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Holy Land Pilgrimage: Postponed

Brendan Murphy on October 28, 2023

Dear friends,

I’m writing with a very heavy heart to share my decision to postpone our pilgrimage to the Holy Land to a future year, as yet to be determined. I’ve heard from many folks, and so I know that this will probably not come as a surprise. And, I know it is still a source of great sadness, most especially in the way that our own disappointment in not being able to travel there is rooted in such an awful reality on the ground.

I’ve been watching the news intently these last three weeks, and have made this decision based on a number of factors. As the war deepens and spreads, the situation in Gaza and surrounding settlements is obviously terrible, but more and more violence is also happening in the West Bank now, an area where we would be traveling on our pilgrimage. It’s a difficult thing to do to balance hope with realistic expectations. I want to hold onto hope that this war will end quickly. And, I’m watching more missiles fly and overland raids begin, with many signs pointing towards a full-on land invasion of Gaza. Taking this together with what seems to be more unrest brewing in the whole region, I feel I have to temper my deep hope for peace with the honest assessment that that peace may be a long way off.

When we were first talking about this trip, months ago, many of you asked me about safety. My response was that I had felt comfortable taking my daughter on the trip a year ago, and that when we talked, I would have been glad to do so again. That has obviously changed, and dramatically so. What I’m realizing as the war stretches on, though, is that it is going to take an extended time of stability and peace for me to feel comfortable taking her or any of you there. Given this, I recognize that even if the war ends relatively soon, I will not have the confidence in that peace to lead our group to the Holy Land this coming June. I think we will simply need more time to see that that peace holds.

I hope and pray that in time, we will indeed be able to go together, perhaps in 2025 or 2026, but I can’t yet predict when that area will return to enough calm that I will be comfortable and confident in leading us there. Thank you for your understanding and for your prayers.

Peace,

Liz+

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