Following the footsteps of Jesus — First morning

Yesterday was a very long day. We flew from San Diego to JFK in New York. We had an 8-hour layover before our flight to Tel Aviv. This is when we were able to other members of our "media team." There are fifteen members in our group and we were all very excited to get to Israel. After a 11.5 hour flight on El Al Airlines, we checked into our hotel and freshened up for a great dinner by the Mediterranean Sea. After that we walked around Jaffa (Joppa) because our guide apparently didn't remember we just spend 24 hours either on an airplane or waiting in the airport.

This morning we started our day watching the sun rise behind us as we look out over the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv. We can see Jaffa (ancient Joppa) from our balcony. This is the city where Jonah fled from Ninevah and where Peter had his vision on the rooftop of Simon the Tanner.

We will take an early morning walk along the Mediterranean Sea this morning before breakfast. Such a beautiful way to start the day. We will be driving up to Caesarea, Megiddo, Nazareth and then on to Tiberias which is along the Sea of Galilee.