Trumpets in Amman

I surely hope all of you had a wonderful Feast of Trumpets. We surely did in Amman yesterday. I'll keep this short; however we decided to "sleep in" and then all meet at and have an 11am where the girls setup and hosted us all for the service in their apartment on the 4th floor. A great cross breeze and view of Amman in the morning!

Eduardo Elizondo began by leading three hymns for us all. Our "podium" was a side table upon a coffee table, and everyone sat on the front row (only one row!). Clay Thornton gave the sermonette focusing on one fundamental question--what was the most memorable moment of your life? He gave many examples in his life, and some from the sports world, then focused on what will be the most memorable moment for mankind--The resurrection to life at Christ's return. We then had a few announcements and the HDO picked up (that was quick), then Eduardo again gave special music--singing "Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken" in Spanish. It was beautiful. Then I presented a sermon for the holyday.

Services were followed by a wonderful lunch of lasagna, salad, that Stephanie had prepared. We chatted for a couple hours, fellowshipping much of the afternoon, enjoying some tea and coffee. We ended the afternoon with a bible study discussion on the Book of Ezekial and its relevance to the work of the Church at this time.

Last night we all walked down to a famous Arab restaurant--Reem Albawadi. We ate under bedouin tents--the traditional food of the middle east. A wonderful ending to a memorable Feast of Trumpets in Jordan. Tomorrow we interview the current volunteers, meet with Dr. Muslih Najjar, then Clay, Clint and I go on to Israel late today.

~D. Horchak