We had a great flight to Palestine. The security was uneventful and our Tour Company and guide was waiting for us. From the Ben Gurion airport to the hotel in Bethlehem the Jacir Palace Inter-Continental, we made several stops in Jerusalem.
Here we are at the Mount of Olives looking across to Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock. After 6 hours of sightseeing, we moved to Bethlehem.
To get to Bethlehem we had to cross the check point separating Jerusalem from the West Bank. It was at this check point that we drove through the 24 foot high wall that Israel is building to seperate the Palestinians and the people in Israel. Since we were a tour group of Americans we were waved through. The common saying here is "Blue is Through" meaning that if you have the blue (USA blue passport) you get right through. Well here we are at this increduble 5 star hotel in the West Bank. Very few tourists visit here and even fewer spend the night. The staff is great and we feel very welcomed! It is great to be a SAT-7 group spending the night in the West Bank supporting our Palestinian brothers and sisters.
Our Tour Company that has set up the SAT-7 Vision Trip is a Christian Palestinian business owner of the tour company. He was here at the hotel to welcome us when we arrived.
Well, we were up at 3:30 am this morning to get things ready for the day. It is now late and we are tired. Tomorrow will be another exciting day as we visit Bethlehem Bible College and meet with a SAT-7 board member here in Bethlehem.
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