of the people I was able to guide today or in the case of Burundi, spend some time with.
• People came from Northern Ireland - one from Lisburn who had heard of Robert Murdock, our pastor - his name gets around.
• One of the more rewarding moments in the garden is wandering thru when there are no tours ready and just meeting people - today a fellow from Ireland asked me if I would pray for his brother who was struggling - we spent a few moments in prayer together right there near the tomb.
• Day off yesterday we went to Natanya - beautiful beach resort on the Mediterranean and guess what else - an IKEA store.  Glenda was impressed.
• Came out of IKEA to find a note in Hebrew and a phone number on our Garden tomb car. Not understanding Hebrew, I looked around the vehicle and found what I thought was big new dent.  We came back later and told our Director of the dent - he said that dent was there before.  Then one of the office staff translated the note - all they wanted to know was if we wanted to sell our car to them. Sigh of relief.
• Wonderful lady spoke to to us Tuesday evening.  37 years in Jerusalem, raised 4 children here. Two of her kids were injured in the bombing years ago and her husband recently divorced her.  She was an inspiration - telling us that we needed faith and obedience which came with discipline. She encouraged to take some time for ourselves and time for God as busy volunteers but we needed to finish strong and discipline was an integral part of that.
• Just as last time here, it is a wonderful experience meeting and working alongside the other volunteer guides from all over the world - this month from  Australia, Sweden, USA, U.K., Paraguay, Jerusalem, and more.  God has called these men - it is obvious as all have the same servant heart and " get it" when it comes to what is needed here - cleaning bird poop off benches at 6am, counting the day's receipts at 6pm, and guiding, serving communion, working in the gift shop, praying for others, and much more with the right heart throughout the day.  I have gained much from these older, wiser men.

I will be back on the blog with part 3 as the days progress.  Thank you Lord for bringing us here to Jerusalem and thank YOU for praying and thinking of us.

Don Weglo