Gary Burge, author and professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, spoke to over 300 people at First Presbyterian Church on his timely and controversial new book, Whose Land? Whose Promise? What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians  on Saturday, January 24, 2004.

A delicious breakfast was prepared by the Men's Breakfast Group at First Presbyterian. Book sales and signing followed the breakfast.

Hand-carved olive wood items and hand-stitched work was available for sale. The items come from Bethlehem, where this is the Christians' only means of support.

Over $12,000 was raised, a part of which will be used by the Pilgrims of Ibillin, Olive Branch Chapter, to purchase the main altar/communion table for Father Elias Chacour's church at Mar Elias Schools in Galilee. We pray that this table can become a symbol of peace for those who come to it in a common bond of faith. Pilgrims of Ibillin, Olive Branch Chapter, helps to support Father Elias Chacour's school in Ibillin.