Emerging from the dark (Luke 17:11-19)
In the West Bank town of Burqin, there is a Roman cistern that is said to have once housed people with leprosy.
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The tiny town of Burqin is about two hours from Jerusalem. With just 7,000 residents and 60 or so Christians, it’s not a popular stop for pilgrims and tourists, but a friend who served as a mission coworker in the region always tries to bring groups to the town when he visits, to see the place where it’s believed that Jesus healed ten people with leprosy.
