Florida Church Group Turns ‘Fear’ Into ‘Fellowship’ While Awaiting Flight out of Israel

The group of 47 adults and six children arrived in Israel on Oct. 3, four days before the surprise Hamas attack.

A group from First Naples Church in Naples, Fla., poses for a photo during their 10-day trip to Israel in October 2023. Courtesy of First Naples Church

A church group from Florida spent about a year planning their tour of the Holy Land, but about halfway into their 10-day journey, terrorists launched an attack on Israel. Now, they are stuck waiting for a flight out of a country that’s engaged in a brutal war.

Alan Brumback, the lead pastor of First Naples Church in Naples, Florida, told The Epoch Times that he had led numerous groups on “spiritual pilgrimages” across the Holy Land, but this is the first time he’s been there in the midst of a major conflict.