Prayer journey for Aliyah – Part 5
In IJmuiden, Samuel decides to disembark and prepare the return to Israel with his family. A Dutch brother, Robert, comes onboard and we can continue the journey without me being alone. We continue south-west to Dover, where we take onboard another two prayer warriors from Ebenezer, Lizzie and Phil. Now there are four of us in the prayer team onboard. We continue by engine along the south coast of England to Brixham, where we stop for supplies.
The White Cliffs of Dover, England
Robert, Phil and Lizzie in Brixham, England
During the voyage, we have prayed for the harbors on the south coast. In Brixham we feel that we should pray especially for the protection of the Jewish people against privateers and pirates. The famous seafarer Sir Francis Drake came from the area around Brixham, and he violently attacked Spanish and French ships on the seas.
A replica of the ship that Sir Francis Drake sailed with
It turns out we can’t dock at Cherbourg as we had hoped, but have to go to Brest. Lizzie then decides to disembark and travel back to Bournemouth by train. This means we don’t have to stay in Brest but continue the sail across the Bay of Biscay to the small Spanish harbor of Finisterre, not far from Santiago de Compostela.
The journey from Brixham across the English Channel and Bay of Biscay is very fast, less than two and a half days. But Phil gets really seasick and is constantly resting or sleeping. He actually decides to cut the trip short as soon as we arrive in port. But, as it happens, he feels better when we get to Finisterre and he can come ashore for a while, and the sea is much calmer. He decides to complete the whole journey to Cartagena in Spain.
On our way crossing the Bay of Biscay
Philip Holmberg
Ebenezer Operation Exodus
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A few extra pictures for Part 5
Robert when steering the boat
Phil in conversation with the Israeli Gabriel
When the boat was at anchor outside of Brixham, people were taken to the town with the red dingy
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