Our Journey Begins!

As our little group (and by little I mean 25 people) sits here at Gate 153 in LAX, we are all anxiously charging our phones, stretching our legs, and preparing for our adventure to begin. We sit here, a puddle of green in our matching sweatshirts for easy spotting when we get inevitably separated at customs in Istanbul, looking like one of those large family groups at Disneyland all wearing a shirt that reads "Johnson Family Trip 2015." Our first flight will be an exciting 13 hour flight to Istanbul and then a short layover until our flight to Tel Aviv, where we will stay the night. Our little family is a mix of emotions as we wait to board, ranging from excited to "not ready to be in a metal tube for that long."

Either way, we are absolutely ecstatic to be given this incredible opportunity to not only expand our horizons but walk in a little a bit of history. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers for safe travels, and light hearts. Much love, North Coast School of Ministry!

If you want to track out flights, check out the links below:

Leg 1 - Los Angeles to Istanbul

Leg 2 - Istanbul to Tel Aviv