Jerusalem: Christian
Tourist traps are anathema to me. I had never wanted to visit Jerusalem because of the envisioned legions of tourist buses crowding the historic sites. I was predisposed to look on cynically as thousands of Christians from all over the world come to the Old City of Jerusalem to “walk where Jesus walked.” And thousands [...]
Turkish Republic of N. Cyprus: Imam
Just back from a great trip to Israel and the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus. The best part of this type of work is getting to meet so many intriguing people. A lot of stories will be flowing through here in the coming days, I but wanted to share a portrait of an Imam that [...]
Pakistan: Eyewitness to Violence
A few days before our last trip to Pakistan, we listened to our friend recount, via Skype, the horrors of two attacks on Christian colonies. More than 150 houses were destroyed. At least eight persons were killed. I only have this recording of his words because I was testing a new small recorder I planned [...]
Zimbabwe-Offering
People prayed. The plate was passed. A few minutes later, an elder in the small church said, “Our offering today is $33.00 and a blue pen.” In fact, he had just used the pen gift to tally the coins and bills. He told me later that they often get eggs or chickens and rarely much [...]