After a week of various independent travel experiences, all 30 members of our cross cultural made our way back to Jerusalem. Coming back to a now familiar city almost feels like returning home after a semester of almost never returning to a place twice. However, this week we had the new opportunity of lodging in....
Independent Travel
April 5, 2014 Spring break came a week later for those of us across the pond, but it brought the same feelings of joy and freedom.聽 After completing an intensive course in biblical history at Jerusalem University College, we appreciated the week of independent travel. Small groups of travelers departed Jerusalem for Tel Aviv, Eilat,聽the....
Marvels of Mexico
As the plane began to descend we saw just how vast and colorful Mexico City is. Some were sad to have departed from their lives in Guatemala City, others were ready for a new adventure, but no one knew what to expect here. We arrived at a Quaker guest house, Casa de Los Amigos, exhausted....
The Bible in context
Again time has elapsed. We have just finished a two week intensive course at Jerusalem University College which mostly consisted of extensive field trips to biblical sights. The focus of this program was to look at the influence that geography, archeology and history have on biblical interpretation. Our time at JUC has been so rewarding.....
Middle East 2014-2
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Eyes and ears open
It’s been a busy couple of weeks over here in Israel. Throughout our three weeks in Beit Sahour we took Arabic classes, which helped us to interact with our host families and people on the street in a new way. We were no longer just tourists. When we would try out the new words we....
Response to a February 2, 2014 Washington Post Article on Immigration Court in my reading journal鈥�
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-a-crowded-immigration-court-seven-minutes-to-decide-a-familys-future/2014/02/02/518c3e3e-8798-11e3-a5bd-844629433ba3_story.html Judge Lawrence Burman 鈥� average of 7 minutes per case, 57 immigration courts in country, deportation system backlogged with 350,000 cases, 40 % appear in court without representation. 鈥淟ike doing death-penalty cases in a traffic court setting,鈥� one immigration judge said in testimony before Congress about the job. This is hard to read and....
Beneath the Surface of Lake Atitl谩n
On February 28, our group left our Spanish classes early to get a head start on our weekend trip to Lake Atitl谩n.聽 After a warm and humid bus ride, we stopped at a cooperative called Campesino Committee of the Highlands.聽 While walking to the storehouse, Rebecca was happy to see a group of children playing....
Tikal Travels and Facing the Reality of the Dead
On Friday, February 14th we travelled to Tikal for our second weekend trip in Guatemala. We had a really early start to the day – we needed to be up and ready to leave CASAS at 4:30 a.m. so we could catch our flight to Tikal at 6:00 a.m. The flight to Tikal took us....
Cash Luna is in the House
Last week we heard from two speakers, the first speech was focused on Neo-Pentecostals and this movement involves a new Pentecostal form as opposed to the old. 聽Neo-Pentecostalism originated after the strong earthquake in 1976 when destruction occurred in Guatemala City, and churches and communities came together as they saw hope in the Neo-Pentecostals. During....