Arrival

First group has arrived in Portland

YEA - God is good


Steve Kelly
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Arrival

Hello again from Atlanta

Many of us are on Flight 1287 to Portland due to arrive at 7:00pm

There are others we had to say goodby to in the Atlanta airport that are on a later flight due to arrive approx 9:30pm

There are still a few others that headed to NY and then off to Portland

See you all soon!!


Steve Kelly
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Arrival

Hello all

We have arrived in Atlanta - all of us. Now we will be split up and sent on to Portland on different trips. But we all have a way to get to Portland

Thanks again for all your prayers. They have been felt throughout the whole trip


Steve Kelly
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Arrival times

Hello all. Well we got a few hours sleep in the Crowne Plaza

We are all on the same flight to Atlanta that leaves here at 6am

In Atlanta there are several routes being taken to get to Portland. Some arrive in Portland at 7pm and others arrive at 9:40pm and some in between.

When we get to Atlanta (9:15am Portland time) I'm sure your party will be in contact

Thanks for your prayers


Steve Kelly
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Arrival INFO

Currently we are told we are confirmed on a 5:30am flight from Tel Aviv

We do not have any connection information from that point yet

Delta Airlines and Morningstar Tours are taking good care of us by putting us up in a hotel for the short night

More information as we get it


Steve Kelly
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Arrival

To all watching

We just learned our Tel Aviv flight has been cancelled. We will be arriving to Portland at LEAST 5 hours later than anticipated

More info as it becomes available


Steve Kelly
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From Jerusalem to Bethlehem

Well, this is almost the last full day of our fantastic trip. We spent the morning in the old city of Jerusalem. Pastor Carl preached on the steps where the 3000 were saved just outside the temple. We then sang a song on those steps at the same time there was a Barmitzvah happening on those steps as well. Quite an interesting site.

From there we went to the "traditional" location of the Upper Room. It was interesting but still just a room. We then went to a few other "Traditional" locations in the old city.

Then we spent time shopping and eating lunch - some of us had hamburgers and fries. I guess we were craving good old American food.

We toured The Herodium. This is the highest hill in the area where Herod built his fortress and private residence. My oh my what a place - you could see 360 degrees and for several hundred miles. We could see the Dead Sea from this location.

Back on the bus with our new driver and off to Bethlehem. We have a new guide for Bethlehem as it is under Palestinian control and our Israeli guide would not enter. We went to the Church of the Nativity which has three churches trying to control the site (Catholic, Greek Orthodox, and Armenian)

I will be posting more photos this evening.

Tomorrow we are off to Temple Mount, Via Dolorosa, The church of the Holy Sepulcher (Calvary), and the Garden Tomb. We then drive to Tel Aviv and catch our flight at Midnight tomorrow night.

This is probably my last major entry into the blog until we get back to the states (unless I get interent access someplace). I will be posting here from my phone to keep people informed as to our travels home.

I pray that these writings have been as meaningful to all who have followed us as it has been for us to travel to these locations. We have so many stories to tell of our experiences. Be sure and spend some quality time with whomever you know who walked in the footsteps of Jesus in our group. They will be happy to share. This trip has been such a blessing to us all - not only all the places we have walked and seen but the relationships that have been built between us will last a lifetime. We are all so thankful to all of you who have prayed for us on our journey. It has truly been an indescribable experience.