From the Mount of Olives (Sunday)

We began our exploration of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives this morning. Here is a shot of the group, with the Old City and the Dome of the Rock in the background. We walked down through the Kidron Valley, with its numerous churches and cemeteries, to Gethsemane and the Church of All Nations. After entering through the St Stephens gate, we visited the ruins of Bethesda and the Crusader Church of St. Anne. From there we followed the traditional route of Jesus last hours, the Via Dolorosa, to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (impossible to capture in pictures!), where some of the pastors, including Allen, pictured here, touched the traditional rock of Calvary.