Another amazing thing about Kuwait National and Liberation Days are the fact that both days combine to provide a nice four to five day weekend each year. This is an awesome time to travel and enjoy some international adventure! This year we flew to Amman, Jordan to check out some of the amazing history there and hang out with our dear friends Jon and Jessica Bess! Jordan is filled with rich Biblical and other fascinating historical sites and we enjoyed our trip there very much. It was also an amazing blessing to spend time with the Bess family, including adorable little Amelia!
Here are just a few pictures of amazing Jordan:
The pictures above are from our first day when Jessica drove us to Jerash, a sprawling ancient Roman city that has some of the best ruins in all of Jordan. It was a fun and awesome day of exploring!
This next group of pictures is from Bethany-Beyond-Jordan, the site that most historians agree is where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. This was a surreal visit and we were moved by our time walking around the site.
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| Joe definitely did walk down to the "alleged" exact spot where the baptism is believed to take place! |
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| That would be it, right over our shoulders! |
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| This beautiful orthodox church sits near the baptism site on the Jordanian side of the River Jordan |
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| Joe had to dip his hands in the Jordan River! |
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| If you look closely you can see drops of water that Joe sprinkled on his head/face |
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| We were so close to Israel that Joe couldn't stand it! |
The next group of photos below are from the two days we spent at the Dead Sea. There truly is no other experience on earth like floating in the waters of the sea. As crazy as you imagine it would be, it is even more extraordinary to experience it!
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| Legend says that the Dead Sea mud is very good for you skin/ overall health |
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| Lindsay and Jessica floating |
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| The air is thick and stuffy so far beneath sea level! |
After leaving the Dead Sea we drove through the Jordanian Mountains up to the memorial site of Moses, visiting the peak where he was shown the promised land by God. Amazing!
We then had a wonderful lunch at the Dead Sea Panorama restaurant with our good friends. The overlook provided extraordinary views of the entire Dead Sea and Israel on the far border!
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| Joe representing Texas Sports Development worldwide! |
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| Jon, Jessica, and Amelia Bess |
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| According to Lindsay, Jessica, and their oldest friends these are the greatest cookies ever! |
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| This is a shot of some Christian pilgrims being baptized in the Jordan River from the Israeli side |
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| The highlight of an amazing long weekend in Jordan! |
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