Storm

Rainbow in the storm

A severe winter storm has been battering us for the past 3 days. It had earlier struck Greece and Cyprus, causing plenty of floods. Now it has hit us. Extremely strong winds, heavy rain and even graupel. This morning a slight dusting of snow fell as well.

I was at the grotto in Bethlehem to celebrate Mass in Chinese last Saturday. It was quite crowded despite the poor weather. Lots of Indians and Indonesians. All the altars were booked at Shepherds Field on Dec 24. But Saturday Dec 27 the grotto was crowded with pilgrims but not for Mass. Anyway I prayed for you all there. 

Sun and storm clouds

And it was very cold.  And the fog was so thick you can't even see the car in front of you. We were coming back to Jerusalem, but as the Checkpoint 300 was closed we needed to make a long detour through Beit Jallah which is high in the mountains. The fog was unbelievable. 

Today was barely 8 degrees. Right now the rains had just stopped and the sun is peeking out from the storm clouds. Don't be fooled. The temp will continue to hover between 7 - 8 degrees for the next few days.

The new medicine Jardiance is making me vomit, nauseous and dizzy every morning. I feel very sick.