Most all of you know Amer Shehadeh, my partner, guide and good friend who lives in Nazareth in Israel.

Our last trip together was February 2020 before the virus hysteria. We were one of the very last groups to leave Israel before they closed the airport.

He was in Houston Texas today where I was giving talks at a conference.

It was delightful to have breakfast with him and his wife and catch up on so many things. We have done over 80 pilgrimage groups together and he’s a great friend.

We can’t wait to get back to Israel doing what we love to do and it looks like our next trip will be in September.