Sunday Sunday

I preached at church today a message of eternity. I had lots of scripture read to where I got some unique compliments. It was not recorded though

Also I did the Christmas play. The kids were really committed and excited I was proud of them.
Got good reactions to the play as well. spent day with dad afterwards.

the daylight savings time went back an hour and things are kind of squirrly

Went and sat with Atta and the old men with Dad

Am feeling that emptiness. It is somewhat relieved by the knowledge that my play went well as the sermon did too. I'm supposed to go Tuesday, preach Thursday and get an offering too.

Last time it was very generous..

Sanford and Son

One of the main entertainments that Dad and me share is Sanford and Son and live Um Kolthoum songs

Some of the best laughs have involved Esther 

Lunch in Ramallah

Had a great day with Dad. We went to Ramallah and had lunch with Esa and family in Segafredo restaurant.

The whole family was there and it was really great


I had taken dad home from the mosque and everyone was kissing him and shaking his hand like he was a star. I was wondering if anyhting was said about me. everyone was nice to me too

then the next day went to pick up Dad adn someone asked in Portuguese why I wasn't inside praying with them. I made a play on teh portuguese

The rock-n-roll falahi man wth the glasses and hair gave dad and me a ride home. He asked me, also in prortuguese -- Tu e Cristiano? I said yes. He asked if I go to church. I said its hard here. He said I should go in Jerusalem. I said its hard to go.

He then had subject changed by someone who called him to a reconciliation meeting for two families one of whose son shot another. Second shooting in Deir Debwan since I've been here

btw Piper views 5107 today

Piper by the Gates of Jerusalem

I posted my Piper by the Gates of Stephen videos on the pages of friends and other groups and in a few minutes I got mroe than 300 views. It was 1575 a few hours ago now it is 1837.

a few minutes later it was up to 1911

Up to 2,089 by 2:51 p.m. Tuesday

By 3:04 it up to 2315

By 10:34 it was 3,759

10 a.m. Wednesday its 4,262

Preached CAin and Abel in Ramleh  -- was well received
also told about GAza and did song Rabi Inte Qareeb
well receieved people started clapping and musicians entered in

At 3 p.m. its 4462

Taking Dad to mosque

Like last time I was here, I am back to taking my dad to mosque once or twice a day. He's pretty passionate about it. I whisper to him all the way PTJ. I take him in and then go to Amir Bakery and buy coffee and come back and sit outside till prayer is over. No confrontations. One guy told me today that he wished I"d pray with them inside. I told him I pray.

the bearded man has taken to ignoring me, I think

Sat with Dad at Atta's today and he didn't say anything of consequence.

ِAhmed Day

Today Ahmed came over. He arrived as I was sitting in front of mosque waiting for Dad to come out. Two guys tried to pay for the coffee for Ahmed at the Kahwa in front of mosque. The cahwa owner gave him the coffee for free.

Then Yusara made mensef for him and even though he didn't eat it I was proud that Ahmed was showed so much love for my family. Dad sat outside with us for a long time and spoke with Ahmed. He laughed and had fun

Another nugget: A. told me he was beaten in last year or so and that my name and picture are on the list still.

Then Najat and I drove Ahmed back to Ramallah

Najat said she would miss me

1,001 Nights

Today got up and gave dad a bath. Then I sat on bed and read Bible a little. Y. turned the Quran way up and has left it on till now – it’s 2:44 p.m.

Took dad to mosque and then went to get coffee at Amir Bakery. Then on way back I saw Ribhieh in her store. She called me in and told me a funny situation she had. She had spent 10,000 shekels on products from Bethlehem and so on. But she had a bunch of these ---

Among them were five of these book in hands that say “Holy Bible.” She said that when I leave to America I may want to buy some. I told her my mom would like the one with candles stands. She gave me this one that doesn’t say Bible or Quran – in front of two of her friends who were in the store she said “So no one knows your religion.”

It was in good spirit she said it. It kind of amazed me as if it’s not a problem. Except for Atta and the rock and an occasional whisper (three times by three groups of young men) I haven’t seen the opposition. Then there’s Yus.

I kind of felt it was God’s sense of humor to have Ribhieh get those and then send me there when her friends are there to hear this so I am not making too much of my situation and not to make too little of it either.

Her store, funnily, is called 1,001 Nights and my new book is called 101 Nights based on 1,001 Nights. Lol

Here’s my book which I finished while here and put on Amazon:

rapture day!!!

Today is the first day of the Feast of Tabernacles. I preached in church yesterday that lots of folks say it the is the day of rapture. I think so too.
I didn't leave after the rock incident.
I came back.
Yesterday I got to deliver to Atta the message about the RAs Abed

We talked for about a half hour. I wouldn't say I won many arguments but we talked when we were alone

DAd was there and me

everyone had left

He really flipped when I said Jesus was the Son of God

as of this morning my views on piper were 1169

had a little stress today and monotony
at night went with Naj. to Ram. that was fun
came back and got falafel for dad

Y. was mad at me but  I really needed to go because it was dark and dangerous to drive alone there

views up to 1175

By Tuesday morning views up to 1,329

Ras Abed

I stayed after talking with everyone and got a chance to share the Ras Abed story with Atta. I felt I needed to tell him before I leave. It goes like this. When I was a boy I used to always take a Ras Abed from Atta's store and "pay later" they cost five qirish

At the end of one month I was scared because I owed for 90 qirish and I didn't have it. The my step mother Yusara went in and I remember Atta telling her that her husband's son was in debt 90 qirish. She pulled out a dinar and payed off my debt just like that

I told Atta that is what Jesus did. I was in debt before God and Jesus came and died and paid off my debt. With His blood He washed away my sins and the sins of the whole world

Atta went on with typical arguments. He was shocked when I told him Jesus is the Son of God. I tried to explain the difference between "ibn" and "weled" but he wasn't listening

but we started and I, at the end, told him to remember what to do if I wanted a Ras Abed

casting stones

had a pretty good day with Dad went to Ramallah and saw Saleh's bro. then went back later and had kinafa with dad at Samer's hilwiyat. then went home and took car back to N. Then did my usual at Akram's house and walked home. As I did, a large block stone and concrete appearing was thrown in my direction. I saw the youths standing down the street. A girl who was entering a house near where I was walking looked back adn saw the stone and me.
I called friend came to spend night with a friend and told fmaily that my friend had a car accident.
AFter I go to place where I slept I found out a friend acutally had gotten into a car accident - two.
Preached at Chruch about the seven feast. Was well received the high point was effective "I believe the rapture will happen on the feast of Tabernacles, I'm telling you this now because this holiday is tomorrow."

Piper at the Holy Sites

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I am Dr. Khaled’s office. Just spent an hour or so with Saleh’s brother George at the LaVie. Was great He is with the Lord

I just got back from Jerusalem where spent the night after being with Linda, Merilee and xxx. I took them to some Holy Sites and then we went to the Wall. We had dinner at the City of Peace Restaurant, mmmm. So Good. Amazing Coffee.

What was funny is that I prayed that the Lord would help me film myself playing Amazing Grace with Palestnian flute at holy sites.  Last night Betchie filmed me at: 11^th, 5^th stations of the cross: Tower of David; Stephens gate; Amazing Bethesda; Church where Mary was born:  Was so fun. I got about 325 views on one of the videos (Stephen’s Gate) and with all others is about 500 so far. This is the first day.

Yusara being a little skittish these days. She said again ‘Take him…” she wants to get rid of Dad.

I took Dad to mosque yesterday and he walked 90 of the way without me holding his hand. When I got to café by mosque a bunch of men were there. Dad sat by Hussein Dhablan’s group and I went and sat by Amo Issa who almost instantly got up to walk away as if in disgust. When I went inside to take dad’s shoes off, he was telling me not to let go of his hand. I told him Dad walked by himself. He kept insisting …

Whatever.

God heard the desire of my heart which  was kind of crazy to have someone film me at the Holy Sites. He sent three single women – from the Phillipines; Southern Califronia and Northern California. It was great. Thank You Lord Jesus that You hear my smallest desires.
The videos are all on Facebook and have reached 1150 views!!!

https://www.facebook.com/smashni/videos/pcb.10153794874395880/10153794849130880/?type=3&theater

Write like no one's reading

I've been taking dad to the mosque lately after I came back from Cyprus when he went by himself

The first time I went and sat with Amo Isa and other guys in front of cafe and Amo Isa when it was prayer time came and said to dad, "You want to pray and took him by the hand."

A few more times I went and Amo Issa took him in. Another time, a man walked with me up to the mosque with dad. I told him to just sit him in the mosque on a chair and that I'd be there to pick him up.

Almost every time I go up the ramp and take dad by the arm and lead him down. Sometimes someone takes us in their car to the house and sometimes we walk.

Yesterday, as I waited the guy with the long bear (scarily long) who used to always tell me he wanted to talk to me for five minutes, came up to me. He was with his sons. He said, angrily, he just wanted to talk to me for 15 minutes.  I was scared of him last time. This time he's scarier. It seems like God may want me to talk to him becuase he is also the Federal Express representative in Deir Debwan and he got my ATM card from Wells Fargo. There was another letter that came from Wells Fargo and he gave it to Najat. 

I don't know what he wants to say my uncle saw me speaking to him last time I was here in 2013 and he said, "Be careful around those guys. They kill." I jokingly said, "Maybe I'm the sacrifice tonight."

But 

This is the reality I face here. I don't know how many people know about me being a Christian. I know many Christians know me from the TV. I don't know how many here know about me. Last time I was here I was told that someone told my sister they saw me on Youtube. I don't know how many know a few  incidents I've had here

--  I was walking down the street and three young men were walking and one of them said: "He's the one that..."

-- Another time I was walking down the street and three guys were walking down the street and two guys seemed to have to pull back one guy who seemed to be saying the same thing, "He's the one..."

-- I don't know who else knows or what they know.

Every time  I go to the mosque with dad this weighs on me but there hasn't been any confrontation until the bearded man yesterday seemed angry

I don't know what he wants to say

Someone should talk to Fed Ex to tell them who their reps are

Mount of Temptation

A few days ago dad seemed down and I asked him what he wanted he said, "Bidi a Tush," that means I want to go out just have fun. The next day I took Najat's black car and took him out. We drove past Rimon and then through Taibeh. As we did I told Dad we should go back because there might be Israeli checkpoints, he said there were none and that I should continue going. We went all teh way to Jericho down the steep winding roads. When we got there, I saw a bus of tourists at the Mount of Temptation. I stopped and took pictures. Then we came back went to Betien and then came and went to Sheikh Ammar and home.