Back to Israel. Isaiah 62:6 and 7
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y employer had approved that I would take my three weeks' vacation in October. This was an answer to my prayer as it was the busiest time for the company. My colleagues knew that I had a heart for Israel, but to give up the only time I had for vacation for that...? And now the time had come! My suitcase was packed. It was 8 o'clock in the morning and the taxi would pick me up in 15 minutes and take me to the airport. My prayer for this time was that from the time I left the house until I came back in, I would be used by the Lord, and He was going to do that! When we drove out of the street the usual question was already asked; And where are you going on holiday? I had a story to tell and with great interest the conversation started about Israel.The taxi journey would not take an hour but an hour and a half because we ended up in a traffic jam. The driver tried to take another route because time was running out. I was sure that I was going to catch the plane and I believed that this also had a purpose because until I got off at Schiphol he kept asking questions and I could tell how much God loved his people and what I could do there. He was very keen to ensure that I was directly at the right entrance and walked with me. After a successful flight I landed at Ben Gurion Airport, which was familiar to me. I looked for a taxi outside to go to Jerusalem because I understood that I would be picked up from the bus station there to drive to the big house on the Mount of Olives where the volunteers were staying. There weren't many people in it yet and he was waiting for some more passengers.
After fifteen minutes I heard my name called loudly, Adriana,,!! I got out and saw someone coming towards me, it was the leader of the volunteer team and there was a large bus outside waiting for another large group that was going to arrive from all over the world. We got to know each other and he kindly asked me to take a seat in the Arrivals hall.. Here I would meet a special woman who would play a special role in my life. I took a seat next to her.
