The days have been going by faster and faster, and it has been more difficult to keep up with the blog on a daily basis, so I apologize for those that have not found new things here.
The days have also become more ordinary. For instance, this Monday, we simply went into the Old City of Jerusalem (which we usually get to by taking a Bus that costs 1 dollar) and went to a well known district of shopping. There were a lot of people there walking around, some people playing music, there were even a group of about 30 Korean Christians dancing, singing religious songs, and acting out the fight between good and evil. To be honest, it was pretty hilarious, and this is certainly a new thing that I have seen here.
Today was special in that we said goodbye to the British Trust Group, that you see here. This was a group of about 30 people from Britain who are studying to be priests and ministers in the Anglican Church. They are studying in about 3 different seminaries, and they came as part of a 3 week program to see the Holy Land. My group has an average age of about 45, and their group has an average age of about 30, so you can imagine that I enjoyed having them here. Plus it was funny to hear their accents for a few weeks.
We actually went to eat at a local restaurant in Bethlehem, that had been affected by the Israel/Palestine wall that had been put up nearby. The man owned a business that is a hotel/restaurant business, but it had been doing so poorly, that they had been thinking of closing it. So about 18 of us went to have some fun and help their business out. The grandmother did most of the cooking, and we had a traditional Middle Eastern Dinner of Hummus, pita bread, yogurt, cucumbers & tomatoes, and a few other dips. Then he gave us chicken and beef Kabobs. We had a great time! But probably the most exciting part of the night was that it took us 45 minutes to get back to Tantur because we had to pass a security checkpoint that didn't have anyone to let us through.
Just one more of things that you find here in Jerusalem. Thank you for keeping up with my blog! God bless you!
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