July 27, 2003

Fr. Iyad in the Birzeit Latin Church.

We went down to Birzeit this morning to worship in the Latin Church. It is Fr. Iyad's last Sunday before heading off to the seminary in a matter of weeks (after some well-deserved vacation). We worshiped with the community, as well as with their guests (and our friends) from National Presbyterian Church. He will be missed, and no doubt he will miss this place.

We spent the rest of the day working on the final touches on our latest update. Word is that the Surda roadblock is opened, which means traffic is going and coming from Ramallah. People are happy, and are hoping - though dubious - that this is permanent.