18 of the 54 people in the group will be back in Jacksonville soon where they’ll finally be able to sleep in their own beds.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After spending more than a week in the middle of the war in Israel, a church group from Fernandina Beach is finally making its way back to the states.
“I’ve just never loved landing in New York so much in my life," said Susan DeVane after landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport following a 12-hour flight from Jordan. “I think the whole plane erupted in applause," said DeVane."I just felt such grace and hopefulness and I was just so happy to be home.”
They had some help. Congressman Aaron Bean is a member of the church, and he teamed up with several lawmakers to create several options for getting them home.
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