(“Gethsemane” © 2008 Adam Abram, Used by permission/adamabram.com) Abandoned at Damascus Gate, ministry building destroyed by jihadists, women’s shelter closed… why was I sent to Jerusalem? This was my inquiry as I sat in the beautiful garden inside the protective walls of the sequestered convent, now my refuge on the Mt. of Olives. As I watched the sunrise herald its majestic entrance, my garden awakened like the unfolding of a flower. Slowly, the beautiful gift of a new day…..