Atara

HOMETOWN

Bethany which is at the Mount of Olives, just outside Jerusalem

FAMILY

My family runs a transport business in Bethany. We provide donkeys for travellers to hire, to carry their luggage or their families.

OCCUPATION

I help look after the animals in our family business

WHERE AND WHEN I MET JESUS

Well, I didn’t quite meet him. He borrowed one of our colts to ride on his way into Jerusalem. It was quite an entrance!

DID YOU KNOW?

Jesus had good connections with Bethany through his friends Mary, Martha, Lazarus and Simon the Leper.