Pictured above from (l to r): Igal Hami, President and CEO, Gil Travel USA; Pastor Sherlock Bally, Sherlock Bally Ministries; Michael Onifer, Eagles’ Wings; Offer Gat, Vice President, EL AL Israel Airlines; Bishop Charles Scott and wife Janice, Pentecostal Church of God International in the EL AL King David Lounge at JFK Airport prior to departure.


Pictured above: Bishop Charles Scott with other Pentecostal Church of God International pastors and their spouses prior to boarding the EL AL flight.
Photo credit:  Shimon Golding

New York, NY – February 11, 2010 –Bishop Charles Scott of the Pentecostal Church of God International flew to Israel on EL AL Airlines, leading a group of 130 pastors and their spouses from the church’s executive leadership.  This is the first official solidarity mission to Israel on behalf of the Pentecostal Church and the first trip to Israel that Bishop Scott is leading.  While in Israel, as a part of Eagles' Wings "Watchmen on the Wall" program, the group is meeting with Israeli government officials, touring the country, and presenting a prayer covenant to the Knesset on behalf of the 4,700 churches and the more than 600,000 congregants worldwide. 

Pastor Sherlock Bally of Sherlock Bally Ministries (based in the Caribbean Islands) is leading dozens of pastors from the Caribbean on this mission and is committed to bringing hundreds of pilgrims to Israel annually.

The Pentecostal Church of God states that this mission of support for Israel and the prayer covenant establishes a precedent for the Pentecostal Church of God. Under the direction of Rev. Dr. Robert Stearns, Executive Director of Eagles’ Wings, the “Watchman on the Wall” program  educates the Christian community about supporting Israel. This educational mission was organized by Gil Travel USA.

About EL AL

Celebrating more than 60 years of service, EL AL, Israel's national airline, offers the most nonstop flights between New York (JFK/Newark) and Israel as well as the only nonstop service from Los Angeles.  Worldwide, EL AL flies to more than 40 destinations from Israel and serves dozens of other destinations throughout the world via partnerships with many other carriers (including 22 additional cities in the U.S.A.). Only EL AL has First Class service on nonstop flights between the U.S.A. and Israel. The airline has annual revenues of about $2.1 billion and carries more than 1.9 million passengers every year.

EL AL embodies Israel’s values of innovation and caring and the promise of a genuine Israeli welcome.  Your Israel experience begins with EL AL and warm Israeli hospitality. Israeli flight attendants will make you feel at home, the best trained Israeli pilots will take you to and from Israel and passengers enjoy enhanced in-flight dining with freshly prepared healthy meals. 

EL AL. It’s not just an airline. It’s Israel.