On November 3oth, seven Regional Staff of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and two Global Ministries staff will meet in Newark, NJ for a time of Orientation and Ministries and Mission Interpreters (MMI) training in preparation for their pilgrimage to Lebanon, Syria, and Israel & Palestine. On December 1st the group will travel to Lebanon on the first leg of their journey. They will return to the U.S. on December 11. Please return to this blog often as the trip participants attempt to share the story of their pilgrimage. Thanks also for your prayers.

Be a Global Mission Region Pilgrimage to the Middle East participants:

• Bill Allen - Pennsylvania Region
• Ben Bohren - Northern California-Nevada Region
• Beth Dobyns - Illinois-Wisconsin Region
• Katheryn Graham - Great Kansas City Region
• Ken Hall - Southwest Region
• Sandy Messick - Northwest Region
• Ken Moore - Nebraska Region
• Peter Makari - Global Ministries Middle East and Europe area executive
• Bob Shebeck - Global Ministries Mission Interpretation and Constituency Relationships executive