July 31, 2002

As we travel, we’re sharing pictures, stories, and videos from Palestine. Fr. Hossam speaks from Nablus.

Originally, we were scheduled to speak at National Presbyterian Church this weekend. We got a call from the Director of Christian Education, who informed us that we would need to switch, due to last Sunday's speaker's demands. Given our schedule, that was impossible, and so we were indignant. "And just who is this usurper?" Dr. Condoleeza Rice. Oh...Not much we can say to that, except OK. Also, it seems fitting that she would bump us, given the Bush Administration's role in the Palestinian/Israeli crisis.

Late today we were notified that National's Wednesday supper speaker cancelled, so we jumped in to fill that spot. It was a good crowd, but they were coming to hear a different speaker. Interesting questions, interesting conversation. One of our old friends from college showed up in the audience, someone we had lost touch with a billion years ago - that seems to be a pattern with our very public work Stateside, a good side-benefit of it.