Grace: August 2010

May 20... Yes yes i know what you're thinking? ages ago... well I was brave today and decided to attempt to use my computer which has all my pictures on it, it has been having a really hard time working. Anyways, on to Sinai here's my story:

So at 2:15 someone knocked on my door telling Erin (my cute roommate during Egypt) and I it was time to get up. So rolling out of bed i slipped on my shoes, i was all ready dressed lets be honest 2 am? We grabbed out flashlights and water bottles and slipped out the door to meet up with everyone for hot chocolate by the buses. It turns out the hot coco was defiantly a let down, I guess they just havent figured out the secret recipe yet.

by 2:45 I was at the base of Mt Sinai looking up into the darkness at the billions and brazillions of stars! It looked like someone had taken a paint brush and just wiped it across the sky! I couldnt stop looking at it. It actually started to be a problem, it's just a little hard to walk on a rocky trail in the dark while star gazing... Im just i didnt get hurt or run over a camel! The whole way up the trail there were camels to give the faint hearted rides. There were just a few things that I didnt like about the camels:

1. They smell horrendous

2. They were really big on the small trail, if you werent careful you might get squished by ones going up and others coming down.

   3. I got really sick of being asked if i wanted a ride
   4. They are NOT very comfortable to ride
   5. I was scared of getting spit on
However; good news I got past the camels and to the giant staircase that leads to the summit of Sinai! We got up there just before sunrise and sang hymns it was magical. After hanging out on the top for awhile and getting pictures we went down a little ways and had a class testimony meeting! I got to bare my testimony where Moses received the 10 commandments and during the time the Children of Israel were wandering in the wilderness he went up 6 times to talk to God. Pretty cool if you ask me!