Church of St. Peter in Gallicantu

This was an emotional site to visit. The holding cell in the lower level gave us a glimpse at the depths of human suffering that took place there for many people, including Jesus who spent his lastRead more
This was an emotional site to visit. The holding cell in the lower level gave us a glimpse at the depths of human suffering that took place there for many people, including Jesus who spent his lastRead more
After the Western Wall we went to lunch at the Olive Hotel and then drove into Bethlehem. We had to go through the Palestinian Gate- a sort of informal, but kinda scary, customs between Jerusalem andRead more
My first camel ride! The camel’s name is Scooby Doo 😂
After hearing from our Palestinian brethren this evening, this just seemed so appropriate.
Sleep well. . .
We stopped for a little snack in the oldest city on earth.
The caves and ruins of the community that wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls
Images from a Hotel and museum with a great bar and the “worst view”.
We prayed in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which contains both Golgotha and the empty tomb of Christ. It also contains six different Christian traditions.
You might also know this place by the following names:
Muţḩaf Bayt Laḩm al Qadīm, Muthaf Bayt Lahm al Qadim, متحف بيت لحم القديم