church behind the camp

August 9th 2012
The young man's eyes were trained desperately on the two of us. He needed help. Not sure if we could trust him, I kept my mouth shut and let my friend handle it. My friend knew many people in the camp, but this one was unknown. He begged us for help, just five minutes he said. Please come. Why not? So we followed him around the corner to his home and entered. "Do you know Mohannad? The boy ... read more

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more

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I'm Johnny, an American born in 1991 who loves learning foreign languages and traveling! 2010 - China 2010/2011 - Living in Germany and Europe travels 2012 - Jordan and the Holy Land 2013 - Israel/Palestine and Middle East travels I started this blog about my trip to China mostly for family and friends, so they can see a little of where I'm going and what I'm doing, but I've stuck with it after that as a short of hobby and also to preserve the memories and emotions of my travels. "Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated." -Aziz Sha... full info

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