-----Original Message----- From: L Diener [mailto:ldiener456@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 7:38 PM To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Subject: Fw: WEST BANK: A Trip to Bethlehem ----- Original Message ----- From: "CPTnet editor, Webster, NY" <CPTnet.editor.guest.445947@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <menno.org.cpt.news@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 8:05 AM Subject: WEST BANK: A Trip to Bethlehem CPTnet WEST BANK: A Trip to Bethlehem TRIP TO BETHLEHEM By Anna Zilboorg We entered a silent city, the silence punctuated by a few playful children in the streets. (We had been blessed on our entrance by a friendly priest and carried a sense of blessing with us.) At Zoughbi's house we were made aware--if we had not felt it before--that the silence was filled with threat. Some neighbors had been arrested that morning. Word was that a home would be demolished nearby, a house belonging to people unconnected to any terrorist activity. In the evening, as we listened to Zoughbi talk--calmly, sadly, lovingly--the explosion went off. He jumped (we all did) and there was tension in his voice as he said one could not talk peace to his neighbors right at this minute but--and he returned to his theme--peace must be made, or all peoples will be engulfed by the alternative. He spoke words of hope that came from living a life of faith, desiring to change the world in which he lives, and working to bring about that change. His hope becomes ours as we, too, work toward our own transformation and the transformation of the world around us. Another home was blown up in the morning. Someone reported that Israel announced it will destroy all the homes of the 'martyrs' and of all those who were exiled to Gaza before its army leaves Bethlehem this time. Participants in the November CPT Middle East delegation included Michael Banks, Barbara MacDougall, Rick Polhamus, John Engle, Joseph Jacoby, Duncan Murph, Betty Scholten, Felecia Shelor and Anna Zilboorg. _______________ To stop receiving messages from CPTNET on MennoLink, send a message with only the word, "suspend," in the body to server@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Christian Peacemaker Teams is an initiative among Mennonite and Church of the Brethren congregations and Friends Meetings that supports violence reduction efforts around the world. Contact CPT, POB 6508 Chicago, IL 60680; Telephone: 773-277-0253 Fax: 773-277-0291. To receive news or discussion of CPT issues by e-mail, fill out the form found on our WEB page at http://www.prairienet.org/cpt/ ------- Austin Mennonite Church, (512) 926-3121 www.mennochurch.org To unsubscribe: use subject "unsubscribe" sent to amc-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx