bringing life to the entire region from this point in the far north of
Galilee all the way down to the Dead Sea. Though these waters ever
flow, the land is in desperate need of rain. The sea of galilee was
far below normal levels when we arrived, due to low amounts of rain
combined with significant demands for water from agriculture and
population in this otherwise barren land. It has rained every day
since we have been here and the last 24 hours have been shocking in
terms of the amount of rainfall. The locals are glad for the rain; we
are glad for them, but looking for some sunshine. The good news is
that the sea has risen 2 meters since Thursday night. One of the
everpresent conflicts here, as in many places in the world, is the
question of who will have control of the water. Israel occupied the
area surrounding Baneas just for that purpose, wresting control away
from Syria.
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