Brother Sam and Annette are safe now in Cairo awaiting to return home
30 residents from the Twin Lakes Area touring the Holy Land say they are all safe and waiting to return home after a last minute evacuation from Israel over the weekend.
The group, led by Pastor Sam and Annette Bailey of Twin Lakes Baptist Church in Mountain Home, is traveling with a tour organized by David Huckabee, son of former Arkansas governor and current U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee. The group visited Jerusalem and Bethlehem and participated in a baptism in the Jordan River. While eating lunch over the weekend, members were informed they would be leaving Israel immediately after news broke of military operations involving the United States, Israel and Iran. The group quickly gathered their belongings and traveled by bus, crossing into Egypt shortly after midnight Saturday.
KTLO’s Heather Loftis spoke with Brother Sam this morning from Cairo were he said they are all safe but a police escort was needed as they made their way to safety.
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Brother Sam said that they are very fortunate to have crossed out of Israel when they did.
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The group has leaned on their faith and each other to remain calm through the tense ordeal.
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The plan is for them all to fly home directly from Cairo this evening and go straight to Washington D.C. Brother Sam says he wouldn’t trade a moment of the trip but they are looking forward to getting back home to the Ozarks.
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Ambassador Huckabee speaking and playing music for the group in Jerusalem
Listen below to Heather Loftis’ full interview with Brother Sam from Cairo Monday morning.
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