June 29, 2003

Elizabeth was feeling the fatigue of travel, so slept in. Marthame went to the Redeemer Lutheran Church where we were welcomed back. We met up with friends there who have a ministry in Birzeit, where we will be spending the summer. To our great luck, they had driven in that morning, which meant they could drive us to our new quarters.

The view from our home for the summer, the village of Abu Qash, Palestine.

Abu Qash, a village just next to Birzeit, will be our home. Star Mountain is a rehabilitation center on the edge of Abu Qash run by the Moravian Church. They have given us a place to stay in exchange for some rent and some volunteering. It's a quiet place, even quieter than quiet Zababdeh.