Greetings from the road!  As I write this, I am in a cab en route from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv to the Bethlehem checkpoint where I will have to leave the cab and cross into Bethlehem on foot.

 Our flight arrived at 9:15am.  I may have slept 30 minutes on the flight as I just could not get comfortable.  At security, Jennifer and the rest of the team were allowed entry while I was left behind for questioning.  I was finally allowed to leave 4 hours later. 

During my time with security, I was asked: why are you Christian?  I explained, giving as much detail as I could, after all, we had time.  I am thankful for the opportunity to speak and consider my delays and frustrations at security a small price to pay for the opportunity.  Who knows, perhaps a small seed was planted today,..

 All in all, I am tired, hungry but I feel blessed to be here.  Now, we can be underway, doing what we were called here to do.

The rest of the team I traveled with (including Jennifer) are waiting for me in at the Bible College in Bethlehem.  The second part of our team will arrive this afternoon.  I am looking forward to a nap and a good meal in Bethlehem tonight.

Many thanks for your prayers.  I’ll have twitter and the live feed up again once I get into Bethlehem and will send updates throughout the rest of the day from there.  If you have a twitter account, follow @bcProject.  You can also keep track of us on facebook or by using the “live feed” link on our website.

Please keep us in your prayers…

Edit: Since I wrote the above, I have arrived safely in Bethlehem.  The rest of the team is on the way in from the airport save one person who missed their flight and is still in the States.  Please pray for this person, it is a very stressful situation.