Update on the Israel Journey and Website

In just 5 days we will be headed to Israel and Jordan. We did scrap the Egypt portion of the trip and I'm sure you are not surprised. We have opted, instead, to go to Petra, in Jordan. This is the city that was literally carved out of the red sandstone. It was made more famous recently by the filming of the Indian Jones film, but even better by a feature article that National Geographic did.

I have the new website up for my book. It will eventually replace this one, but you might want to check both sites to see which is working more easily. The new site can be found at marvinwray.com but, like I said, if you are not seeing pics there then check here. Eventually I want to get Mozambique, some of the Martin Luther tour, the Sabbatical ride and Israel as well as future trips all on that site.

We leave early Sunday morning, Feb. 20 and will return on March 5. Of course you can understand that we won't arrive until the evening of Feb. 21 so don't look for pictures until a day or so after that. You know me, I'll do my best to keep you up to date.

A New Journey Is Coming Soon!

If you like to keep up with my various travels and pictures I have an announcement for you. On Feb. 20 I will be leaving with 22 others to lead a tour of Israel and a side trip to Egypt. I'll be posting daily pics and commentary. I hope you will join me for the adventure.

The book, "Journeys" is selling well and has opened some doors already. Let me know if you want to get a signed copy. Just email me at marvinwray@sbcglobal.net. Otherwise you can get them at barnesandnoble.com, amazon.com, or at the local ABC. You can get paperback, hardback, or ebook formats.

We just cleaned up after having a massive celebration for Hanna's (Ingrid's mom) 90th birthday party. We had 15 guests sleeping at our house and it took a couple of days over the long weekend to reassemble the house, but it was worth it. Now the New Year is well under way and we have many things to look forward to. See you there!

BOOKS ARE HERE!

THE BOOKS ARE HERE, and they're actually selling pretty well for the little bit of awareness advertising I've been able to do through Facebook and a few other sources. I've been a little surprised at how many have ordered and downloaded the Kindle or Nook versions. It's certainly been a fun venture (Journey) in every aspect and it is exciting to hold the final product in my hand. If I can help in any way, let me know. Let's see what happens. I'm looking forward to setting up a new website in the next couple of weeks as well. I'll keep you posted here. Thanks for riding along!