After breakfast this morning, we head to Ein Karem, an old village that was once outside of Jerusalem, but now is incorporated into the city. Ein Karem is the home of John the Baptist. On the way to Ein Karem is Mary's Spring, the location of a well where Mary stopped to drink on her way to visit her cousin Elizabeth. Today, the water is not potable. They are looking to redevelop it, but its not been done yet. Luke tells the story of the birth of John the Baptist starting with the appearance of the angel Gabriel to John's father, Zechariah. The angel told him: "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John. And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great in the sight of [the] Lord. He will drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb, and he will turn many of the children