A matter of water: a Presbyterian minister in Israel.(LETTER FROM GALILEE)

Presbyterian Record | March 1, 2009| | Copyright

AT THE END of the Promenade, along the shore of the Sea of Galilee in Tiberias there is a metal structure some 25 feet high. It is a cut out of the Galilean Lake with gaps on the top and on the bottom to indicate the entry and exit of the waters of the Jordan river. In more normal times the structure is an elaborate fountain with cascading jets of water. But now the fountain is dry. It has been switched off. Israel is in the midst of the driest winter since measurements began over 80 years ago, with only 50 per cent of average seasonal rainfall to date.

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