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Hi all. Had a good night's and morning's sleep. Great to be back with the fam! Sadly, Doreen lost her engagement diamond while I was gone. Bummer!

Just to let those of you who get blog feed updates know that I'll be adding some pics from my camera (better quality than the phone) and additional info to some posts (much easier on the computer than the phone), so you might want to turn off your notifications.

Again, thanks for coming on the trip with me!

Graham

What's the Kosher K Gonna Do Now?

Here the two kiwis sit at Newark Airport, contemplating the end of the road. Thanks for coming along on our journey, and humoring us in our ramblings. We've enjoyed it, and Kiwi Jnr says, "Who cares about anyone else?" (I've just bent his beak so he won't be saying things like that again for a while).

So what's next? Kiwi Jnr is looking for his gold retirement watch, but I've told him to go hang it on his beak. So here's what may be in the feathers in the future (but no promises):

• Maybe one last deep and meaningful Israel post, or two, if I can get my head and schedule together after Sunday.
• Maybe a "new and improved, bionic and resurrected" Kosher Kiwi as we move towards Israel 2012, for those who are getting goose bumps like me just thinking about going.
• Maybe we'll expand the franchise into a new brand of blog altogether: "The Contemplative Kiwi." First post courtesy of my old mate and mentor Geoff Smith: "Roses are red, violets are bluish; if it wasn't for Jesus, we'd all be Jewish."

That's it from kiwi 1 and kiwi 2 for now, and maybe forever.

Rejoicing in Him and the joy of life (and sometimes the pain),

Graham

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Back on Terra Americana

Sitting here at Newark airport and contemplating getting home seven hours later than planned. The word "contemplated" is overly generous in describing my current level of cognition. I'll have been up from Monday 6am Israeli time to Wednesday 8am Israeli time by the time the pillow in Stoughton beckons. If my abacus serves me right, that's 50 hours. Many blogs have met their demise when being written under such conditions. Did I mention that the elders assume no responsibility for the content of waltzing Matilda, waltzing Matilda, you'll come a waltzing Matilda with me.

A cappuccino, a glazed Dunkin donut and a call to my sweet, and I'm ready for the next 100 hours. Sounds almost like a presidential agenda. Item 1: Waltzing Matilda.

Ok, time to get spiritual. My meal was kosher as proven by the righteous certificate above. This trip has kind of fried my circuits in lots of expected ways, and some very unexpected ways. I'm hoping to share authentically (as opposed to inauthentically) this coming Sunday in both services. I think I'll share the story of the very Jewish grandma who was very unhappy with me on the plane, and how she connects to what I've been learning about Judaism and God and Israel and church and me and many things. But not waltzing Matilda.

This trip has been (WARNING: CLICHE COMING!) such a life-changer. Ok, I'm no taller, but I feel taller. Seriously, it's been quite profound. From a learning and experiencing point of view, I mean. Forget the tall nonsense. God is bigger. Jesus is dearer. And Israel is more something than it ever was before. The Bible too. Hard to explain it to you. Better to experience it with you. HOW ABOUT WE GO TO THE HOLY LAND IN MARCH 2012?

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