The Jerusalem congregations walk the Way of the Cross.

A student sits alone on the playground of the Hope Lutheran school in Ramallah.

Pastor Ashraf Tannous carries the cross along the Via Dolorosa on Good Friday.

Dabke dancers perform at the Lutheran school in Beit Sahour.

A student runs the halls of the Lutheran school in Beit Sahour.

Children work on their English letters during class at the Lutheran School in Beit Sahour.

Israeli soldiers pass as Bishop Dr. Munib Younan leads a Maundy Thursday procession through Jerusalem's Old City.

Bishop Dr. Munib Younan leads a confirmation service in Beit Jala.

Pastor Saliba Rishmawi leads service at the Lutheran church in Beit Jala.

Bishop Dr. Munib Younan lights candles during Christmas service in Bethlehem.

Maundy Thursday service at Redeemer church in Jerusalem.

Easter eggs wait to be hidden at the parsonage in Ramallah.

Palestinian children wait for their part in the Christmas pageant at the Lutheran school in Beit Jala.

Students mob an American volunteer as teaches English at the Hope Lutheran school in Ramallah.

Pr. Dr. Mitri Raheb delivers the children's sermon on Palm Sunday in Bethlehem.

A Haredi Jew cringes and covers his ears as he passes a procession of singing Lutherans in Jerusalem's Old City.

Bishop Dr. Munib Younan jokes with Coptic monks during a Christmas gathering.

Bishop Dr. Munib Younan greets the Greek Orthodox elders during a Christmas visit.

Deacon Jonas Bodin performs a Baptism renewal blessing on the banks of the Jordan River at the spot where Jesus was baptized.