https://jpburgess.me/2020/12/24/theres-room-for-one-more/2020-12-25T02:05:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2020/05/02/together-apart/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/img_8711.jpgIMG_87112020-05-02T22:49:35+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2019/12/24/christmas-2019-most-welcome/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/fullsizeoutput_50be.jpegfullsizeoutput_50bePrescott siblings 1966. FIrst Christmas without mom.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/family-at-lake-mac.jpgFamily at Lake Mac2019-12-25T15:51:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2019/04/20/holy-week-reflection/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5943.jpgIMG_5943https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5969.jpgIMG_5969https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5967.jpgIMG_5967https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/img_5965.jpgIMG_59652019-04-20T23:35:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/11/27/the-sacred-heart-of-jesus/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_6862.jpgIMG_6862https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5919.jpgIMG_5919Holding up together, St. Benedict Center, Schuyler, Nebraska, June, 2018.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5922.jpgIMG_5922In the middle of the Labyrinth, St. Benedict Center, Schuyler, Nebr., June, 2018.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5896.jpgIMG_5896Labyrinth, Creighton Retreat Center, Griswold, Iowa, June, 2018.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_5891.jpgIMG_5891https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/img_6856-2.jpgIMG_6856 2First communion scapular from 1966.2018-11-27T22:34:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/07/28/remembrance-and-community/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-10-two-sided-sheet-of-syriac-hymns-13th-century-ce-beirut-national-museum.jpgDay 10 Two-sided sheet of Syriac hymns, 13th century, CE, Beirut National MuseumTwo-sided sheet of Syriac hymns, ink on paper, Beirut National Museum.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-10-tombstone-of-theoros-and-alaphatha.jpgDay 10 Tombstone of Theoros and AlaphathaTombstone of Theoros and Alaphatha, Beirut National Museumhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-10-rev-najla-lifts-the-cup-in-remembrance.jpgDay 10 Rev. Najla lifts the cup in remembranceRev. Najla lifts the cup in remembrancehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-10-rev-najla-breaks-the-bread-in-remembrance.jpgDay 10 Rev. Najla breaks the bread in remembranceRev. Najla breaks the bread in remembrancehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-10-marilyn-grace-reem-iraqi-refugee-and-old-volunteer-sheryl-evangeline-rola-and-julie.jpgDay 10 Marilyn, Grace, Reem (Iraqi refugee and OLD volunteer), Sheryl, Evangeline, Rola and JulieMarilyn, Grace, Reem (refugee from Mosul, Iraq, who serves at OLD), Sheryl, Evangeline, Rola, me2018-07-30T12:39:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/07/27/city-of-hope/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-9-petra-and-elias-jabbour-surround-marilyn-at-the-city-of-hope.jpgDay 9 Petra and Elias Jabbour surround Marilyn at the city of hope.Our worship leaders Petra and Elias Jabbour surround our trip leader Marilyn Borst on the steps of the Cedar House in the city of hope.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-9-evangeline-marilyn-julie-and-sheryl-on-the-terrace.jpgDay 9 Evangeline, Marilyn, Julie and Sheryl on the terrace.Evangeline, Marilyn, Me and Sheryl on the center's terrace for afternoon coffee.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-9-amal-which-means-hope-of-sweida-sits-with-marilyn-this-afternoon.jpgDay 9 Amal (which means hope) of Sweida, sits with Marilyn this afternoon.Amal (which means hope) sits with Marilyn on the terrace. Amal is from Sweida, the town that lost over 200 in a terrorist attack on Wednesday.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-9-julie-brings-the-message-about-the-journey-of-hope-her-sister-jana-on-the-screen-behind.jpgDay 9 Julie brings the message about the journey of hope, her sister Jana on the screen behind.I get the chance to tell about my sister Jana, on the screen behind me, as I speak of our journey of hope.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-9-city-of-hope.jpgDay 9 City of HopeDhour Chouier women's conference's City of Hope2018-07-28T15:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/07/24/houses-of-hope/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_3848.jpgIMG_3848https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_3831-2.jpgIMG_3831 2https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_3885.jpgIMG_3885https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_3866.jpgIMG_38662018-07-26T12:44:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/07/23/roads-and-boundaries/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_6218.jpgIMG_6218Ducks on the Israeli side of the river. There is no border for them.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-4-worship-with-deir-mimas-congregation.jpgDay 4 Worship with Deir Mimas congregationWorship with Deir Memas congregation, July 22, 2018.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-4-wezani-river-with-checkpoints-on-top-of-the-hill.jpgDay 4 Wezani River with checkpoints on top of the hillLunch along the Wezani River, dividing line in this place between Lebanon and Israel. You can see the watch posts at the very top of the hill.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-4-our-team-with-dr-assad-skoury.jpgDay 4 Our team with Dr. Assad SkouryDr. Assad Skoury surrounded by our team as we assembled in his clinic located inside the church.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-4-map-in-julies-bible-showing-tyre-at-the-top-left.jpgDay 4 Map in Julie's Bible showing Tyre at the top leftMap from my Bible showing Tyre on the west coast of the land near the top. Deir Mimas would be just a bit south of Caesarea Philippi.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-4-deir-mimas-churches.jpgDay 4 Deir Mimas churcheshttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-4-adon-naaman-and-george-shammas-syrian-seminary-students.jpgDay 4 Adon Naaman and George Shammas, Syrian seminary students2018-07-23T14:16:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/07/19/commencement/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/img_2377.jpgIMG_2377https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-1-two-day-old-boy-in-zahle-refugee-camp.jpgDay 1 Two-day old boy in Zahle refugee campTwo-day old boy in Zahle refugee camphttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-1-tof-team-surrounds-kab-elias-principal-ramak-aboud.jpgDay 1 TOF team surrounds Kab Elias principal Ramak AboudEvangeline, Marilyn, Ramak, me, Sheryl in Ramak's office at Kab Elias school. Next fall this room will become a much needed classroom.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-1-ramak-gives-commencement-speech.jpgDay 1 Ramak gives commencement speechRamak gives the commencement speechhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-1-izdihar-preaches-the-gospel.jpgDay 1 Izdihar preaches the gospelIzdihar preaches the gospelhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/day-1-evangeline-gets-close-with-sweet-kids-at-kab-elias-school.jpgDay 1 Evangeline gets close with sweet kids at Kab Elias schoolEvangeline gets close with sweet kids at Kab Elias refugee school2018-07-20T16:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/04/22/the-tree-of-life/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-5-an-olive-tree-newly-planted-in-hope.jpgDay 5 An olive tree newly planted in hopeAn olive tree newly planted in hope.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-5-rev-tom-preaches-about-ananias-while-rev-nuhad-tomeh-translates.jpgDay 5 Rev. Tom preaches about Ananias while Rev. Nuhad Tomeh translatesRev. Tom Boone of Bethel Presbyterian Church in Cornelius, North Carolina, preaches while Rev. Nuhad Tomeh, of The Outreach Foundation, translates.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day-5-rev-jim-wood-receives-a-stone-of-the-old-aleppo-church-from-rev-ibrahim.jpgDay 5 Rev. Jim Wood receives a stone of the old Aleppo church from Rev. IbrahimRev. Jim Wood of First Presbyterian Church, Norfolk, Virginia, receives a stone from the demolished Presbyterian church in Aleppo from Rev. Ibrahim Nseir.2018-04-23T05:05:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/04/19/between-the-lines/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/hadi-ghantous.jpgHadi GhantousRev. Hadi Ghantoushttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mhardeh-berm.jpgMhardeh bermThe berm in Mahardehhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dr-al-shabbs-square.jpgDr. Al Shabb's squareLines on the crane paperhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_5214.jpgIMG_5214Terrace lines near Dhour Chouierhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_5213.jpgIMG_5213Lines of prayer cranes2018-04-19T18:31:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/04/18/gathering-2/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/tof-team.jpgTOF teamOur team from The Outreach Foundation, based in Franklin, Tennessee, www.theoutreachfoundation.orghttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day1-najla-mofid.jpgDay1 Najla MofidPastor Najla Kassab of Beirut, Lebanon, and Pastor Mofid Karajili of Homs, Syriahttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day1-marilyn-julie-joseph.jpgDay1 Marilyn Julie JosephTOF associate director and leader of our team, Marilyn Borst, me, Pastor Joseph Kassab, general secretary of the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon, based in Beirut.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/day1-consultation-begins.jpgDay1 consultation beginsOpening day of the consultation: Many nations, one body.2018-04-19T00:15:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/04/15/why-do-i-go/2018-04-18T08:43:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/03/30/vah-sayers-invited-to-the-table/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_8981.jpgIMG_8981A service of Holy Communion in Tripoli, Lebanon, January, 2018.2018-03-31T18:54:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/03/24/gathering/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_5174.jpgIMG_5174https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/img_5170-2.jpgIMG_5170 2Mike and Barb light the sage as Jana watches.2018-03-25T18:17:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/01/18/bursting-at-the-seams/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/day-12-our-team-with-rev-mikhael-nadej-their-daughter-nour-and-the-korean-missionaries-in-sidon-church.jpgDay 12 Our team with Rev. Mikhael, Nadej, their daughter Nour and the Korean missionaries in Sidon churchOur team with Rev. Mikhael and Nadej Sbeit, their daughter Nour, and their Korean missionary partners. (Sidon)https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/day-12-koren-missionaries-in-sidon-help-our-two-jacks-purchase-items-resulting-from-their-ministry-with-syrian-refugees.jpgDay 12 Koren missionaries in Sidon help our two Jacks purchase items resulting from their ministry with Syrian refugeesThe Korean missionary couple in Sidon help our two Jacks purchase some of the needlework produced by Syrian refugee women.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/day-12-hanan-and-julie-with-some-of-her-creations-soon-to-be-appearing-in-a-kitchen-in-omaha.jpgDay 12 Hanan and Julie with some of her creations soon to be appearing in a kitchen in OmahaHanan and Julie with some of the items she has handmade, which will soon take up residence in our kitchen. (Tyre)https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/day-12-first-grade-classroom-in-tyre-tucked-in-space-at-the-back-of-the-sanctuary.jpgDay 12 First grade classroom in Tyre tucked in space at the back of the sanctuaryFirst grade Syrian students from the refugee camps squeezed into a classroom at the back of the sanctuary. (Tyre)2018-04-07T03:58:20+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/01/13/i-believe-in-the-remnant/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/rev-michel-boughous-yazdieh-church.jpgRev. Michel Boughous, Yazdieh ChurchRev. Michael Boughos, Yazdieh Churchhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/rev-ibrahim-nsier-aleppo-church.jpgRev. Ibrahim Nsier, Aleppo ChurchRev. Ibrahim Nsier, Aleppo Churchhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/rev-firas-ferah-qamishli-church.jpgRev. Firas Ferah, Qamishli ChurchRev. Firas Ferah, Qamishli Churchhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/rev-boutros-zaour-damascus-church.jpgRev. Boutros Zaour, Damascus ChurchRev. Boutros Zaour, Damascus Churchhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/marilyn-with-mathilde-sabbagh-hasakeh-church.jpgMarilyn with Mathilde Sabbagh, Hasakeh ChurchMarilyn Borst with Mathilde Sabbagh, pastor of Hasakeh Churchhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/day-8-ancient-olive-tree-at-aub-copy.jpgDay 8 Ancient olive tree at AUB copyThe old olive tree at AUB still sprouting branches of life.2018-01-13T08:25:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/01/11/waiting-for-aleppo/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_1574.jpgIMG_15742015 with the Nsier family in Lebanon. Elinor (now 16), Assis Ibrihim, Tami, Matthew (now 14) and Lutha (now 10)https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/salam-julie-steve-ibrihim-marilyn.jpgSalam, Julie, Steve, Ibrihim, MarilynRev. Salam Hanna of Latakia, me, Steve, Rev. Ibrihim Nsier of Aleppo, Marilyn Borst of The Outreach Foundation, my leader and mentor.2018-01-12T22:29:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/01/08/sewing-school/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pict0001.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180108_110530.jpg20180108_110530https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180108_105658.jpg20180108_105658https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180108_105426.jpg20180108_1054262018-01-09T19:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/01/07/encounter/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/100_0269.jpg100_0269Baalbek, Temple of the Sun, 2010https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/20180107_103658.jpg20180107_103658Rev. Nuhad Tomeh and Rev. Rola Sleiman offer the words of institution.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_4962-2.jpgIMG_4962 2https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_4961-2.jpgIMG_4961 2https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_4957-2.jpgIMG_4957 2https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_4964-2.jpgIMG_4964 22018-01-07T16:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2018/01/05/belmarouf-with-what-is-known-to-be-good/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/day-2-nessl-leaders.jpgDay 2 NESSL leadersRev. Joseph Kassab, general secretary of NESSL; Dr. Johnny Awad, New Testament professor at NEST; Rev. Lisa Culpepper, South Caroline and TOF team memberhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/day-1-tof-team-at-nest.jpgDay 1 TOF team at NESTTOF team outside of NESThttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/day-1-nest-class-of-1997.jpgDay 1 NEST class of 1997NEST class of 19972018-01-06T19:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2017/12/25/the-family-gathers/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_4890.jpgIMG_4890https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_4891.jpgIMG_4891https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/img_4889.jpgIMG_48892017-12-25T17:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2017/10/02/new-days-redemptive-psalm/2017-10-03T04:57:08+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2017/09/22/we-are-marked/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4354.jpgIMG_4354https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_4353.jpgIMG_43532017-09-22T23:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2017/09/13/incarnational-witness-in-washington-d-c/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_2016.jpgIMG_20162017-09-14T01:55:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2017/08/14/feast-day-of-maximilian-kolbe/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/img_4811.jpg2017-08-15T00:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2017/06/03/the-kindness-of-strangers/2017-06-05T14:31:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2017/01/16/a-days-contrasts/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_3090.jpgimg_3090Sarcophagi lined up in the Beirut National Museumhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_3078.jpgimg_307813th century children's clothing in the Beirut National Museumhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_3076.jpgimg_3076Standing outside the Nicholas Sursock Museum in Beirut is "The Weeping Women." This sculpture depicts two women, one Christian and one Muslim, mourning together in the loss of sons to senseless wars.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_3052.jpgimg_3052Grace and Rula of Our Lady Dispensary in Beirut are the smiling presence for refugees of wars in Iraq and Syria.2017-01-17T20:05:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/12/27/o-holy-night/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/15740751_10211438722274199_4657497256410435989_n.jpg15740751_10211438722274199_4657497256410435989_n2016-12-28T01:33:33+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/11/30/celebrating-christmas/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/martha-stewart-tree.jpgmartha-stewart-tree2016-12-02T21:31:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/11/25/jesus-christ-liberator/2016-11-26T21:14:51+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/11/11/holy-tears/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/13734888_10209919362811162_3837501262333537271_o.jpg13734888_10209919362811162_3837501262333537271_oNawal, me, Nisryn, Ain al Kassis, Lebanon, July, 2016https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/229881_4665888375657_1360508277_n.jpg229881_4665888375657_1360508277_nWith the Presbyterian church in Aleppo, Syria, August, 2010.2016-11-11T23:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/07/25/the-table-spread-for-all/2016-07-25T10:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/07/23/out-of-the-cocoon/2016-07-23T16:29:05+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/07/23/sights-and-sounds-laughter-and-tears/2016-07-23T16:28:13+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/07/20/what-is-the-question/2016-07-21T04:51:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/07/20/stories-of-gratitude-shukran/2016-07-21T04:51:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/07/18/today-we-pray/2016-07-18T18:55:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/07/16/a-day-for-culture/2016-07-17T04:49:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/07/16/building-something-beautiful/2016-07-17T04:48:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/07/14/connecting-up-with-our-partners/2016-07-15T14:56:02+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/07/06/the-work-of-peace/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/peace.jpgpeace.jpg2016-07-10T18:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/06/08/love-like-francis-just-like-the-sisters/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mt-st-francis-xaveria-termehr.jpgMt St Francis Xaveria Termehrhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mt-st-francis-photo-redone-with-us.jpgMt St Francis photo redone with ushttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mt-st-francis-mission-statement.jpgMt St Francis mission statementhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mt-st-francis-love-like-francis.jpgMt St Francis Love like Francishttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mt-st-francis-last-supper.jpgMt St Francis last supperhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/mt-st-francis-bw-of-sac-grandma-and-mom.jpgMt St Francis b&w of SAC GRandma and Mom2016-06-09T04:07:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/04/21/the-church-the-church-the-church/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bloudon-church-family.jpgBloudon church familyThe Bloudan church elders and women's leaders on the chancel of the church. Assis Feras Ferah, who is pastoring the churches in Hasakeh, Kamishli and Malkieh in the northeast, is from this church. Many of these people are family to him. His mother is embraced by Marilyn Borst in the center.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/thumb_dsc00534_1024.jpgthumb_DSC00534_1024Assis Ma'an Bitar and wife Gwath Hanna of Mahardeh. Ma'an also pastors the church in Hama which is nearby.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/thumb_dsc00531_1024.jpgthumb_DSC00531_1024The children, teachers and staff of the Mahardeh KG. The little five-year-olds on the far right will graduate in May.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/najwas-chair.jpgNajwa's chairElder Najwa's home in Homs, now fully restored. This chair is the only one of her belongings to survive ISIS, but her home is filled with the love and light of Jesus, as she lives here with here brother and sister.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/michelline-in-aunt-monas-house.jpgMichelline in Aunt Mona's houseMichelline Koudmani in her Aunt' Mona's house which is currently under reconstruction.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bloudon-church.jpgBloudon churchThe Presbyterian church in Bloudan, Syria.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/bloudon-children-in-worship.jpgBloudon children in worshipThe Bloudan KG kids lead us in worship.2016-04-21T16:25:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/04/21/trip-blog-2/2016-04-21T16:03:09+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/04/21/trip-blog/2016-04-21T16:00:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/04/15/encountering-the-other/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/rev-tim-mcclaremont-offers-christs-body.jpgRev Tim McClaremont offers Christ's bodyRev. Tim McCalmont from California offers Christ's body, broken for us all.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/consultation-members-visit-syrian-ambassador.jpgConsultation members visit Syrian ambassadorMany of the members of the consultation in Lebanon meet with the Syrian ambassador to Lebanon in dialogue about the situation in Syria.2016-04-15T17:03:20+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/04/14/jars-of-clay/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/syrian-pastors-april-2016.jpgSyrian pastors April 2016The eight Presbyterian pastors serving in Syria (back row left to right) Jacoub Sabbaagh, Fairouzeh; Mofid Karajieli, Homs; Salam Hanna, Latakia; Elias Jabour, Aleppo; (front row left to right) Firas Ferah, Hasakeh, Kamishli and Malkieh; Ma'an Bitar, Mahardeh and Hama; Butros Zaour, Damascus; and Ibrahim Nsier.2016-04-15T03:01:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/04/12/in-the-boat-with-jesus/2016-04-12T17:00:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/04/11/new-clothes/2016-04-11T16:49:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/04/09/narrowing-the-distance/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/20160409-cranes-photo.jpg20160409 cranes photo2016-04-10T00:21:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/04/03/evening-prayer-2-april-2016/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_9751.jpg2016-04-03T23:45:30+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/03/24/three-years-ago-24-march-2016/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/scan-131780025.jpgCathy is the little girl in the front, right in the middle. Susan is keeping her in check!2016-03-24T21:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/03/15/the-beloved-community/2016-03-16T02:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/03/05/theology-classmates/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/thl110-class-on-final-night.jpgTHL110 class on final night2016-03-07T15:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/02/06/voices-of-anger-voices-of-peace/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/homs-peace-signs.jpgHoms peace signs2016-02-13T02:28:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/01/10/heartburn/2016-01-11T20:02:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/01/03/julie-and-julia-in-church/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/julie-and-julia-in-church-e1451850841870.jpgJulie and Julia in church2016-01-03T21:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2016/01/01/525600-minutes/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/julie-in-the-castle-of-perseverance.jpgJulie in the Castle of PerseveranceMy sister Susan took this picture as walked on my birthday. On UNO's campus, it is the Castle of Perserverance, one my favorite places.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/julia-child-steve.jpgJulia Child Steve2016-01-01T22:48:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/12/23/light-in-the-dark-places/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/p1080389.jpgP10803892015-12-23T22:54:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/12/16/birthday-season-choir/2015-12-17T21:07:21+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/12/04/all-is-well/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/lemon-sisters-2007.jpgLemon Sisters 2007The Lemon Sisters sing for the first time, West Hills Church Super Supper, 2007. Kathy Padilla, me, Pam Kragt2015-12-05T17:26:31+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/11/26/thanksgiving-2015/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/paper-cranes-carslow-7.jpgPaper cranes Carslow 7Flanked by Rev. Kate Kotfila of Cambridge, New York, and my new friend Mahsen, from Hasakeh, Syria, we fold peace cranes together.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kirkuk-church-steps-2012.jpgKirkuk church steps 2012Kirkuk, Iraq, November, 2012, with The Outreach Foundation. The gentleman in the front row, second from the left, is now the patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, His Grace, Louis Raphael Sako.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dsc00492.jpgDSC00492Six siblings at the memorial service for the seventh, our baby sister Cathy.2015-11-28T00:01:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/11/17/welcomed-to-the-table/2015-11-17T19:33:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/11/09/fathers-loved-fathers-lost/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/daddys-last-easter-2007-2.jpgDaddy's last Easter 2007-2Easter Sunday, 2007. Daddy is on the far right of the couch in the light blue shirt. https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0019-e1447111963322.jpgIMG_00192015-11-10T04:51:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/10/31/a-prayer-to-open-a-new-door/2015-11-01T18:37:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/10/02/dona-nobis-pacem-rest-stops/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/song.jpgSonghttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_1980.jpgIMG_1980https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_20111.jpgIMG_2011https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_19671.jpgIMG_1967https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/st-margaret-marys-st-francis.jpgSt Margaret Mary's St Francishttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/st-margaret-marys-peace.jpgSt Margaret Mary's Peacehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2011.jpgIMG_2011https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2007.jpgIMG_20072015-10-02T19:25:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/09/28/family-ties/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/julie-and-steve-and-family-on-wedding-day.jpgJulie and Steve and family on wedding day2015-09-29T13:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/09/14/dancing-in-church/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2048-e1442250007801.jpgIMG_2048https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_2047.jpgIMG_20472015-09-15T13:21:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/09/09/more-walking-memories/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/what-ive-learned.jpgWhat I've learned2015-09-09T18:47:22+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/09/01/remembering-while-i-walk/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/norden-chute.jpgNorden chute2015-09-09T15:05:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/08/09/finding-peace-at-gate-g5-in-rome/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/paper-crane-gate-g5-rome.jpgPaper crane gate G5 Rome2015-09-08T02:05:08+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/08/01/mystic-sweet-communion-the-outreach-foundation/2015-08-01T20:48:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/07/31/filling-our-buckets-the-outreach-foundation/2015-07-31T20:12:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/07/30/send-us-rain-the-outreach-foundation/2015-07-30T20:13:33+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/07/29/a-good-time-is-had-by-all-the-outreach-foundation/2015-07-29T16:02:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/07/28/family-reunions-the-outreach-foundation/2015-07-28T13:41:44+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/07/27/like-water-in-the-desert-the-outreach-foundation/2015-07-27T14:39:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/07/27/the-family-gathered-abiding-in-grace-the-outreach-foundation/2015-07-27T13:09:29+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/07/25/a-tree-grows-in-lebanon-the-outreach-foundation/2015-07-25T20:52:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/07/24/faithful-women-on-the-road-beirut-lebanon-july-24-2015-the-outreach-foundation/2015-07-25T04:20:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/07/24/trip-blog-the-outreach-foundation/2015-07-25T04:11:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/07/16/thursday-in-the-new-normal/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/july-16-cipollini-onions.jpgJuly 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card2015-07-06T23:59:05+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/01/28/praying-for-the-enemy/2015-07-06T23:48:36+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/03/01/memory-loss/2015-07-06T23:42:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/06/18/i-cry-out-to-you-lord-hear-my-prayer/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20141002_202003329_ios.jpg20141002_202003329_iOS2015-06-18T16:13:05+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/06/16/peace-in-the-garden/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/peace-pole-in-the-garden.jpgPeace pole in the gardenhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/paper-cranes-323-total.jpgPaper cranes 323 totalhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/garden-panorama.jpggarden panoramahttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/daylilies.jpgdaylilieshttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/daisies-and-cranesbill.jpgDaisies and cranesbill2015-06-17T18:50:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/06/02/protection-while-we-sleep/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_1627.jpgIMG_1627Tony in between Marilyn and I, Syria, November, 2014.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_1429.jpgIMG_1429On the grounds of the St. George Monastery near Homs, Syria, with our national guardsmen. Sami is third from the left. God rest his soul.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/img_1261.jpgIMG_1261Steve and I on the top of the Krak de Chevaliers, Wadi al Nassara, Syria, November, 2014.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/paper-crane-sami-sadeeh.jpgPaper crane Sami Sadeehhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sami-sadeeh-syrian-national-guardsman-from-safita.jpgSami Sadeeh Syrian national guardsman from Safita2015-06-03T19:37:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/05/22/209-one-at-a-time/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/paper-cranes-dona-nobis-pacem.jpgPaper cranes dona nobis pacemhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/paper-cranes-209.jpgPaper cranes 2092015-05-25T15:55:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/05/15/dona-nobis-pacem/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/paper-cranes-in-vitro.jpgPaper cranes in vitrohttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/paper-cranes.jpgPaper craneshttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/paper-cranes-shaheen-tomeh.jpgPaper cranes Shaheen Tomehhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/paper-cranes-prayers-ascending.jpgPaper cranes prayers ascendinghttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/paper-cranes-micah-6-8.jpgPaper cranes Micah 6 82015-05-16T13:28:07+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/04/30/loaves-and-fishes/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/amish-friendship-bread.jpgAmish friendship bread2015-05-01T15:27:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/04/17/teaching-chemistry/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/crampton-yearbook-signature1.jpgCrampton yearbook signature"Dear Julie, I will miss you so much next year. I have enjoyed having you in chemistry and in my H.R. You are one of the very special students I have ever had at Westside. I wish you the best of everything in the future. Your Chem teacher, Mr. Crampton. Remember the Bartley Bomber."https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/crampton-yearbook-signature.jpgCrampton yearbook signaturehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/crampton-owh-article.jpgCrampton OWH articlehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/crampton-ice-cream-invite.jpgCrampton ice cream invite2017-08-11T20:07:54+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/04/14/the-politics-of-hope/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/crabapple-tree-in-bloom.jpgcrabapple tree in bloom2015-04-14T20:05:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/03/26/three-days/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cathy-and-mommys-headstones-2014.jpgCathy and Mommy's headstones 20142015-03-26T18:02:09+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/03/17/sounding-stones/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sounding-stones-panorama.jpgsounding stones panoramahttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sounding-stone-submission.jpgsounding stone submissionhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sounding-stone-simplicity.jpgsounding stone simplicityhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sounding-stone-humility.jpgsounding stone humilityhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sounding-stone-community.jpgsounding stone communityhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sounding-stone-brokenness.jpgsounding stone brokenness2017-12-21T22:38:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/02/18/prayer-of-solidarity-in-a-string-of-beads/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/adeebs-prayer-beads.jpgAdeeb's prayer beadshttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/rosary.jpgRosaryhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/glass-stone.jpgGlass stonehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/bowl-of-glass-stones.jpgBowl of glass stones2015-02-20T04:30:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/02/09/assis-ibrahim-from-aleppo/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_0936.jpgIMG_09362015-02-11T17:17:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/02/04/shoveling-with-st-francis/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pine-tree-with-bent-top.jpgPine tree with bent tophttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/dundee-church-tower.jpgDundee Church tower2015-02-05T13:04:33+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/02/01/sunday-snow/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/snow-from-front-car-window.jpgSnow from front car windowhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/elmwood-panorama-2.jpgElmwood panorama 2https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/elmwood-panorama-1.jpgElmwood panorama 12015-02-02T02:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/01/16/yazdieh/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1617.jpgIMG_1617That's me, sandwiched between Huda and Rev. Michel Boughos of Yazdieh, Syria, in their home.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1597.jpgIMG_1597Bassam, the veterinarian from Qusayr, helps unload the truck for the food parcels.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1588.jpgIMG_1588Steve helped unload the truck as it delivered the last three parts of the food parcels.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1459.jpgIMG_1459Bassam tells part of his story as Rev. Nuhad Tomeh translates for us. (Nuhad has been a part of each trip I have been on with The Outreach Foundation. Yazdieh is his home.)https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1456.jpgIMG_1456Steve preparing to read Psalm 46 as Rev. Michel introduces him.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_1451.jpgIMG_1451The church bell in its tower at the National Evangelical Church of Yazdieh, Syria.2015-01-16T23:35:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2015/01/09/great-is-thy-faithfulness/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/photo-greatisthyfaithfulness.jpgphoto-greatisthyfaithfulness2015-01-12T15:48:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/12/31/2014-in-review/2014-12-31T18:56:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/12/24/the-best-christmas-gift/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1965-christmas-card-inside.jpg1965 Christmas card insideThe inside of the 1965 Christmas card with a simple message.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1965-christmas-card-front.jpg1965 Christmas card frontThe front of the 1965 Christmas card with all seven Prescott children. Cathy would have just celebrated her first birthday on December 7.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1965-christmas-card-back.jpg1965 Christmas card backThe back side of the 1965 Christmas card with our dog Candy. Uncle Bob gave us this Saint Bernard puppy earlier in the year.2020-12-28T19:09:35+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/12/22/she-22-december-2014/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_24061.jpgIMG_2406https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_2408.jpgIMG_2408https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_2406.jpgFeatured Image -- 6882014-12-23T16:41:19+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/12/21/a-christmas-poem-2011/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/in-joe-mbiys-house-2001.jpgIn Joe Mbiy's house 2001Inside Joe Mbiy's home in Kumbo, Cameroon, summer 2001. This was the second time I had met Joe. The first was in Germany the year before. He has now completed seminary and been ordained as a pastor in the Presbyterian Church of Cameroon.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/george-with-christmas-nose.jpgGeorge with Christmas noseAt a West Hills Church staff Christmas party at my house, probably Christmas 2010.2014-12-22T13:44:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/12/19/the-birthday-season/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1962-christmas-card.jpg1962 Christmas card1962: George, Jana, Julie, Susan, Mike (no new babies this year)https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1963-christmas-card.jpg1963 Christmas card1963: George, Jana, Julie, Susan, Mike, Baby Sallyhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1961-christmas-card.jpg1961 Christmas card1961: Baby Mike, Susan, Julie, Jana, Georgehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1960-christmas-card.jpg1960 Christmas card1960: Baby Susan, Julie, Jana, Georgehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1959-christmas-card.jpg1959 Christmas card1959: Jana, George, Julie (no new babies this year.)https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1957-christmas-card.jpg1957 Christmas card1957: George, Baby Janahttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1956-christmas-card.jpg1956 Christmas card1956: Baby George (this is the only one that is an actual original photo)https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/inside-of-1958-christmas-card.jpgInside of 1958 Christmas cardMy birth announcement inside the 1958 Christmas card.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/front-of-1958-christmas-card.jpgFront of 1958 Christmas card1958: Jana, Baby Julie, Georgehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/engagement-ring.jpgEngagement ring2014-12-20T01:17:59+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/12/12/the-two-lane-journey/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_1445.jpgIMG_1445This is me with Toeh (on the right) with her mom (in the middle). These are middle class folks, just like me and my family.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_1396.jpgIMG_1396This is a typical picture of what it looked like driving down that two-lane highway through destroyed and empty towns.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/julie-with-elderly-man-at-amr-hosan.jpgJulie with elderly man at Amr HosanThis man is an electrical engineer in a place that receives only four hours of electricity per day. (Amr Hosan)https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pc-at-amar-al-hasan.jpgPC at Amar al HasanWorshiping at the church in Amr Hosan with Syrian families who have been displaced from elsewhere.2014-12-13T14:23:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/12/10/reunion-in-lattakia/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/julie-lamis-bitar-and-marilyn-at-latakkia-church.jpgJulie Lamis Bitar and Marilyn at Latakkia church2014-12-10T21:54:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/12/02/on-meeting-mazar-in-homs/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/in-the-churchyard-of-the-jesuit-monastery-homs.jpgIn the churchyard of the Jesuit monastery Homshttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_1158.jpgIMG_1158https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscn1601.jpgDSCN1601https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dscn1579.jpgDSCN1579https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/homs-christians-with-fr-frans-e1417562370838.jpgHoms Christians with Fr Frans2014-12-02T23:30:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/11/28/stations-of-the-cross/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1224.jpgIMG_1224The old city of Homs, Syria, from the rooftop of a bombed mosque.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1185.jpgIMG_1185Cross-shaped hole in the roof of the National Evangelical (Presbyterian) Church of Homs, Syria.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1181.jpgIMG_1181The crater left to the basement of Our Lady of Peace Melkite Catholic Church in Homs, Syria. This is where the pulpit used to be.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1159.jpgIMG_1159The resting place of Fr. Frans vander Lugt, at the Jesuit Monastery in the old city of Homs, Syria. https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1154.jpgIMG_1154Mutilated face of Jesus Christ on a mosaic at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the 40 Martyrs, Homs, Syria.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1137.jpgIMG_1137Fr. Ibrahim presents us with the gift of an icon at Notre Dame of the Belt, the Syrian Catholic Church in the old city of Homs, Syria.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1082.jpgIMG_1082Msgr. Kassab, bishop of the Syrian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Homs, Syria.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_1064.jpgIMG_1064With one of the parishioners inside St. Maroun Maronite Catholic Church in Homs, Syria.2018-02-15T22:44:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/11/21/kab-elias-lebanon/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0927.jpgIMG_0927About halfway up the stairs of the former Kab Elias Evangelical School compound there is a door to your right. Inside is the small church where worship is still held on Sundays. Now part of the worshiping community are the refugees from Syria who are living here.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0942.jpgIMG_0942Elder Moussa of the Aleppo Presbyterian Church and his daughter Fibi.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0939.jpgIMG_0939Looking down at the stairs below from top of the Kab Elias school, now apartments for refugees.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0937.jpgIMG_0937Ziad from Homs.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0960.jpgIMG_0960This is the view out of Dunia's window, looking to the church steeple with its bell.2015-03-24T23:50:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/11/17/bringing-the-word/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/img_0827.jpgIMG_0827In the chapel at NEST with my well-worn, broken-spined journal of travels with the living Christ in Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. I always take it with me, even though the people are engraved on my heart.2014-11-17T15:43:03+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/11/14/traveling-with-the-church/2014-11-14T23:16:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/16/abraham-father-of-many/2015-06-04T19:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/posts/2014-11-06T21:37:38+00:00weekly0.6https://jpburgess.me/about/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/julie-with-kids-at-zahle-camp.jpgjulie-with-kids-at-zahle-camp.jpg2014-11-06T21:32:15+00:00weekly0.6https://jpburgess.me/2014/11/05/what-hurts-them-hurts-us/2014-11-06T15:16:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/31/persistence/2014-11-01T18:53:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/27/damascus-symphony/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/100_0337.jpg100_0337This is me and Colette Khoury, in her Damascus apartment on a hot day in August, 2010.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn8529.jpgDSCN8529Coffee and tea outside a shop in the Street called Straight, Damascus, Syria, Jan. 2014. The street was quiet except for the mortars we heard.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn8744.jpgDSCN8744A Greek Orthodox priest in the patriarchate, Damascus, Syria, Jan. 20142014-10-27T23:06:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/24/the-people-i-sleep-with/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn8310.jpgDSCN8310Assis Joseph Kassab with me and Assis Adeeb Awadhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn8255.jpgDSCN8255Assis Boutrous Zaour and Assis Ma'an Bitarhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_0077.jpgIMG_0077Assis Boutrous Zaour, his wife Wafa and their three children, all amazing young people!https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn8241.jpgDSCN8241Mary Mikhael, past president of the seminary in Beiruthttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn8431.jpgDSCN8431Talal, a refugee from Aleppo, whom we met in the refugee camphttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn8333.jpgDSCN8333Rola Sleiman, the preacher at the church in Tripoli, a graduate of the Near East School of Theologyhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscn8259.jpgDSCN8259Gladys Aboud of the synod in Beirut and Hala Bitar, a teacher at the Beirut Evangelical School for Girls and Boys2014-10-24T14:30:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/22/you-can-help-to-bring-hope/2014-10-23T00:23:02+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/21/hope-came-down/2014-10-22T14:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/18/a-bob-ross-kind-of-day/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/trees1.jpgtrees12014-10-20T12:41:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/17/tree-hugging/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/trees5.jpgtrees5https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/trees4.jpgtrees4https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/trees3.jpgtrees32014-10-18T00:37:01+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/15/st-john-and-the-sloppy-joes/2014-12-04T03:30:51+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/11/take-away-the-stone-let-him-go/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/p1080412.jpgP1080412Assis Ramsey from the Presbyterian church in Zahle, Lebanon, ministers to the children in a refugee camp in May, 2013.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/january-2014-iphone-200-1.jpgJanuary 2014 iPhone 200 (1)Assis Fadi, moderator of the National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon encourages the children to sing and dance at an even larger refugee camp near Zahle, Lebanon, in January, 2014.2014-10-11T21:51:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/10/remembering/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141010-rosary.jpg20141010 rosaryhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141010-map-of-middle-east.jpg20141010 map of middle easthttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141010-inside-credenza.jpg20141010 inside credenzahttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/20141010-credenza-top.jpg20141010 credenza top2014-10-10T18:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/08/hello-my-name-is/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/wedding-cake.jpgWedding cake2014-10-09T14:12:31+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/06/fortune-cookies/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fortunes-from-cookies.jpgfortunes from cookiesNo kidding! Steve and I once got the same fortune in our cookie at Sunday lunch.2014-10-08T00:33:04+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/10/03/a-walk-in-the-dark/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pict0102_1.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pict0100_1.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA2014-10-03T15:46:58+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/09/30/healing/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/healing-garden-in-the-rain.jpgHealing garden in the rain2014-09-30T21:42:33+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/09/26/bread-rising/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bread-rising.jpgbread rising2014-09-26T19:24:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/09/23/not-as-she-died-but-as-she-lived/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cathy-with-cat.jpgCathy with cat2014-09-28T20:24:39+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/09/21/hand-in-hand/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/praying-hands-in-damascus.jpgpraying hands in Damascushttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/holding-hands-on-wedding-day.jpgHolding hands on wedding day2014-09-23T01:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/09/18/tell-him-what-you-want/2014-09-19T14:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/09/17/shredded/2014-09-17T21:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/09/15/sometimes-the-wait-is-long/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/siblings-at-graveside.jpgSiblings at gravesideIn age order from front to back, left to right: George Jr., Jana, Julie, Susan, Mike, Sally. This picture reminds us we once were seven.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cathys-headstone.jpgCathy's headstone2014-09-17T19:37:02+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/09/12/so-jesus-walked-into-church-again/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/matthew-25.jpgMatthew 252014-09-15T02:11:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/09/10/september-11/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/basrah-church-family-nov-2011.jpgBasrah church family Nov 20112014-09-11T23:19:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/09/07/the-christmas-card/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/janas-christmas-card-1976.jpgJana's Christmas card 19762014-09-07T22:27:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/09/05/glimpses-from-the-first-week-of-september/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/calendar-page.jpgCalendar page2014-09-05T18:35:08+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/09/02/stress-and-security/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/the-solid-rock-e1409693499532.jpgThe Solid Rock2014-09-05T01:30:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/31/in-thanks-for-the-garden/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/raspberries-on-the-plant.jpgRaspberries on the plant2014-08-31T22:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/29/surprise/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/surprise-e1409345960615.jpgSurprisehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/first-wedded-kiss.jpgFirst wedded kiss2014-09-10T21:24:02+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/28/the-tree/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/maple-tree-with-view-of-hole.jpgMaple tree with view of holeThe hole in the maple tree, framed by the window of the addition, August, 2014.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pict0057.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAThe uprooted pine, the stripped pine and to the left of the tip of the tree, the neighbor's damaged fence. January 1, 2007.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pict0045.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERASteve standing by the root system of the pine tree, January 1, 2007.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/the-maple-tree.jpgThe maple treeThat's the maple. The hole is on the other side and there is not enough room between the tree and the addition.2014-09-10T11:32:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/28/wholeness-healing/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/778.jpg778.JPG2014-08-29T04:32:24+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/27/watching-the-news/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/micah-6-8.jpgMicah 6 82014-08-28T23:42:55+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/26/heart-for-healing-heart-for-peace/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/heart-for-the-middle-east.jpgHeart for the Middle East2014-08-27T21:42:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/24/sweet-bounty/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/canning-treasures.jpgCanning treasuresGoodness from the garden ready to take us through the fall and winter...and give as gifts.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bubbling-tomato-jam.jpgBubbling tomato jam2014-08-24T20:58:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/23/renewing-strength/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jana-in-her-new-room.jpgJana in her new room2014-08-24T02:15:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/22/models-of-faith/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/salam-at-fr-frans-vander-lughts-grave.jpgSalam at Fr. Frans Vander Lught's graveMy friend Assis Salam Hanna at the grave of Fr. Frans van der Lugt in Homs, Syria, May, 2014.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/homs-church.jpgHoms ChurchThe Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Homs, Syria, May, 2014.2014-08-22T17:41:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/21/generations-of-prayer/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sac-grandma-and-mom.jpgSAC Grandma and Mom1962. My Aunt Carolyn Thirtle (still a Franciscan nun, she was known as Sr. Edith Ann here), my grandmother Bea Thirtle and my mom, Jeanne Marie Thirtle Prescott.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/letter-from-uncle-martin.jpgLetter from Uncle Martin2026-01-11T22:02:46+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/20/may-god-bless-me-this-way-too/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/st-francis.jpgSt Francis2014-08-24T02:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/19/the-lords-prayer/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/basrah-cross.pngBasrah crosshttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/arabic-lords-prayer-e1408472383876.jpgArabic Lord's Prayer2014-08-20T13:49:17+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/19/burning-man/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mike-at-the-norden-chute.jpgMike at the Norden Chutehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fresh-baked-cookies.jpgFresh baked cookieshttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/baking-cookies.jpgBaking cookies2015-09-01T05:07:08+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/18/1000-words/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/me-and-cathy-with-tiny.jpgMe and Cathy with TinyCathy and me in my bedroom with Tiny Tim Carlos Chico Pisarkewicz Prescott.2014-08-19T15:43:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/16/bunnies/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/prescotts-with-bunnies.jpgPrescotts with bunniesMike, me, Heather, Susan and Heidi. Prescotts with our bunnies. The white one is Cuddles and she was mine. The big black one was Midnight and he was Heidi's.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/heather-and-susan-with-bunny-cage.jpgHeather and Susan with bunny cageHeather and Susan with the bunnies and their hutch.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/baby-bunny.jpgBaby bunny2014-08-19T16:10:38+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/15/thin-places/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/100_0508.jpg100_0508The Aziz family, refugees from Iraq living in Aleppo, Syria, August, 2010.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/p1080717.jpgP1080717Our presbyterian church home in Basrah with radio antenna.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/100_0202.jpg100_0202Sanaa Koreh in front of what used to be the nursing school at Hamlin Hospital. Her vision is to remodel it and give it life again as a nursing school. And when Sanaa sees it in her head, it usually happens!2014-08-15T21:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/14/so-jesus-walked-into-church-today/2014-08-15T04:00:06+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/14/st-simeon/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/100_0558.jpg100_0558Me and Barbara at St. Simeon near Aleppo.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/100_0556.jpg100_0556Inside the compound at St. Simeon near Aleppo.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/100_0544.jpg100_0544St. Simeon's pedestal in the center of the church.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/100_0531.jpg100_0531A beautiful and peaceful spot, St. Simeon Stylites near Aleppo.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/100_0512.jpg100_0512A soap merchant at the souk in Aleppo. This man was an Olympic wrestler.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/100_0468.jpg100_0468The Citadel, Aleppo, Syria, as it looked in August, 2010, when the faithful women visited.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/100_0369.jpg100_0369The Grand Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, as it looked in August, 2010. This is the burial place of Saladin and also perhaps the resting place of St. John the Baptist.2014-08-14T15:17:07+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/12/connectedness/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/peace-hands-world.jpgPeace hands world2014-08-13T13:50:09+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/11/500-a-day/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/journal-photo.jpgjournal photoThat's my trip journal for four trips to the Middle East. The spine is busted from stuffing it full of inserts of hymns, printed prayers, photos and bios of my teammates, devotionals I've led and other memories on paper too important to discard.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/500-a-day-pic.jpg500 a day picThat was my journal entry for Nov. 11, 2011, while in Basrah, Iraq, and it became the first poem from my journeys. It is mostly how I journal now on those trips.2014-08-11T19:26:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/10/first-communion/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/pict0088.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAMark Mueller, Elmarie Parker, Rob Weingartner, Elder Zuhair, Marshall Zieman, Tom Boone and Larry Richards offer communion at the Evangelical Church of Basrah, November, 2012.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/julies-first-communion.jpgJulie's first communion2014-08-11T14:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/08/torn/2014-08-11T14:12:16+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/07/the-key/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/church-keys.jpgChurch keys2014-08-08T21:05:49+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/05/dream-for-a-new-day/2014-08-05T22:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/05/moving-cathy-5-august-2014/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_1380.jpgIMG_1380Sunrise photo by Sally Gerard.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/scan-131820012.jpgCathy smiling down at her nephew, Jared who was just four years old.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/scan-131820013.jpgCathy standing by a huge tree in Australia.2014-08-05T15:21:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/04/faithful-women/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/julie-and-barbara-at-harissa.jpgJulie and Barbara at HarissaThat is me and Barbara in front of a cedar tree in the mountains above Beirut, red-faced due to the heat.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/kate-and-julie-eat-on-the-bus.jpgKate and Julie eat on the busThat's Kate and me in the back of the bus, eating our famous lunch of rice and lamb shanks with no utensils. Our job was to take care of the trash and hold up all those suitcases!https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/with-bishop-of-syrian-orthodox-church.jpgWith Bishop of Syrian Orthodox Church(Back) Wendy Moore, Sue Jacobsen, Kate Kotfila, Emily Brink; (standing in middle) Mary Caroline Lindsay, Assis Ibrahim Nsier, Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim, Rev. Nuhad Tomei, Marilyn Borst, Betty Saye; (kneeling) me and Barbara Exley2014-08-04T21:01:46+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/03/memorabilia/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/little-julie-at-joslyn.jpgLittle Julie at JoslynOmaha World-Herald article from sometime in 1961.2014-08-04T13:48:14+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/02/homegrown-tomatoes/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc00499.jpgDSC004992013 vintage tomato jamhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc00494.jpgDSC00494https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc00495.jpgDSC004952014-08-02T22:26:09+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/01/a-trip-for-a-steak-1-august-2014/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bigeds40371.jpgSONY DSChttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/cheyenne-frontier-days.jpgCheyenne Frontier Dayshttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tin-ceiling-tile.jpgtin ceiling tilehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/stock-photo-antique-illustration-of-carriage-house-original-from-drawing-of-gaildrau-was-published-on-l-69680680.jpgstock-photo-antique-illustration-of-carriage-house-original-from-drawing-of-gaildrau-was-published-on-l-696806802014-08-01T22:57:52+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/08/01/a-note-in-the-desk/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/junk-drawer.jpgjunk drawerhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/note-from-george.jpgNote from George2014-08-01T19:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/30/st-peters/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2010-julie-at-st-peters.jpg2010 Julie at St Peter's2014-07-30T22:48:26+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/30/the-old-piano/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/the-old-piano.jpgThe old pianohttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/daddy-at-piano.jpgDaddy at pianoGeorge Anton Piskac, about age three.2016-02-21T02:03:47+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/28/dancing-in-circles/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dancing-in-circles-photo.jpgDancing in circles photo2014-07-28T19:29:20+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/27/jana/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pict0001.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAJana enjoying the homemade ice cream off the dasher. That's the Prescott way!2014-07-27T23:12:50+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/25/a-journey-with-the-living-christ/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/germany-team-as-choir-2000.jpgGermany team as choir 2000Here is the 2000 West Hills Church Germany team. We were not the choir but we sang like one!2014-07-26T23:42:23+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/24/civilization/2014-08-02T23:25:10+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/24/laughter-and-compassion/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc00043.jpgDSC00043Me and Scott Vorhees at the 2013 post-OPC show party.2014-07-24T21:09:37+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/23/identity/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/julie-and-steve-photo-frame.jpgJulie and Steve photo frameThat's Steve and I, sick and asleep at the end of that trip to Germany. You can't see it, but about 60% of my hair is gone.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/arabic-letter-n.jpgarabic letter n2014-07-23T16:56:40+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/21/camp-creek-21-july-2014/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/4star.jpg4Starhttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/colt.jpgcolthttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hand-sheller.jpghand sheller2014-07-21T23:33:30+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/21/a-fragile-hope/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pict0401.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAThe then 93-year old former Chaldean Archbishop of Kirkuk chants in Syriac inside the sanctuary of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Kirkuk. Msgr. Louis Sako is on the right. (Nov. 2012)https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pict0397.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAOn this monument are the names of the martyred priests of the Chaldean Catholic Church since 2003.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pict0393.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAMsgr. Sako receives the cross from Rob Weingartner of The Outreach Foundation in Kirkuk, Iraq, November, 2012.2015-04-10T00:07:35+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/19/mourning-for-mosul/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pict0358.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAAdeeba and mehttps://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pict0357.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAHana, Adeeba and me in Erbil.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pict0356.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAAll four sisters are in this photo along with our small group in Erbil. Mary is next to me and I came to understand why she would never smile with us. Her pain is great and today I am sure it has grown.2014-07-24T13:35:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/18/peace-through-music/2014-07-19T02:33:32+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/17/from-through-to/2014-07-17T22:56:28+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/16/about/2014-07-16T21:24:18+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/14/the-gift-of-choir/2016-11-09T01:45:41+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/12/the-last-rosemary/2014-07-15T21:53:27+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/11/gratitude-2/2014-07-11T19:26:13+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/11/gratitude/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sally-on-the-tractor.jpgSally on the tractorThat's Sally working the field on her tractor.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sally-on-the-horse.jpgSally on the horseThat's Sally on her horse. 2014-07-15T21:48:19+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/10/fragile/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/aleppo-porcelain.jpgAleppo porcelain2014-07-11T14:12:53+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/09/st-tekla-and-elias-2/2014-07-09T23:16:34+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/09/st-tekla-and-elias/https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/julie-and-elias.jpgJulie and EliasElias and me on the street outside what is now his coffee shop.https://jpburgess.me/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/elias-in-2010.jpgElias in 2010Elias in his then craft shop with the inlaid box he made and I bought for Steve, signed on the bottom by Elias.2014-07-10T15:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/07/weeding/2014-07-11T14:10:42+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.me/2014/07/03/mother/2014-07-04T03:37:08+00:00monthlyhttps://jpburgess.medaily1.02026-01-11T22:02:46+00:00