There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

and as my group of anxious pilgrims began forming, I was met by a husky, rather rugged-looking Arab man in his thirties. He shook my hand and said, “You don’t worry about anything. Have a good time.” We took our time walking the entire area with this fellow bringing up the rear. We had no problem, and all of the children simply looked at us and waved their hands; not one picked up as much as a pebble. I later found out that this young man was the brother of one of the biggest Arab leaders among the Palestinians, and everyone knew that if he was with you—then you better not “stir the pot” and cause a stink! I believe this unusual protection was a sign of favor on our tour in the same manner that at times the Roman soldiers would protect Paul from situations that could have brought danger to him. Another example of favor in the Holy Land was in the early 1980s, where a secret excavation was being conducted under the buildings of the Old City that ran parallel to the Western Wall. At the time it was both secretive and off limits to any visitors, except the archeologists and the Department of Antiquities. My guide, Gideon Shore, introduced me to a Jewish man named Yeshua, who held the keys to all the iron doors, and to one of the head rabbis who was overseeing the underground excavation. The rabbi gave my wife, Pam, and me permission to visit the tunnels late one night, and I was informed that Pam was the first woman to be allowed to visit this area—which was the side where only OrthodoxJewish men were permitted to pray in the tunnels near the Western Wall! For several years on several occasions I received permission to take our entire tour group, late at night, into the