Jitters

Sunrise seen from Herod's Gate

The Amazon is not the only place burning. Greece is also scourged by mountain fires .... and here in the Holy Land we too have massive forest fires. The daytime heat is overwhelming and very dry ... perfect for dry kindle to catch fire. However the nights are cold and humid ... so a heavy fall of dew could put out the forest fires.

And a different type of fire is building up at our northern and southern borders. Lebanon's leaders are whipping up rhetoric to start a war because of the alleged drone attack by Israel in Beirut. Syria too is silently gathering the army at the border. Israel yesterday had already mobilised the army to the border. It won't be a conventional war as promises of an all drone attack is being tossed around in the newspapers. It's star wars in real life. An it'll be very scary. Read these articles:
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-armies-of-drones-are-being-set-up-all-over-the-world-and-israel-isn-t-prepared-1.7758575? fbclid=IwAR1X4833zWRZNu6ciOSI65fbLGl9_Lyz1bzoTPsYDg5zpLd-PhMSyo1I7yY
and
https://www.timesofisrael.com/troops-in-north-gird-for-possible-reprisal-attack-after-hezbollah-threat/?fbclid=IwAR2-GX6hFkJLSr71dJGBDVcJipqnVchEIEyye8QLjpfpHoe27oi3Q3RAQWc
and
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-believes-nasrallah-s-threats-over-lebanon-strikes-braces-for-retaliation-1.7758770?fbclid=IwAR2SBqhRO8QuHekRuivGINI9N_fTh44DUX-Ud1chHU-q8OYebOLvih6XUBQ
and
https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Netanyahu-calls-for-intl-community-to-act-as-tensions-near-boiling-point-599787?fbclid=IwAR1CmhGO2V2-pLzW-i8pVAEAnGqJVeGHNQl6rMuxCVCztWnjK3AW30S4kG0

Boy carries bread
trays

Last Sunday the Greek Orthodox celebrated the sleeping/dormition of the Virgin Mary. They held their early 5am procession of the silver icon of the dead Mary form the HolySepulchre down to the Tomb of the Virgin Mary in the Kidron Valley. This morning there was another solemn procession down to the Tomb but I'm not sure why. The bells of the Holy Sepulchre were clanging from 5am while the noisy crowd made its way pass our house.

School may have started for most students ... but not all are so fortunate. Poorer families need their children to work. The cost of living here is very high and many families are in debt regarding rent, school fees, electric and water bills. You can help a child attend school by sponsoring them.