We headed down to Nablus with our neighbor.
Read MoreHe has connected the students here with the Youth Group at Covenant Presbyterian Church (Lubbock, Texas).
Read MoreAlthough we continue to remain safe in Zababdeh, there has been shooting at the nearby military training camp at night.
Read MoreOne of the last days of the olive harvest this year.
Read MoreIn the afternoon, we joined our neighbor on a walk through the hills around Zababdeh.
Read MoreSo many Israeli planes are flying over these days it feels like the runway at O'Hare.
Read MoreOn a lighter note, Elizabeth got a haircut.
Read MoreEveryone seemed happy and relieved to have us here - and that was true for us, too.
Read MoreSunday was a day of waiting for our visas - which we got without a hitch.
Read MoreSaturday provided us with the opportunity for much-needed rest.
Read MoreSecurity in the city was unbelievable in preparation for morning prayers at Al-Aqsa. This Friday, as the last few, Israeli security did not allow any Palestinian under the age of forty-five to enter Jerusalem.
Read MoreOur Journey to Jerusalem - the long-awaited saga. Our automatic you're-an-American-so-shalom-for three-months tourist visas were near their expiration, and so we were in contact with the Latin Patriarchate to acquire work visas.
Read MoreIn recent days we've detected the odor of olives everywhere we go - when farmers take their olives to the press, they not only get the oil - they also get the solid and liquid waste matter.
Read MoreHe shared tragic stories of Christian families losing their homes and savings to Israeli rockets.
Read MoreReverse culture shock. Tonight we had a "surprise birthday party" and "potluck" for one of the American girls who lives next door.
Read MoreSomehow a more honorable way of doing Halloween.
Read MoreThen we heard planes overhead - there's no regular flight path through the West Bank, only military planes.
Read MoreWe have made friends with one of the shepherds who was in college when the first Intifada closed schools.
Read MoreOur neighbors have had their baby!
Read MoreWe hear word of fuller West Bank closures, as the Israeli military has surrounded major population centers. These closures can prevent people and goods from moving from one town to another. We and people here are all aware that Zababdeh relies on transportation with other West Bank towns and Israel for all of its water, electricity (that is, petrol for the village generator), and much food.
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