April 2025 Includes Couples' Conference in Amman, Jordan
We had the annual service missionaries couples' conference in Amman, Jordan. Actually, we traveled quite a bit of Jordan and went to Mt Nebo, the Dead Sea, the Jordan River, Wadi Rum, and Petra. On the left is a picture of Wadi Rum that reminded me a lot of Moab, Utah. Here are some of the burial sites at Petra. This is called the monastery and it is located high on a tall hill. To reach it people need to walk up over 800 steps (some just carved into sandstone). At the end of the day I had walked over 22,000 steps and climbed 77 stories. Kathleen did a more leisurely tour. This is a picture of the sunrise at Wadi Rum. Steve at the monastery. Kathleen and Steve at Wadi Rum. Steve & Kathleen at the Jordan River. The area that can be seen across the river is Israel. We could not cross but could see Orthodox Jews there celebrating some event. Steve and Kathleen in Amman, Jordan. This map shows in green the area of Moab there. Kathleen and Steve again at the Jordan River. Steve cl...