This was another adventure that took us into the West Bank-- the Herodian Fortress, which King Herod had built atop a partially-artificially-made hill for his protection (his tomb was also made in this hill.) even with just the remains left, it's a pretty incredible structure!
With Amanda and Lisa on top at the fortress itself
Herod actually lived at the bottom of the hill in some fancy house with a pool 70x40 m and 3 m deep... it's gigantic. Anyway, I just loved watching this boy ride his donkey along the edge
After the fortress, we went to Shepherd's Field, a spot in one of the field just outside of Bethlehem and a location as likely as any other for the events recorded in the Bible about the shepherds being told of the Savior's birth. It was honestly one of my favorite experiences here so far-- to sit in these field, have our own Christmas celebration (on Halloween!) as we sang, spoke, and bore testimonies... it was a really memorable night for me.
I took a few minutes by myself to just sit and ponder and write... I heard a really strange noise, and suddenly behind me came running a whole herd of sheep and their shepherd on a donkey! I mean, it's a shepherd's field, so I shouldn't have been surprised, but it was still just a really neat moment :) Pictures can never do justice to reality, but that's ok- the sheep's glowing eyes are kind of cool :)
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