Overview of October 17:
Before a pilgrimage can begin it is necessary to spend time in repentance and humility before Almighty God. The Journey of the Magi, in an all night prayer-vigil, begins here, in the Amariyah bomb shelter, where, in 1991, the United States dropped a bomb and killed over 300 civilians.
jump to the first day of travel:
October 22
why the delay?