Here are some wonderful photos that give us glimpses into the experiences that Anna, Brenda, Celene, and Lisa are having in Israel. Take a look!
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Celene and Brenda outside the oldest Olive Tree in the Garden of Gethsemane.
Anna receiving communion at Christmas Lutheran Church, Bethlehem.
Lisa getting ready to enter Ibrahami Mosque/The Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron.
Anna going down to where tradition says Jesus was born in the Church of the Nativity.
Brenda going down toward the cisterns at the Herodium (Herod the Great’s palace/fortress in the mountain he made—yes you read that right!).
Lisa in front of Hope School in Beit Jala.
Street art in Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem.
Jerusalem
The group in front of the church at Shepherds’ Fields in Beit Sahour.
Anna and Brenda in the grotto at St. Anne’s where tradition says Mary, the mother of Jesus, was born.
Brenda and Lisa getting ready to enter Dome of the Rock and Al Aqua Mosque.
Street art in Bethlehem.
The sun setting after our visit to Tent of All Nations farm.
Wall graffiti in Hebron.
Ibrahami Mosque, Hebron
Bansky in Bethlehem.
Brenda at a Cremisan Winery.