For one of our field trips, we went to the Shephelah Valley, where David took down the mighty Philistine giant Goliath! We first went to Beth Shemesh, overlooking the Sorek Valley, which is where Samson (you know, the guy with the hair that killed a ton of Philistines) grew up.
These are two of my favorite boys, Hunter (left) and Sawyer (right). Isn't this a precious picture? This is definitely one for the books.
A group of us overlooking the Sorek Valley on top of Beth Shemesh, where the Ark of the Covenant was returned when the Philistines were punished for possessing it.
This is at Azekah, the site of an Israelite fortress in the Valley of Elah, best known for being the site of the story of David and Goliath told in 1 Samuel 17. The whole time we were learning about this, all I could think about was the Veggie Tales version of the story, where the little asparagus (David) goes up against the giant pickle (Goliath) and the Philistine peas. David was just a little herder of sheep that fell over all the time, "oh look, there goes one now." And was apparently a superior little sling thrower because he took Goliath out with his first shot! Oh I love David! This is me and Sarah practicing slinging stones...let's just say I'm no David.
I've got the whole world in my hands! I've got the whole Elah Valley in my hands! Ahh it's so pretty and green! We have been super lucky to be here during the winter because the precipitation has made everywhere we go so beautiful!
Ok, one of the coolest things about this field trip was that we got to
go into these huge bell caves at this underground city of Mareshah
and sing hymns! My favorite song we sang in there
was Abide with Me Tis Eventide. It was seriously breathtaking and the acoustics
were great! I loved it!
This was at the end of our very long field trip when I am pretty sure that Stratford was talking and no one was listening...very typical. This is me and one of my very favorite people, J-honey! I feel like this captures the essence of our field trips very well, sitting down after a long day, Chaille with her field trip manual in hand, Courtney looks like she could die of boredom, Ragan with his makeshift sun hat, and Jenessa and I posing for a picture. And this concluded our Shephelah field trip!
Also tonight my roommate Michelle got her mission call to freakin' JAPAN!!! Me and my roommates got to be there when she opened her call while skyping her family! We were all so shocked and thrilled for her! I am soo excited for her, she leaves June 15th, speaking Japanese baby! She is going to be such a great missionary! I love that girl!
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