I will not again view the news of the Middle East with the same perspective. Last week, shortly after our return, we saw a news story that talked about Israel revoking permits for Palestinians who live in the Israeli occupied area of Jerusalem. They could no longer go home. Having experienced what we did while in Jerusalem and the West Bank, this story really struck home. Normally, it would have just been another story in the news, and we wouldn't have given it a second thought. Now, our ears perk up when we hear a story from this region. We don't take the news stories we hear as "truth" any more - we filter what we are hearing.
I have completed my journal from our trip. It will not be posted on the Mission of Mercy web site. However, you are encouraged to request it and it will be emailed to you in pdf format. Send an email to blog@missionofmercy.org and we'll send it right out to you.
The work that Mission of Mercy supports in the Middle East is critical component of our ministry. To sponsor a child from this region, go to www.missionofmercy.org, click on the sponsor link, and sponsor a child from Jordan, Lebanon or Egypt.
I'm sure it will be a long time before we return to the Middle East, but this trip has impacted our lives in unexpected ways. We will never be the same.
No comments:
Post a Comment