WAXAHACHIE — As the deadly conflict in the Mideast rages on, some local university students found themselves directly impacted by the war.

Six students, and one professor, from Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie were in Israel on an archeological trip. But their educational expedition ended up unearthing more than they expected. They were caught in the middle of the Middle East crisis.

“I was never really fearful because I knew that we were in safe hands with the people that we were with over there,” student Kristen Flake said.

“We had access to all kinds of safety shelters and information on what was going on, so we felt safe the whole time.”

Their trip was unexpectedly extended when flights out of the country were suddenly cancelled. The FAA temporarily halted flights over Israel last week.

“It`s been a little stressful just trying to work out airline problems just because our original airline was not flying out,” Jon Utley explained. “So, we had to call them and work out how to get out of the country as soon as possible. I`m just ready to go lay down and sleep.”

The group finally made it home safely Saturday night and were met with a warm welcome.

They return with a life changing experience, after playing witness to the realities of war and international turmoil.

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發表於5時25分，2014年7月27日，由蒂姆·羅伯茨，更新時間在06:52分，2014年7月28日
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WAXAHACHIE - 由於致命的衝突在中東肆虐，一些本地的大學生發現自己直接受到戰爭的影響。

六名學生，一個教授，從神大學沃克西哈奇西南組件在以色列的考古之旅。但他們的教育遠征結束了發掘超過他們的預期。他們被發現在中東危機中。

“我從來沒有真正可怕的，因為我知道，我們是在安全的手說，我們在那邊的人，”學生克里斯汀片狀說。

“我們接觸到各種安全庇護所和上發生了什麼信息，所以我們覺得很安全的全部時間。”

當航班走出國門被突然取消他們的行程被意外延長。美國聯邦航空局暫時停止對以色列航班的最後一周。

“它`S被一點點緊張只是試圖找出航空公司的問題，只是因為我們原來的航空公司沒有飛出去，”喬恩·厄特利解釋。“所以，我們不得不給他們打電話，並制定出如何走出國門，盡快。我`米剛準備去躺下睡了。“

該小組終於成功了平安回家週六晚上開始受到了熱烈的歡迎。

他們返回了改變生活的體驗，玩見證戰爭和國際動盪的現實之後。