The site was Jerusalem’s impressive Alrov Mamilla Avenue Shopping District. It’s events like this that bring surprise and joy to every lover of Israel and proof to the world that good things grow in Israeli Jerusalem.

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In his October 7 Newsletter, Zion Oil & Gas CEO Richard Rinberg wrote. “Our schedules may change, but today, we believe that it is most likely that Zion’s next well will be drilled in our Jordan Valley License in 2012.”

Earlier this month Zion signed a seismic acquisition agreement with the Geophysical Institute of Israel (GII) to conduct a 2D field seismic survey in its Jordan Valley License area that is scheduled to commence in late 2011 or early in 2012.

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“The price today at $1.50. What’s the process at this end. Does the company fall off the board if it hits below a dollar say? Is there limits? Is there continued values to these stocks if the price falls to say .50 cents or less than a dollar, or less than a quarter? I’m not a stock guy, so if you have this type of information, please post it.
Thanks!”

I’m not a genie or a guru and, like Bill, I’m “not a stock guy.” I do have my own opinion of the situation, but before I share it, let me tell you a story.

Not quite 2,000 years ago there was a guy – his parents named him ‘Saul’, but he went by ‘Paul’. After a dramatic meet up with G-d on the road to Damascus, Saul/Paul literally ‘saw the light’ and became the world’s most famous Jewish missionary. This did not please the Jews at the time, at least those who held the community’s political and religious power. They were always accusing him of ‘crimes against G-d and against Rome’ (whatever that meant) and as a result, Paul spent a lot of time in court or in jail. Things began to get dicey; there were death threats and plots, and there was a pretty good chance that if Paul let the locals have their way he would meet an ‘accidental’ death on the way to court. Paul played his trump card – even though he was a Jew, he was also a Roman citizen, and as such he had a right to be tried for his ‘crimes’ in Rome, far away from the locals who had promised that Paul would be dead before he made his court date.

The Roman authorities put Paul on a boat to Rome (really it was just a connector boat, but it did get him to the real boat to Rome). While he was sailing on the real boat to Rome a storm came up – a big storm. The crew did all they could but everyone on the ship knew this storm would be the end of them. Everyone but Paul. In the night an angel visited Paul and said (paraphrased), “Look, you’ve got to tell Caesar your story, you’re definitely going to Rome. Don’t worry about your life or the lives of those on the boat, not one person will be injured or die from this storm … but, the ship will run aground on some island.” Paul would fulfill his mission of standing before Caesar; the storm wasn’t a catastrophe, just a detour.

Nice story, but what does it have to do with Zion Oil?

Zion Oil isn’t the only stock in the cellar right now, have you looked at the Dow averages? We won’t even talk about European economies. It ain’t pretty. How about Israel and all this talk at the UN about Palestinian Statehood? That can’t be good. And there sure is a lot of sabre rattling by Israel’s neighbors to the north about offshore drilling. Things are tense, they don’t look good, there’s a storm a-brewing!

The sailors on Paul’s boat threw everything overboard and tried to escape in the lifeboat. Good thing they didn’t, they would have been killed.

When you’re in the middle of a storm the natural thing to do is panic, toss stuff overboard and go for the lifeboats. That’s the natural thing … sometimes the natural thing is the wrong thing. It’s tough to keep the goal in mind when waves are coming into the boat, but storms come, and then they go, and the goal remains.

John Brown was given a vision and a mission thirty years ago; before there ever was a Zion Oil & Gas, before there were any stock prices to worry about, before anyone knew there actually was oil and gas in Israel. In thirty years there’s been a lot of foul weather and a lot of fair weather, but the goal hasn’t changed. I don’t know if Paul’s angel ever visited John Brown in the night, but I do know that there’s oil and gas in Israel and that Zion is committed to finding their share of it. It’s not easy to ignore the storm and keep your focus on the goal. The easy thing to do is cut and run for the lifeboats … it’s just not the right thing to do.

So Bill, I’m not a ‘stock guy’. I’m just a guy on the boat; I know that storms don’t last forever and, eventually, we’ll get to where we’re going. Until then, I’ll look for daylight.

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Deep Sea Rig at Tamar

Haaretz, ‘The Marker’ July 22, 2011

Amount of natural gas and economic implications of discovery at Mediterranean Sea site yet to be determined.

A deeper layer of natural gas has been discovered at the Tamar field, off the coast of Haifa, according to a report published on Thursday by Delek Drilling and Avner Oil Exploration.

The impact of the newly discovered reserve has not yet been analyzed nor released in full. The significance of the newly discovered structure will depend on the amount of natural gas at Tamar and on the estimations of additional layers in other areas of the Mediterranean Sea that have not yet been discovered.

The new reserve, ‘Layer D’, was discovered beneath ‘Tamar 3′, and is said to be up to 25 meters wide.

According to the report, Noble Energy – the American partner leading the consortium – is gathering data on Layer D and analyzing the implications of the extent of the reserves at Tamar. It is currently not possible to determine the size and economic implications of the newly discovered reserve.

Noble owns 36% of Tamar, while Isramco Negev owns 28.75% and Delek Group, controlled by Yitzhak Tshuva, has a 31% percent stake through two units with equal shares of 15.6% each, Avner Oil Exploration and Delek Drilling.

The Tamar site is the largest natural gas discovery in Israel and plans on selling natural gas to Israel in 2013.

The Lebanese proposal of its maritime border with Israel that is currently under dispute does not include the Tamar and Leviathan gas prospects.

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DALLAS and CAESAREA, Israel, July 11, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZN) reported today that the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner has awarded the company a one-year extension on its Asher-Menashe petroleum exploration license in Northern Israel.

Zion’s Asher-Menashe license covers an area of approximately 78,824 acres located on the Israeli coastal plain and the Mount Carmel range between Caesarea in the south and Haifa in the north. The Asher-Menashe License had an initial three-year term, from June 10, 2007 to June 9, 2010 and, in May 2010, the License term was extended by one year, until June 9, 2011. On July 11, 2011, Zion received notification from the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner extending the term of the Asher-Menashe License by a further year, until June 9, 2012.

Richard Rinberg, Zion’s Chief Executive Officer, commented that, “In recent months, we submitted applications to the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner for three further exploration areas: the Dead Sea License Application (covering an area of approximately 74,925 acres), the Asher-Joseph Permit Application (covering an area of approximately 80,000 acres) and the Zebulun Permit Application (covering an area of approximately 157,480 acres). If all of our applications are granted, the total petroleum exploration area under Zion’s control would be approximately 530,346 acres.

The Asher-Menashe License extension carries a commitment to acquire additional seismic data and to begin drilling a well in the License Area no later than June 1, 2012.

The Jordan Valley License carries a commitment to acquire additional seismic data and to drill a well in the License Area no later than April 13, 2013.

We remain excited about the possibility of recovering hydrocarbons on our license and permit areas, onshore Israel, especially due to the U.S. Geological Survey report, published in April 2010, containing their assessment that there may be 1.7 billion barrels of recoverable undiscovered oil and 122 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas in the Levant Basin, as all of Zion’s exploration rights fall within the area of the Levant Basin.”

Zion’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “ZN” and Zion’s warrants trade under the symbol “ZNWAW and ZNWAZ”.

Zion Oil & Gas, a Delaware corporation, explores for oil and gas in Israel in areas located onshore between Haifa and Tel Aviv. It currently holds three petroleum exploration licenses, the Joseph License (on approximately 83,272 acres) and the Asher-Menashe License (on approximately 78,824 acres) between Netanya, in the south, and Haifa, in the north and the Jordan Valley License (on approximately 55,845 acres), just south of the Sea of Galilee. The total license area amounts to approximately 217,941 acres.

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Zion CEO Richard Rinberg at the Ma'anit Joseph #3 well

In his July 1 letter to shareholders, Zion Oil & Gas CEO Richard Rinberg wrote that Zion was planning to test the Ma’anit-Joseph #3 well in spite of disappointing wire-log reports. Based on the wire log data, Rinberg reported, “there is little chance that the Ma’anit-Joseph #3 well contains hydrocarbons in commercial quantities.”
The reason Zion decided to move forward with physically testing the well is that during drilling they experienced “significant natural gas shows.” The gas, according to Rinberg, pushed past the heavy drilling mud, indicating that it,”appears to be under relatively high pressure at depth.” Testing the well will determine exactly where the natural gas is coming from and whether there’s enough of it to make the Ma-anit-Joseph #3 a commercial well. Testing the well will also give Zion greater insight into the geology of their surrounding license area and may help them determine where to drill next.

When I first read Rinberg’s letter I was tempted to be a bit dis-heartened by the phrase describing the wire-log interpretation, “there is little chance” of a commercial discovery. But then I remembered another letter, one written to the Hebrew people about 2,000 years ago; it listed the heroes of old and the faith that allowed them to persevere in spite of the current technology telling them. “there is little chance.”

• There was ‘little chance’ that a worldwide flood would destroy every living thing that wasn’t packed in Noah’s boat.
• There was ‘little chance’ that Abraham, at 100 years old, and Sarah, at 90, would have a child.
• There was ‘little chance’ that Isaac’s life would be spared by an angel and a ram caught by his horns in a thicket.
• There was ‘little chance’ that a slave child with a death warrant on his head would be spared, raised in Pharaoh’s household, and exiled to the desert 40 years would lead his people out of slavery and into a Promised Land.
• There was ‘little chance’ that a rag-tag group of pilgrims marching around Jericho could make the city’s walls fall down.
• There was little chance that Gideon’s 300 men could rout an army of hundreds of thousand Midianites.
• There was little chance a skinny 17 year-old kid could kill a fully armored Philistine warrior giant with a sling shot.

I could go on … Hebrew history is full of heroes who were given ‘little chance’. What was the one thing they had in common that far outweighed ‘little chance’ of success? Faith.

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.” (Hebrews 11:1)

Faith doesn’t come from wire-log data; it comes from the One Who does what He promises. I’m looking forward to test results.

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Old Caesarea on the Mediterranean

DALLAS and CAESAREA, Israel, June 14, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZN) announced today that on June 13, 2011, the Company submitted an application to the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner’s Office, requesting the grant of a new petroleum exploration permit area adjacent to Zion’s Joseph License area. The new permit application has been named by Zion, the “Asher-Joseph Permit Application”.

The Asher-Joseph Permit Application area covers approximately 80,000 acres of land and is to the west and south of Zion’s Joseph License area. It is onshore Israel and traverses a section of land, adjacent to the coastline, between Haifa and Tel Aviv. The grant of a permit would allow us to conduct, on an exclusive basis through a specified period, preliminary investigations to ascertain the prospects for discovering petroleum in the area covered by the permit.  Unlike a license area, where test drilling may take place, no test drilling is allowed on a permit area.

Zion’s Chief Executive Officer, Richard Rinberg, said today, “We have three applications for new exploration areas pending before the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner’s Office: the Asher-Joseph Permit, the Zebulun Permit and the Dead Sea License.

“We continue to implement our exploration and drilling program and build on our progress to date. If granted the new exploration areas, we intend to acquire additional seismic and other geological and geophysical data, as we work towards refining potential drilling prospects.

“Currently, drilling operations at our Ma’anit-Joseph #3 well continue. We have reached our target depth of approximately 19,357 feet (5,900 meters), in the Permian geologic layer in Northern Israel, and are now preparing for open-hole wireline logging operations, planned to commence this week. Depending on the outcome of our wireline logging and subsequent interpretation, we may determine to drill this well deeper.”

Zion’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “ZN“.

Zion Oil & Gas, a Delaware corporation, explores for oil and gas in Israel in areas located onshore between Haifa and Tel Aviv. It currently holds two petroleum exploration licenses, the Joseph License (on approximately 83,000 acres), between Netanya, in the south, and Haifa, in the north and the Jordan Valley License (on approximately 56,000 acres), just south of the Sea of Galilee. The Asher-Menashe License (on approximately 79,000 acres), which Zion has held continuously since June 2007, expired on June 9, 2011 (its scheduled expiration date); however, prior to that date, Zion submitted an extension application to Israel’s Petroleum Commissioner.

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Israel’s expectation is that the recent gas discovery and the likely possibility of significant oil reserves will make the country energy independent and even an energy exporter. The economic impact of gas and oil production in Israel could be more profound to the nation’s GDP than any industry the country’s history.

Houston’s Fox affiliate captured Bariudin’s Gulf of Mexico drilling platform highlights in the video below.

Earlier this month Mr. Bariudin, Israeli Petroleum Commissioner, Dr. Michael Gardosh, and other Israeli officials visited with the managment of Zion Oil at Zion’s Caesarea, Israel offices. Zion holds the largest onshore exploration rights territory in Israel.

Israeli Oil Officials and Zion Leadership

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Third Week’s Summary of being in the Land of Israel

Greetings Dear Saints,

Monday we departed for our journey north along highway 4 which extends from Tel Aviv up the coast with occasional glimpses of the Mediterranean.

Our game plan was to visit with Jody and Alyosha (which some of you know) in  Zichron Ya’akov which is close to Caesarea. Although they had made Aliyah a few years ago, they physically moved to the Land last December.

We were hoping to arrive at their place by 10AM however the Lord had different plans for us. Our GPS whom we affectionately refer to as Shalom (male voice) seems to move to the beat of a different drummer and wanted to take us in a different direction. We actually traveled beyond our intended turn off and being of the male persuasion, only with great reluctance did I stop to get directions. Ladies please do not be concerned; this is simply a male gene deficiency!

We drove in to a small town and spoke with two helpful Jewish gentlemen. Then like so many others have asked us “the two questions”, “where are you from and why are you here?’. It is not that they do not want us here; but rather they do not understand why Christians who live in America with so few security issues would actually pay to come and visit a Land that is going through such turmoil. Every time we are asked these two questions, we respond with the same heart, “We are here because we love the Jewish people and we love Israel. Each time, we see amazement in their faces. We then go on to let know that many Christians are praying for their safety and their prosperity. Yet there is more, we continually pray that the scales will fall from the Jewish eyes and each will have a personal encounter with Messiah Yeshua, Jesus.

After turning around and beginning our backtrack, it was required of us to go through an Israeli check point. We must remember that an Arab had just killed one man in Tel Aviv and injured 19 others when he drove his large truck through Jewish civilians who were simply doing their shopping. Such are the daily tragedies the Jewish people must endure all the while the world refuses to see this injustice.

We were asked by a very nice Jewish lady named Mahog to exit our car, open the hood, all doors and the trunk and remove all bags in which we complied. They were very thorough when doing their search and who can blame them? Just one distraught terrorist can bring such destruction. We were then instructed to empty pockets, and walk through metal detectors while our luggage was being examined.  At all times we were shown kindness and courtesy however they have a very important job and were quite serious in addressing the task at hand. I believe the Lord allowed us to see firsthand not only the process but also the tremendous waste of talented people in dealing with terrorism. Important to say that the Arab peoples are not singled out exclusively but Jewish people as well go through the same procedure. Suffice it to say, terrorism adversely affects the lives of everyone in the Land to a greater degree than any other country on the face of the earth.

After leaving the inspection, we gave a quick call to Jody and Alyosha knowing they had commitments in Jerusalem and had to leave. So after speaking with them it was decided to meet the following day. What was originally a disappointment at the time became a blessing in disguise. We then turned aside and investigated the beautiful town of Netanya.

Netanya translates to “gift of God”. We drove and the Holy Spirit who has continuously led us had not departed. We parked the car wanting to walk down to the Mediterranean shore. We could not have imagined the beauty we were about to partake. There is a cobblestone walkway that follows along the shore for some distance and we had managed to find this winding walkway within the waters edge.

We made our way towards a pavilion only to find a restaurant atop a one-hundred foot high cleft overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. We were seated right on the overhanging portion of the dining room and had a delightful lunch. Just a mental note for those of you who think you may visit the Land. When you see different types of “toast” being offered on the menu, do not snub your nose. The toast they are referring is more like pitta bread which has been grilled and toasted, and then assaulted with an array of tasty veggies, humus, chicken, tuna or salmon, onions and other unknown goodies. I tell you a mystery, toast never tasted so good!

After lunch, we mounted our trusty stead ‘(Kia Rio) and headed for Haifa, the port city. This will be the place Zion Oil and Gas will move their oil to awaiting tankers for export to satisfy the thirsty nations.

I would like to take a moment to please advise any who read this report. Please consider purchasing Zion Oil shares represented as ZN or the Warrants as the symbol ZNWAZ. Either of these can be purchased through your Scottrade or personal broker on the NASDAQ.

From seeking the Lord in this with so many other Believers, I have absolute faith that God is about to present a “game changer” when Israel strikes oil. There will be a geopolitical shift that will shake the US, Europe and the Middle East. Israel will become independent and will begin to refuse the constant demands of the nations.  I will share more later on Zion Oil, but to those of you who love Israel and wish to both bless Israel and be blessed, become a part of Zion Oil and Gas as quickly as possible, believe this “find” will happen relatively soon.

After our visit to Haifa, we then went back south to the place Elijah the prophet was awaiting us, Mt Carmel. Remember the story? Mt Carmel is the spiritual equivalent of the OK Corral. There was a showdown of the righteous and the unrighteous. The prophet of God, Elijah and the false prophets of Ba’al and Ashe’rah. Both were expecting to display which god is God!  What an incredibly awesome place, sheer clefts that arose before us with winding roads reaching for the top of the mountain.

It was time for our excursion to end for the day and time to find a hotel in Caesarea.

Must share, Caesarea is spelled three ways. When spelled with a C, this is for us Gentiles. When it is spelled with a Q it is Jewish, when spelled with a K then is Arabic. If you are driving and using a GPS, you will discover that the map or someone’s address may be spelled one way and there may be a discrepancy of a letter or two. Yet, even if you are temporarily lost, every street and road is an adventure in the Land of God.

It was our intention to stay the night in Caesarea in order to be close to the Zion Oil offices for the next morning’s appointment. We found a beautiful hotel, the Caesarea Dan, an older but extremely well kept and nearly of luxurious status. Though the day had taken some twists and turns, all things worked for the good!

That evening in the Caesarea Dan hotel, John, Marie and I were in the restaurant and I observed a man two tables away and just knew he was associated with Zion Oil. So I summoned up the courage and walked over to his table and introduced myself and asked if he was involved with Zion to which he replied, “Yes, I am Bill Ottaviani.

Bill is the president and chief operating officer. During our conversation, mentioned we were scheduled to meet Stephen Pierce the next morning for a tour of the offices and then out to the well site. Bill was aware of our visit and all was prepared.

Prior to leaving on our Israeli expedition, I had exchanged emails with Ora the office manager of Zion Oil hdqts in Caesarea, she then passed to Stephen Pierce, Zion’s Oil exploration manager. Steve was terrific. He sat me in the seat next to him in front of his PC and began to bring up several plots showing geographical data along with proposed new licenses that Zion Oil would be seeking. We really got excited! We were given a tour of the offices and meet two gentlemen from the Zion Oil team. Aaron Kahn who is a geologist and whose family lives in Florida and Victor Carrillo who is the executive Vice President and resides in Texas. I cannot say enough good things about all of these men. Many times when you find someone who has excelled in their field, it has been my experience that egos tend to get in the way. Not these men, they are simple down to earth goal oriented and a group who have the ability to work well together. What is so beautiful about Zion Oil, there are Jews, Christians and Muslims all working in unity toward a common goal. I am reminded of story of the tower of Babel. There was a very good reason why the Lord changed their languages.

God made a very profound statement. He said when men are in unity, they can accomplish anything. The reason… because we are made in His image!

The secondary objective of our trip was to visit and pray for the successful discovery of hydrocarbons in the Land of Israel. We are believing that Zion Oil is about to bring forth the treasures buried within the sand. Over the years I have done my best to promote Zion Oil to all believers for two reasons. The first was to bless Israel and the other was to bring favor and blessing back to the believers.

Our visit with Zion Oil staff and the actual drill site was in every way a blessing to us and the words the Holy Spirit had us to speak to several of the staff was also an encouragement to them. We were all given hard hats, yes even Miss Marie, (wait till you see the photos) and we were shown every courtesy and our every question was answered.

Bill O and Victor C at Ma'anit

Finally, John, Marie and I asked if we could pray for the Zion Oil drill site and of course were given the permission. The three of us along with a sweet brother in the Lord, Victor the Exec President and Aaron the geologist who had a wonderful spirit joined us in taking in our hands the “gates” of the Zion Oil drill site and prayed. Our parting statement to them was that many Christians were praying and holding Zion Oil up before the Lord. Our visit had concluded but a transference of encouragement had taken place with these men from Zion that bonded all of us together to a common goal.

After leaving the Zion Oil well site, we drove to Jody and Alyoshas’ place and fellowshipped with them before beginning our assent up to the Golan Heights. However we were not able to cover much of the Golan as it was getting late. We then turned south to Tiberius. Tiberius is that city mid-way up on the western side of the Kinneret that is to say, the Sea of Galilee. It is here the Lord Jesus calmed the waters and Simon Peter walked on the water. The Spirit of the Lord has been calming the raging winds and seas in each of our lives and many years we are not even aware of His steadfast protection over us.

John, Marie and I stayed in the Leonardo hotel, an older hotel however from our windows we could see the Sea of Galilee. It was our hope to take a sail on the Kinneret however the Golan was still calling.

So we again began our assault the Golan…….however we stopped at the Mount of Beatitudes. There were several tour busses there. We were walking back to the car and we struck up a conversation with Sherry and when she mentioned the Joshua Fund, I said do you mean Joel Rosenberg? Sherry replied with a yes and there he is there, just a few feet away. John, Marie and I were privileged to speak with Joel for about five minutes as we walked back to the parking lot. Of course I had to tell him I had read nearly all his books!

We continued our journey nearly as far north to within just a few miles from the Syrian border. Our hearts broke for seeing the young IDF soldiers standing guard in small lookouts along the way. We observed several command bases and about a dozen tanks and various heavily armored off road combat vehicles.

All the while John was at many times singing in the Spirit and many occasions we would simply break out and began praying one after another, each giving glory to the Lord for all His goodness and asking for mercy and revelation to fall upon

His people.

We pulled on to a small rest area with a scenic view where a bus was parked. There were about 20 young men and women all IDF soldiers and they were eating lunch which consisted of fresh fruit. I asked if anyone spoke English, nearly all respond with a yes. I then remarked, Ah hah, so all of you speak English and immediately we were laughing and had a brief conversation.

Again, John, Marie and I kept speaking our message to them, you are loved and many Christians are praying for your protection and safety and blessing. Our heart is to see Israel prosper and be blessed. As I have said many times before, you see an immediate change in their countenance when hearing of God’s love.

Marie and I have remarked, that at every turn, every place you look, there is such beauty that certainly this is the Land of God. The Bible states that Jerusalem is the Lord’s footstool, since we know that God’s Word is true, then the valleys must be His footprints. You simply cannot turn your face in any direction without finding a breathtaking vista with each demanding to be placed on the cover of Nat Geo.

We wish to express our love and gratitude for all of you and our continued thanks for praying for us, we feel and see the reality of your prayer.

As I had stated before, our intention was not to rent a car and drive however we have now driven over 1,700 miles and we are about to begin out trek southward next Monday to visit with Melanie and Ronen. While in the area of the Negev, we will also take in Masada and the Dead Sea.

I will share a little secret with all of you. I had in my mind on more than one occasion, said in my heart, “I wish I had the time and energy to walk the Land”. The Lord’s ear is not deaf for He has granted my desire. He has such a  wonderful sense of humor. The Lord knows that I am no longer the young man who is able to walk the Land so He gave me a Kia Rio to make the journey a little quicker and considerably more enjoyable.

Such is the goodness of our God.

Our heart, our goal our command is to see the completion of the dream as expressed by the Spirit of the Lord.

John, Marie, and me

PS have taken 600 photos which will be available on the website after returning to the States.

Blessings to you and your house,

Steve Grable

http://jeremiah111.org/

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