Trek through the Middle East: Mt.Sinai, Egypt

Back in Egypt again, yet still far away from Cairo, we explored the barren lands of the Sinai. This is the place where the Israelites wandered for 40 years. We took small walks around the monestary (saw the bush that once burned for Moses) and guesthouse we were staying in before supper but these small meanderings up the side of a hill were nothing compared to the hike up Jabel Musa that night.















Jabel Musa is the mountain that is said to have been the place where Moses was given the 10 commandments. We woke up at 2 in the morning, got to the top by 5 am, sat wrapped in blankets trying to warm ourselves from the cold morning air, and watched the amazing sun slowly rise. Millons of people do this hike though and we were part of a large crowd standing in awe as we had this reminder of how amazing God's powers are that he created a sunrise like that and makes it happen every day.
















(yes that's me)