Blazing with Rach!

When I was in Israel, I took time to catch up on life with my Israeli friend Susie or Shoshanna as she is called.  I met her in Seoul, South Korea at Onnuri English Ministry where we were members.  And we were also part of the Intercessory team. So, it was good to meet with Shoshanna in Bat Yam.  She travelled 1.5 hours y bus to join me for lunch. I discovered that Shoshanna has been painting, working mainly with oils.  She is interested to showcase oil paintings that have a Biblical theme.  She is passionate about expressing the joy and peace through her colorful paintings. Do visit  Shoshanna's Paintings .        Shoshanna's paintings can be bought as originals or in prints.  These paintings are a wonderful gift to give away or to be personally appreciated.  Colors play a big part in her paintings. You can contact Shoshanna through the link above.  If you are in Haifa, you might even want to meet with her .   Invite this Israeli artist to showcase her pain

Six years ago in 2010, I visited the Holy Land as part of a sabbatical gift to myself.  I wanted to step where the Lord Jesus had stepped.  My desire was fulfilled. Wearing Palestinian Shoes One of the key and first places I visited then was the little town of Bethlehem in Palestine.  I stayed with a Palestinian Baptist pastor's family.  They were hospitable and over tea, I asked a lot of questions about their life and culture.  I was familiar with Arab culture but even among Arabs, life would be different in different places.  Bethlehem came across to me as a city with people struggling with poverty. On Palm Sunday in 2010, I joined a Palestinian Christian family to queue with hundreds of other Palestinians at the checkpoint.  We needed to walk through this long, closed corridor to get our identities checked.  Meanwhile, I saw young Palestinian families with crying toddlers waiting patiently.  I saw elderly frail-looking Palestinians hanging onto their canes, waiting pat