May 4, 2000. Yes, God is the Great Provider! Thank you for all your prayers concerning our flight situation. I have good news: we’ll all be going home in the next two days! Yes, that’s right! God made a way for all of us. He is so gracious.

The IBEX profs and the Bible faculty back at TMC worked very hard to get us home as soon as possible, and it seems they were 100% successful. Unfortunately, TMC is $20,000 in the hole, but at least all of us will be home.

Everyone has a ticket home, though some won’t make it until Saturday. The first of two groups leave tonight on TWA #885 and will arrive in LAX on Friday morning at 10:45am.

When I step off the plane, I’ll be greeted by my fiancé and my parents, and then, one day later, I’ll be graduating! Needless to say, these next few days will be rather eventful. Yahoo!

~Stephen

P.S. “Shalom’ from Israel, one last time

25 years ago, I had the privilege of traveling to Israel for a semester through the Master’s College IBEX program. To celebrate the 25th anniversary, I’ve been sharing highlights from my journal, emails, and photos. Feel free to share your own IBEX memories here as well!