We arrived in town just in time to attend a banquet benefiting the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Fund at Peachtree Presbyterian Church.
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Today took us down around the Gulf of Mexico and its swampy, boggy, wateriness as we cut through Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Read MoreGood food, good conversation, and good air-conditioning, Austin-style.
Read MoreWe headed off to Elizabeth's dad's new place on the shores of Lake Nasworthy in San Angelo.
Read MoreOne of the most important sights that we had to forgo yesterday (being closed) was (no, not Prairie Dog Town) the Buddy Holly Museum.
Read MoreWe went Episcopalian this time, visiting Elizabeth's mom's church.
Read MoreWe spoke with Beth Pratt, the paper's religion writer, for several hours.
Read MoreWe also got a chance to spend time with some folks from Lubbock's Covenant Presbyterian Church.
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Nothing but driving, accompanied by John Cougar Mellencamp as we drove through the Midwest.
Read MoreOne stop we were able to make was to visit our friends at the Worship Center in Evanston, whose prayers of support have strengthened us throughout our time in Palestine.
Read MoreAh, the cat.
Read MoreWe gave a program that night at the same church on our work in Zababdeh, and close to 200 people came (including one from Zababdeh), many of whom we had never laid eyes on before!
Read MoreA quiet day to readjust to American life.
Read MoreThere's no such thing as a straightforward journey in these parts.
Read MoreWe've got a long two days ahead of us - leaving Zababdeh and heading to Ramallah, then finding our way to Jerusalem, then to Amman in time for our 3:00 AM one-stop trans-Atlantic flight on June 1.
Read MoreWalking through the town today reminded us of some of the things that we'll miss. One of them is the sound of the birds (mostly cattle egrets) that fill the trees near the Latin Convent - one of them isn't the risks we take walking under those trees.
Read MoreAs Marthame and Abuna Louis headed into the worship service this morning, Abuna asked him to say a few words about the trip to Iraq.
Read MoreIlhamdillah 'al-salaami (roughly, "thank God you made it back safely")! This chorus greeted us as we returned to school. That, and numerous questions about our trip to Iraq. Everyone wanted an update, a story.
Read MoreHalfway there, we came to an Israeli checkpoint. As we approached, the driver told everyone to say we were coming from Jericho, not Ramallah - our circuitous route took us so far East that no one would ever believe how we came.
Read MoreNo better or worse, just different emotionally. It's very hard to relax here.
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