I told you that yesterday we visited some of the sites near Jerusalem and I wanted to share with you just a couple of the pictures I took from the places we visited. Our first visit was at the Mount of Olives. What struck me was the view you had of the walled old city of Jerusalem from the Mount. Here is a shot of the dome of the Rock from where we were.
Near this view is a chapel built where tradition says that Jesus wept for the City of Jerusalem and here a is view from that Chapel that really portrays by heart for this region. See if you resonate with this as well.
What I haven't been prepared for was the amount of churches or chapels that have been erected at each of the places that are thought to be holy.
This was the door of one of the places where we visited depicting what they said happend at this site. I was surprised how heavy these doors were. This is a engraving on steel. As I have never been to this area before, it has been good to be hear and see the sites I have only read about and heard others talk about, but I have to be honest and say that what I really enjoyed was our meetings this morning with our brethren in ministry here in Palestine.
In that light, I want to encourage you to read a book by Brother Andrew called Light Force. It doesn't just talk about this country, but it talks about all the Christians in this region and the struggles they face.
You can order it directly from Open Doors or you can get it on Amazon.com. Hey, if you live near me and want to borrow a copy of it I would be glad to lend you mine. Dr. Awad mentioned it today when we visited with him and that gave me the idea to recommend it here on my blog.
Well, tomorrow we will spend time in the Old City, I think we are visitng the wailing wall, and then we are off to the North to Tiberias and the Sea of Galillee.
Thanks again for your prayer and please keep praying.
In His Love and mine,
Jim
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