We're sitting in Ben Gurion airport waiting to board our flight home. We just finished a wonderful meal at a Moroccan restaurant - note the gorgeous table laid for us in front of Chuck and Pat - where we shared stories and reflections on our experiences this last week. It's hard to believe it's only been eight days (including the opening night dinner and orientation) on the ground. After logging this post, I will go back to day 6 where I left off and share our experiences moving forward from there - from Bethlehem to Massada, interviews with a rabbi from the Ultra Orthodox Haredi community and a pair of doctors Jewish and Christian working to make health care a reality in the Palestinian community, and more. But for now, I just want to take a moment and say what a treasure this trip has been and officially publicly thank the AJC for gifting me and thirteen other Protestant pastors the opportunity to see Israel in so many different ways over as many days. It has been transformative - and I will be processing the information, the variety of opinions, and the experience for some time to come. But now it is time to get on the plane and sleep for as many hours out of the twelve in the air that I can. Good night, dear readers!
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