{"id":2063642,"date":"2023-10-11T15:15:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T19:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/large-church-group-that-was-in-israel-when-war-broke-out-arrives-back-in-us-god-took-care-of-us\/"},"modified":"2023-10-11T15:16:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T19:16:54","slug":"large-church-group-that-was-in-israel-when-war-broke-out-arrives-back-in-us-god-took-care-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/large-church-group-that-was-in-israel-when-war-broke-out-arrives-back-in-us-god-took-care-of-us\/","title":{"rendered":"US Church Group Returns from Israel During War: &#8216;God Protected Us&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flarge-church-group-that-was-in-israel-when-war-broke-out-arrives-back-in-us-god-took-care-of-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2063642&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Large Church Group That Was in Israel When War Broke Out Arrives Back in US: \u2063&#8217;God \u200cTook Care of Us&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Dozens of American Christians are home safe Wednesday morning after they were caught in Israel during Saturday\u2019s unprecedented and \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terror-in-israel-continues-5-killed-by-terrorist-in-bnei-brak-shooting\/\" title=\"Terror In Israel Continues: 5 Killed By Terrorist In Bnei Brak Shooting\">deadly terror attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heartbroken-american-living-israel-reveals-family-taken-hostage-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas<\/a> killed at least 1,200\u2064 Israelis in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-battle-for-donbas-will-be-a-tough-fight-for-ukraine\/\" title=\"The Battle for Donbas Will Be a Tough Fight for Ukraine\">multi-pronged attack<\/a> that saw men, women and children indiscriminately\u2063 massacred\u200d along the country\u2019s border with the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Twenty-two Americans had been confirmed dead as of Wednesday while more are missing, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-gaza-americans-killed-hostage-110536348.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>But 48 members of Kingsport, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/way-south-tennessee-law-enforcement-official-defends-prayer-school-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tennessee\u2019s<\/a> Sunnyside Baptist Church touched down safely in Atlanta on Tuesday before they made their way north and back home by bus.<\/p>\n<p>They arrived Wednesday morning at around 2\u200c a.m..<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wjhl.com\/news\/local\/sunnyside-baptist-church-members-arrive-in-u-s-safely-from-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WJHL-TV<\/a>, the church\u2019s congregation was in Israel \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/large-church-group-that-was-in-israel-when-war-broke-out-arrives-back-in-us-god-took-care-of-us\/\" title=\"US Church Group Returns from Israel During War: 'God Protected Us'\">visiting sacred holy sites<\/a> when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-biden-compares-losing-son-israelis-family-slaughtered-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the attacks<\/a> began.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesnews.net\/news\/local-news\/watch-now-sunnyside-baptist-members-in-jerusalum-as-hamas-israeli-fighting-began\/article_6e65d42a-66d6-11ee-9a2b-675acdf8c166.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Kingsport Times-News<\/a> reported\u2062 that they were out on a tour Saturday and heard explosions throughout the morning and \u200bafternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064Americans found refuge in a hotel and eventually \u200dfound a flight back to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Sunnyside Associate Pastor David Luster said he was relieved to see that everyone had made\u2063 it\u2062 back home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to express how you feel,\u201d Luster told WJHL after \u2064he had received news the bus was\u200c en route to Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so many emotions that go through us, when we see this, when we hear this, when\u200c we get all the phone calls, and the \u200cthings \u2063that we \u2063don\u2019t know. It\u2019s the unknown. \u2064Now we know, as \u200cmuch as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Luster\u200b added, \u201cThey\u2019re on their way home. They\u2019re nearly home. So those fears that we had have been dissolved, and I am so thankful for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tammy Rogers was in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/israel-begins-massively-arming-civilians-will-hand-10000-rifles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> with the group and thanked everyone for \u200dtheir prayers.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers, who is the church\u2019s director of children\u2019s services, also said that when she and\u200d others boarded the bus in Atlanta,\u200b she could see people were feeling \u2064relieved.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cThere [have] been lots of smiles and looks of relief on everyone\u2019s faces. We are all so appreciative of the prayers of our families, church, community, and all over the\u200c states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a comfort knowing we\u2019ve had so many interceding on our behalf for our safety and travels. I\u2019m not going \u200cto lie, it\u2019s been very scary\u2064 at times and going\u200b into a safe area from air strikes is something I pray we never have \u200cto do again. But God is in control, \u2064and He holds our tomorrows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A man named Jeff Dill, who\u200d has \u2064been a member of the church for many\u2063 years, credited God for \u200bthe group\u2019s safe return and said there was a \u201cpeace\u201d that people felt in spite of being in \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/families-americans-missing-israel-issue-plea-biden-press-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuelan-migrant-fleeing-across-u-s-border-slams-americans-who-dont-know-the-reality-of-socialism\/\" title=\"Venezuelan Migrant Fleeing Across U.S. Border Slams Americans Who \u2018Don\u2019t Know The Reality Of Socialism\u2019\">active war zone<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod took care of us,\u201d Dill stated. \u201cWe prayed about it. There was just a peace \u2063that came over \u2064me about\u2062 things, and I think \u2063the whole group it did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Times-News reported church members who were in Israel over the weekend ranged from teens to senior citizens.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from \u2064Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>Silicon\u2062 Valley\u200d and the Big Tech tyrants have\u2064 done everything they can to put The Western Journal out of business. Our<\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <em><b>faithful subscribers<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>  have kept us going.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>If you\u2019ve never chosen to subscribe, let me be honest:<\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <em><b>We need your help today<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Subscribe \u2063right \u2063now<\/b><\/a><em><b>  \u2013 The Western Journal stands\u2064 for truth\u200d in this difficult time.<\/b><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please \u200cstand with us by \u200bsubscribing today.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Floyd G. Brown<\/b><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Founder \u2064of The Western \u2063Journal<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/large-church-group-israel-war-broke-arrives-back-us-god-took-care-us\/\">Large Church Group That Was in Israel When War Broke Out\u200b Arrives Back in US: &#8216;God Took \u2063Care\u200b of Us&#8217;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062How \u2062will the church group rely on\u200d their faith and community support\u2063 to heal from the traumas they experienced in Israel<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062Sunnyside Baptist Church for several years, expressed his gratitude for their safe return. He emphasized the strength of their faith and belief that God\u200c had taken care of\u200c them during \u2063this challenging time.<\/p>\n<p>Dill said, \u201cWe had some tense moments, \u2064but we had faith \u200cthat God would bring us home safely. And \u2064He did. We are truly grateful for His protection and\u2064 guidance throughout this ordeal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The church group was in\u2063 Israel\u200b on \u200ba pilgrimage, visiting sacred holy sites. Little\u2062 did they know that they would witness and experience the horrors of the terrorist attacks by Hamas. The attacks resulted in the loss of\u2062 many innocent \u2063lives, including the \u200dlives of twenty-two Americans.<\/p>\n<p>When \u2062the attacks\u2064 began, the\u2064 group \u200bsought refuge in a hotel, unsure of what\u2062 the future held\u200d for them. They heard explosions throughout\u2064 the day, creating an atmosphere of fear and\u200d uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, they were\u200c able to secure\u2064 a flight back to the \u2062US.\u2062 The\u200b church members landed \u2063safely in\u2064 Atlanta before continuing\u200d their journey, finally arriving home early in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>David Luster, the associate pastor of Sunnyside Baptist Church, expressed his relief and gratitude upon receiving news of the group&#8217;s safe return. He acknowledged the range\u200c of \u2063emotions \u200bthey \u200bhad experienced, from fear \u2063and worry to \u2064now knowing that they were back home\u200b and safe.<\/p>\n<p>Tammy Rogers, the church&#8217;s director \u200bof children&#8217;s\u2064 services, also expressed her gratitude for the prayers and\u2064 support they had received. She mentioned\u2063 the comfort it\u2063 had\u2063 provided during the frightening \u200cmoments they\u2062 encountered. Rogers acknowledged the scariness of the situation and expressed hope that they would never have to go through such an experience again. She emphasized their faith in God&#8217;s control and the assurance that He holds their tomorrows.<\/p>\n<p>The church members who returned home are thankful for their safe return and express\u200d their \u200cgratitude \u2063for \u200dthe prayers and support they received. They are aware that not everyone was as fortunate\u200b and are\u200c mourning the loss of their fellow Americans in \u2062the\u200b attacks.<\/p>\n<p>As they settle back into their lives in\u2063 Tennessee,\u200b the church group will undoubtedly continue to lean\u2062 on their faith and the support \u2063of their community to\u200b heal\u2064 from \u200dthe traumas they experienced. They will \u200ccontinue to pray for the families\u2063 and loved ones of those\u200c who lost their\u200d lives and seek\u200c comfort in knowing\u2062 that God was \u200dwith\u200b them during their time in Israel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of American Christians are now safe at home after being caught in Israel during Saturday&#8217;s deadly terror attacks. Hamas members killed over 1,200 Israelis in a multi-pronged attack along the country&#8217;s border with Gaza Strip, indiscriminately massacring men, women, and children. 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