Day One
Sunday, Sept. 23 |
Departure from US |
Day Two
Monday, Sept. 24 |
Arrive Israel in the afternoon and transfer to our hotel along the Sea of Galilee. |
Day Three
Tuesday, Sept. 25 |
Awake to an inspirational view of the SEA OF GALILEE. Ascend the GOLAN HEIGHTS to our adopted #82 ISRAELI ARMY TANK BASE, where we will have the opportunity to get acquainted with IDF soldiers and give gifts of encouragement. Have lunch with the soldiers and proceed to our adopted CHILDREN’S CENTER for the underprivileged. We will distribute warm winter outfits to the kids and help them build their sukkah. Visit the JORDAN RIVER for a baptismal service. Overnight Galilee. |
Day Four
Wednesday, Sept. 26 |
Take a BOAT RIDE ON THE SEA OF GALILEE for a time of singing and fellowship. Ascend the MT.OF BEATITUDES where we will have a time of worship and praise. Visit TABGHA where Jesus reappeared to his disciples after the resurrection. Visit CAPERNAUM, center of Jesus’ ministry, and see the ancient synagogue and ruins there. Pass KURSI and then head south past MT. GILBOA, where Jonathan and King Saul fell in battle. Continue through JERICHO viewing the MT. OF TEMPTATION. Overnight Dead Sea.` |
Day Five
Thursday, Sept. 27 |
In the morning enjoy the DEAD SEA. Take a swim, or enjoy the hotel spa. We will have lunch at QUMRAN, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. Stop at MASADA, where after the destruction of Jerusalem and the Holy Temple, Jewish zealots withstood the Romans for many years before finally being defeated. View MT. NEBO, where Moses saw the Promised Land before his final work was completed. Tonight is the opening night for the FEAST OF TABERNACLES, at EN GEDI, where David hid from King Saul. Enjoy a BIBLCAL DINNER and EVENING OF ENTERTAINMENT UNDER THE STARS at the DEAD SEA. Overnight Dead Sea. |
Day Six
Friday, Sept. 28 |
Ascend to the CITY OF THE GREAT KING, JERUSALEM. “His foundation is in the Holy Mountain. The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the other dwelling places of Jacob.” In Jerusalem, begin with a panoramic view from atop the MT. OF OLIVES where our guide will give us a perspective of the city today and how it was in the time of Jesus. Descend the PALM SUNDAY ROAD to the GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE with its’2000 year old olive trees. Ascend MT. ZION where we stop for prayer at THE HOUSE OF CAIAPHAS, where Peter denied Jesus and where Jesus most likely spent his last night before the crucifixion. Walk through the VIA DOLOROSA to the POOL OF BETHESDA. Continue to the GARDEN TOMB, where we reflect on Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice and redemption. Walk through the quiet garden and look towards the skull shaped hill of CALVARY. Overnight Jerusalem. |
Day Seven
Saturday, Sept. 29 |
Today will be free for Shabbat. Dinner in a SUKKAH at our hotel. Evening Feast of Tabernacles celebrations. Tonight will be the ICEJ ROLE CALL OF THE NATIONS. Overnight Jerusalem. |
Day Eight
Sunday, Sept. 30 |
Our first visit will be the TEMPLE MT., the holiest and most coveted place on earth. Continue through the JEWISH QUARTER OF THE OLD CITY. Enter into the JEWISH HERODIAN MANSIONS and see the CARDO, the ancient Roman shopping mall. Presentation at the BURNT HOUSE before visiting the TEMPLE INSTITUTE, and view the reconstruction of the treasures of the Temple and garments of the High Priest. Descend to the WESTERN WALL for prayer. Visit the SOUTHERN STEPS of Herod’s Temple and see the presentation at the DAVIDSON CENTER. Overnight Jerusalem. |
Day Nine
Monday, Oct. 1 |
Morning participation in the FEAST SEMINARS. In the afternoon, join Christians from around the world for the JERUSALEM MARCH, as we dress in native costume and carry banners and flags down the streets of Jerusalem in Christian support of the Jewish State. “Thou wilt arise and have compassion on Zion, for it is a time to be gracious to her for the appointed time has come.” Overnight Jerusalem. |
Day Ten
Tuesday, Oct. 2 |
Today we will travel past the ELAH VALLEY where DAVID FOUGHT GOLIATH en route to SDEROT, where we will have a day of volunteering. Overnight Jerusalem. |
Day Eleven
Wednesday, Oct. 3 |
Option to attend morning Seminars and Feast Finale or visit some of the undiscovered treasures of Jerusalem, as our guide, Tisha, takes us throughout the city. Evening departure for the airport. |
Day Twelve
Thursday, Oct. 4 |
Return to the U.S. |
