February 16, 2003 — Mudeif Productions

We attended worship at the Greek Orthodox Church this morning. Fr. Thomas announced that, through a local initiative by Sabeel in Jerusalem, the churches will be praying for peace on Wednesday. We hope these are prayers that are heard. The Melkite Church, thanks to some support from Western churches, continues its renewal. New doors arrived while we were down in Ramallah. Shway shway - little by little. Meanwhile, the Anglican church has a new gate across its doors - somehow this isn't as hopeful, since it's been almost nine months since they've had a Sunday morning service. It's funny how the same thing - a simple door - can signal both hope and finality, depending on its location.

No tanks today, but there was shooting at the edge of town. The Israeli camp is long gone by now, but we're still getting visits.