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Shalom!

The inaugural post of Fried Camel will be short and succinct. As I prepare to go to sleep for my last night in the United States, I can't help but think of all the things that have occurred to make this journey a reality.

It is overwhelming to think of all the people who have played a role in this process; friends who have offered support in every conceivable manner, complete strangers who have taken it upon themselves to keep me in their prayers, lifelong family friends who have been more generous than I or anyone could scarcely imagine, parents who despite their fears have been nothing but completely stalwart in their support, and the Lord whose perfect timing has set in to motion all of these things.

I am both honored and humbled by the task ahead of me. Though daunting, I know there can be no outcome short of success.

I'm officially beginning this pilgrimage in Manhattan. And it couldn't be a more fitting location. That's where this began. On a sunny September day nearly eight years ago. Ground Zero to Tel Aviv. From one epicenter to another.

I hope that this blog, over the next two years, serves not just as a conduit for my thoughts, but also as a unique medium with which the Middle East is viewed; one that is educational and informative and effective in putting the pieces of the Long War puzzle together for everyone back home.

Here goes nothing!

Let's roll.