Ave Maria Press author Lisa Hendey departed Wednesday, January 25, for an eight-day tour of Israel with the Catholic Press Association. Stops on the itinerary include the Dead Sea, Qumran, Jerusalem, the Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Western Wall, and much, much more.

Hendey invites her online community to send her their prayer intentions and to follow her tour via postings on her Facebook and Twitter profiles. For more information, listen to her Audio Boo posted while packing the day before departure:

Packing for Israel (mp3)