First Post

This is my new blog -- I'm a first-timer, and I think using the technology is almost more challenging to me than going to Palestine!



I will leave on Monday, August 3, for three months as an Ecumenical Accompanier with the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine/Israel. I'm now into my crazy last-minute preparations -- preparing the apartment for family members who will 'apartment-sit,' taking the dog to my daughter in Virginia, learning to do a blog, etc., etc. Now's my time to stop and reflect a bit on what I'm really doing and why I'm doing it, what are my hopes and expectations for this time, and what I want to learn and to do with this experience. I hope my next post will be an opportunity to share some of that with you.