Should I or Shouldn’t I?
… I could write about the strip search I was forced to endure in Tel Aviv airport. (not nice / not appreciated)
Or, I could write about the dodgy way I got my visa to enter Syria, the so called axis of evil, which is the one of the mot beautiful places I have ever seen.
Or, I could write about the exotic and ancient sites I have seen - Madaba, Amman, Damascus, Bosra, Alepo.
Or, I could write about the amazing people I have met - like the people of Malaalula who still speak Aramaic (the languge of Our Lord), the friars doing an amazing job, the refugees fleeing into Syria and Jordan from Iraq, arheologists and salt-of-the-earth farmers.
But, what I realy really reallly want to ask is: SHOULD I OR SHOULDN’T I TAKE MY BIBLE WITH ME WHEN I VISIT TURKEY NEXT MONTH?
Any advice????
PS. sincere apologies for those who have sent me emails, very limited and slow access means that it will take me a while to respond. But for the record I want you all to know that I am seeing some things that I know I will remember for the rest of my life. Forget what the news folk say and visit Syria and Jordan, apart from Cambodia no other place has had such an affect on me. I am only sorry that I can not share it at any length or share my pictures or use a spell cheque.
PPS. Tomorrow = Lebanon, but I have no visa. I am told that my habit is all the visa I need - I have worn it every day and all day for about a month (without washing it), which is not so unusual amongst the Middle East friars
