Last Post From Israel - Praise Report and Prayer Request ... by Hannah

Shalom Y'all,

In a few hours, Tommy and I will be boarding a plane bound for Brussels. Our itinerary is ...

• Depart Israel at 1:20am (that is Israel time, which is seven hours ahead of eastern time). 
• Arrive in Brussels at 5:05am (Brussels time, which is six hours ahead of eastern time).
• Depart Brussels at 10:10am.
• Arrive in Newark at 12:30pm (eastern). 

That last flight will be the longest one hour and fifty minutes of our life! The length of the flight is actually eight hours and twenty minutes.

We have had a fairly relaxed Shabbat. We rested this morning, and finished up a little bit of packing. This afternoon we met with Ephraim and Rimona for several hours, and had a wonderful time visiting with them.

Tommy just ran down to the beach for one last swim - it is about a seven minute walk from here. I was considering joining him, but I'm kind of tired and I don't think my clothes would dry by the time we need to leave.

The praise report is this ... I have had very few headaches in the past couple weeks, and my neck feels much better! Thank you all for your prayers. I am amazed at how good my neck and back have felt, since I often have trouble when I don't see a chiropractor for awhile. I was concerned that I was going to be in a lot of pain, but am very thankful for how good I've felt lately!

I do want to ask for prayer as we are getting ready to leave ... that there would be no delays or difficulties with customs or security ... and that I would not get sick in the plane. I rarely have motion sickness, and never felt nauseous during the other few times that I have flown. However, on the flight from Brussels to Tel Aviv, I was nauseous basically the whole time. It was not very pleasant! The plane was quite small, and I'm not sure if that had something to do with it or not. Whatever it was ... I don't really want to experience it again :)

We don't have a scale here, and we're not really sure how much our suitcases weigh, so we're hoping and praying that they will not be too heavy and we will not get charged an extra fee. The same goes for our carry-ons!

Our family will be picking us up from the airport in Newark ... I am excited about seeing them all again! I've missed them so much, but I know I'm going to miss Israel too. We just hope and pray that we will be able to return soon.

We will post once we get back to the States ... we still have lots of pictures and details to share!