Hello from Jerusalem, today's highlight was a visit to the Wailing Wall. I added small slips of paper to the collection in the wall cracks, and with the women, I prayed for our parish, and my friends and family. It was very moving to be there, knowing so many people before me had touched those walls and prayed.
Our group continues to be fun, and I am getting to know people so much better. Last night the Bishop spoke to us, and at dinner, the wife of the new Chaplain to the Bishop (She is the administrative assistant to the Bishop) came and had dinner with us. Deb was full of info about the diocese here and the political situation. We asked what a small parish like we are can do to help, and she gave us some great ideas. She also informed us about the GAFCON event which happened five days after they arrived. She and her husband were on the banned visitors list!! We sat around the table and told our story, and I was struck with how like the Left Bank we are. We are an island in the middle of a political situation.
Our food continues to be good, and we are off tomorrow to Nazareth. We continue to find good purchases in all the good gift shops and from street vendors! Blessings, Virginia
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