last day

I’m on my way back to America. I’m sitting in a pretty disgusting place on the ground floor of the Jerusalem Central Bus station. My plane is at 430 a.m. and I want to leave here at Midnight. It is 3 p.m. now. I have eight hours.

Been a semi  fun day. I walked from the Metropole Hotel, which I noticed had Christian symbols on the door – and a verse of scripture from Song of Solomon: The winter is over and passed and gone…”

I went to the Jewish part on Jaffa Street. I read the portion of scripture where Jesus said: “Go the lost sheep of the house of Israel. “

I  sat and had coffee at a place owned by a Turkish Jewish guy. I asked him: What do you think of Messiah? He didn’t know what that was: I said the Hebrew “Maschiech” and he said he is not religious and doesn’t know about that.

I told him I believe Jesus is the Messiah. He didn’t put up much of a fight but he said he understood Turkish so I said, “Sharku Soylamek Istiyarum.” He smiled. I also told him how I was Muslim and Jesus came to me and changed my life.

There was another guy I asked if he spoke English. He said a little. I asked him What he thought of Messiah. He said “He is come soon.”

I asked “Who is he or what do you know about Him.”

Then I asked if it might be Jesus. He said No because Jesus turned against Judaism and he started telling me about the vanity of Jewish women shaving their heads and wearing wigs.

I tried to tell him about prophecies in Isaiah and Jeremiah. He didn’t understand but he did understand when I said: “He was wounded for our transgressions and punished for our sins.” He said, “I don’t believe that. I said “It’s in your nevim (prophets).” I said Isaiah and Jeremiah and Micah but he didn’t understand.

Then I walked across the street to the Torch Bookshop which it turns out is an Assembly of God bookshop. I talked with the worker there, David for a while. As I talked to him a guy named Bryan came in who knew me from Shevit Achim. We talked a while. He remembered Philip Burg and mentioned Jonathan Miles who I’ve been thinking of recently.

Then I walked over to the Bible Society and met two Messianic believers: Eliazer and I can’t remember the second. We talked a while about Paul’s idea to send the Hebrew Arabic Bibles to the Saudi princes. He said it was a good idea because many converts want to know the original language that Jesus spoke. They said they could not mail the Bibles to Saudi from Israel but that they might be able to from America.

Then they gave me a book called “Rami and Ami” which are about two martyrs for Christ. One killed by Muslims and one injured in a bombing by Jews.

I just read a portion of the one about Ami. It mentions David Ortiz who I remember from Isa Bajalia days.

4 days or 5

am sitting alone at church pretty low energy.

10 Days

Turns out I am going to be here until the 31st not the 29th. Either way its about 10 days until I leave.

I get this paranoia that they are going to play another trick on me to force me to stay here.

I have had some bad encounters with Yusra. I get so angry that she turns Quran on all day long. The other day, I semi exploded, not really.

Today I blew up at Sarah. As usual she came in and started telling me what to do. Take off his shoes. Why is he red? What did you do to him?
I got mad and stormed out and walked around the block -- the long way. Came back and we took off from where we started as if nothing happened.

At 1 a.m. last night Najat called me to go with her to the hospital with Tawfiq's uncle Saleh. I almost got stuck trying to get out in that tight alley. But I got out and we went to hospital.

He has to get a heart stint. He is in ICU for second day.

Its the 22nd today. Tomorrow will take N and kids to trip.

SArah is here right now sitting with Yusra talking. Dad is napping. Quran channel playing in the background.

Cinderella problems

Had blow up with step mom and took off in the midst of pretty distressing times. It was the day after the embassy opening in Jerusalem and the 60 people killed in Gaza. There were riots everywhere. The DCO was closed.
As soon as I left, Rahifa called. I didn't answer at first.
She called back later and she asked if I was leaving that day the 15th. I said no on the 29th.

I went the next day to Jerusalem and was refreshed when I sat in the Church of the Holy Seprluchre reading Psalm 22.

Came back to Ramallah -- first day of Ramadan now.

I called stepmom and apologized for bad words. She said I was just spoiled. Whatever

Came back and prepared message on Pslam 22 which I will share tonight.

poetry

Can't read or write in English or in any other way

But I could speak in seven languages like I was they

I'd sing and laugh they'd come around it was like child's play

Until the storm of 0 13 took it all away

I can't talk, well yes I can, I know what I am saying

But everyone around acts like I am just playing

incredulously they look at one another when I try to talk

And give me an "it's OK look"ng  not tryiTng to understand

Oh Adam did you know what your children would endure

The day you looked away long enough to fall away

Weird (and Wonderful) couple of days.

On Tuesday I went and preached in Ramleh with M. It was good about Azazeel (the Day of Atonement scapegoat).
One guy told me afterwards that it answered questions he's had for three years.

I slept in Ramallah. When I came home Y. seemed on a warpath. She locked front door and opened only the back door. I freaked not sure what was happening. She also added to the pile of tree branches outside our house (I think to irritate Amo. I). I offered to cut the trees and Amo I. even came down with branch cutters to help but she wouldn't have it.

I called M and told him my concerns. Then I called P.J. in Bait Lham. He told me I could come if I needed help. He told me, "You've been shot at..." That made me feel good that someone remembered that.

I went to Najat's house and she told me that her mom did the same to her before and that I shouldn't take it so seriously...

I was planning to preach Thursday about healing...
I fasted Wed. I'm not sure but I think it broke some spiritual power over Y.  (Matt 17:21). The nextsaid  to me "YOu are of hte children of Musa (Moses the prophet)"
I told her if she beleived Islam we'd be more considered the children of Isa (Jesus)

She then said that Moses, Isa and Mohammed are the messengers of Allah, blah, blah blah

Then I asked her, "How could a prophet of God marry a six year old girl?"
She said it was to protect her?
I asked how old he was when he married her? She said "Nine"

I said he was 51. and he had sex with her when she was nine and he was 54

I said how could a prophet of God do that? I said you wouldn't allow your grandaughter to marry a 54 years old man.

Then I told her about Zaynab his daughter in law -- wife

Then I asked aobut 4:34 about beating women.

She said it's only for unfaithful wives. I said "I'll read it to you. YOu don't read I do."

She couldn't answer anything

I feel it was a major crack in the venear of Islam around her.

I kind of feel I heard the Lord tell me, "I could use someone like Y."

She has fierce devotion.


Also, I needed money. I gave to church in Ramleh 20 shekels and said Lord I give this because I need a miracle.

Then I got 200 shekels for preachingat c
I then got 1,000 dollars from D. Brooks on CT3n
Then I got another 150 or so dollars.

I shared at church how I got mad at God and complained and cried but that complaints and tears don't move the hand of God. But faith does.

It was really well received. I preached about healing and then offered to pray for anyone who needed healing. Both M and J were there.

Almsot everyone came up for prayer. One Girl fell under the power. Three told me they were healed.
One (ex Muslim) who had problems with her legs said she was feeling power moving through her legs.

Awesome. Best meeting I've ever done in terms of power of the Holy Spirit moving



Shop owner son also asked me to pray for him knowing I'm Christian. He said he was suffering physically and psychologically.


On my way home saw AbdelAziz. HE said he was mad at me. I jokingly said, "Is it about bamieh?" He joked saying yes. But there is something I'm not sure what. Maybe he has heard about me now. I don't know.

music chip

As usually when I come here I have special music list I listeown n to.  This time around I am really listening alot to Petra, Second Chapter of Acts; November Rain, Stairway to Heaven; Lamb; a few of my own songs Shepherd of Love and Did you mean what you said.


When I take dad to the mosque I drop him off, walk down the hill and up to the coffee stand or to Amir's Bakery listening to the music. The music helps me to walk up the steep incline of the hill to the dawar.

Yusara on a bit of a trip. She  thinks that listeing to the shiekh on TV caused the metal plate on the bottom of the washer to come off. I saw it was off yesterday Iand  I told her so, but she's covinced that it was some demonic thing.

She's being meaner to dad than usual today.