(Jordan) – Those traveling with Father Phil Ackerman and other priests in the Diocese of Fargo are thankful for the assistance received by North Dakota and federal officials in recent days. Ever since the devastating war broke out in Israel, a group of travelers from area parishes have been on pins-and-needles wondering when, or if, they would be home to see their loved ones.
Over the course of seven hours, the tour group passed through five security checkpoints, six passport checks, took three buses and ultimately walked across the border into Jordan.