The Light Tour -- Jerusalem Orientation

Everyone has been arriving for the last couple of days, and we just had our orientation meeting tonight. Lots of laughter and hugs, and lots of new faces—people who haven’t been on our middle east trips before. Wonderful to see new people getting the experience. John calls in the Light and Jsu and Benji take care of logistics and give us an introduction to the trip. John does a blessing at the end. All of this is being broadcast live to our online participants. There is a little over 150 of us here in Jerusalem including staff. Our team of guides from the PAT IV’s of the 80’s and 90’s are here: Benji, Shraga, and Birte. T-shirts and nametags are given out. It’s just like the PAT IV’s but with a relaxed quality that comes from experience, and from a lot of the participants being older and wiser. No drama, no trauma. Coming up are 3 days of touring. On the buses at 8:07 am tomorrow for tours of the old city of Jerusalem. No shorts—and women, cover up.

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