Happy Fourth of July! Today was a bit grueling on the dig site - It was hot with very little wind blowing. Our group has been saying that we have been loving every minute here, but are getting physically exhausted. Dr. Schuler is a wonderful director of the site. His passion for his work is very obvious and is second only to his commitment to our safety and hydration. The other teams jokingly say that Dr. Schuler is famous throughout Israel for his stopwatch beeping rhythmically over the day indicating our mandatory water breaks. He is great to work with!

Quote of the day: John (while speaking to his fiancé on the phone): “Today we moved a pillar…and let me tell you…pillars are heavy”. Look for video of this crazy stunt soon at csp.edu. We will be trying to do several little videos for the site in the coming dig days.

Today and tomorrow morning are kibbutz laundry days – apparently our laundered things will all be in a huge pile in the complexes laundry room midday; we will be let into the room and each person must pick in the items to locate their things. Apparently it gets kind of funny to watch.

Tomorrow we will be digging and heading to Jerusalem in the afternoon. I will not be able to post for the next few days, but will update you ASAP! Thank you all for your thoughts, emails and prayers – it is much appreciated!

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