Tours are back

 It's the jewish feast of Purim today. Lots of fun activities throughout the City. Also lots of anti-Christian marches down our street by Jews who use this feast to attack non-Jews. There's no shortage of hatred in this country. I wonder what God taught in the Torah.

Donations of medicine, food 
and solar lamps for the poor

There're so many tourist and pilgrim groups from Singapore and Indonesian. Each day over 500 come to visit our chapel of the 1st Station of the Cross. It's coming back with a vengeance after 2 years of lockdowns. There're not enough tour buses for all the groups and hotels are spilling over. And this will be the situation for the rest of the year. However everything is expensive ... very expensive ... so groups opt to stay in Palestine where it's a fraction cheaper, eat there as well. Also groups opt to visit non-pay sites to reduce cost. And choose walking tours over using the tour bus because the cost of tour buses have tripled. It's unbelievable but people still continue to come. Then they complain.

Thanks to the many groups that have donated many things to the poor and the earthquake victims. Be assured of our prayers and gratitude.

Tomorrow there's a call for massive nationwide protests against the govt again. People are afraid of road closures, no public transport ... but then again many will be joining in the protests. And the govt is pushing through the last reading of the bill so all these protests will be useless. Major companies are pulling out for fear the new law will lead to lawlessness. I just read in the newspaper that one major startup is pulling half a billion dollars and returning to Portugal. Experts are warning of a economic meltdown. But the govt won't care less. Here they will cut off the nose to spite the face.