Hello from Ramallah, The West Bank!

[peaches]

Hi, all! Someone recommended this site as a good place to find inspiration and share layouts! My name is Carrie and I'm originally from central PA. I've been living in Jerusalem and the West Bank for the last nearly 7 years! I've been scrapbooking off and on since 2003, but started digitally last May and haven't looked back!

I have a wonderful husband and 4 kids who keep me busy! I teach English and have enjoyed sharing scrapbooking with the Palestinian ladies. I also do relief and development work and work with local churches. We all speak and study Arabic. My kids are, of course, much better than Scot and me!

In any event, I'm waving from the Holy Land! I hope to get to know you all better and enjoy your inspiration!

[gonewiththewind]

Hey Carrie! So glad to see you here! Welcome!

[SharLamb]

You found a beautiful place in which to be a digi-scrapper. Looking forward to seeing your creations in the Gallery.

[peaches]

Originally Posted by gonewiththewind

Hey Carrie! So glad to see you here! Welcome!

Hey, Cheryl! It was you who sent me here!

[Debb Cozzi]

Hi Carrie, welcome, welcome!! Wow, you have an interesting story. How did you end up in the Holy Land? My husband and I dream of being able to visit that whole area someday.

[gonewiththewind]

Originally Posted by peaches

Hey, Cheryl! It was you who sent me here!

**giggle**

[peaches]

Originally Posted by Debb Cozzi

Hi Carrie, welcome, welcome!! Wow, you have an interesting story. How did you end up in the Holy Land? My husband and I dream of being able to visit that whole area someday.

We are here working with a local church. We're part of the Christian and Missionary Alliance denomination in the US, and the Palestinian Alliance Church requested us to come. Scot is a pastor and theology teacher, so we've been doing leadership development in the church and helping them with their outreach and community events, too. We recently relocated to teh West Bank from Jerusalem because our work brings us here more often than not.

It's definitely an interesting place to live and work! Never a dull moment. Now we manage checkposts, closures, military stops, etc. All to get our kids to school!

Thanks for the warm welcome! I hope to have time soon to check out the gallery more and start sharing some of my creations!

[Debb Cozzi]

Our church supports a missionary family that is centered out of Jerusalem. God bless you for the work you are doing; it is certainly a challenging area to be doing ministry in these days. I will add you and your family to my missionary family prayer list. I look forward to seeing your work in the gallery (and, as much as possible hearing how God is working in and through your ministry! )

[Froggypond]

glad to meet you Carrie. I am a newbie here, also. hope to make a lot of new friends.

[AnikA]

Welcome here Carrie !

Seems you have a very interesting life.