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Israel Tour with Amy Fennimore & Moye Stauffer - May 2024
Dear Friends, Amy and Moye invite you to join us in celebrating the Jewish roots of our faith in Jesus Christ, God’s son, Yeshua the Messiah. We’ll visit Bethlehem where He was born; we’ll sail on the Sea of Galilee where He stilled the storm; and pray in the Chapel of the Beatitudes, where Jesus preached His Sermon on the Mount. We will view Golgotha where He died; and we’ll celebrate the Lord’s Supper outside the empty Garden Tomb! You can even be baptized in the Jordan River if you choose to. We will see the locations of stories from the Old Testament and learn how geography is still shaping modern Israel. Our tour will enhance our biblical knowledge so that we will forever after read Scripture with different eyes. All this will be done in warm fellowship with other believers from many parts of the United States. We’ll sing praises to the Lord every day as we travel through the land of the Bible, and of course, we will also laugh a lot! We promise you an unforgettable journey that will deepen your faith and increase your joy. Don’t miss this special pilgrimage with us. Blessings and love to you, Amy West Fennimore Moye West Stauffer
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Thursday
Netanya, Caesarea, Megiddo, Nazareth, TiberiasThis morning we proceed to Caesarea, capital of the Roman procurators of Judea. Visit the Roman port, Crusader's Moat, Roman theater and aqueduct. Continue to Muhraka on Mount Carmel where Elijah challenged Baal’s priests. This afternoon, after a Middle Eastern lunch at a Druse restaurant(optional), we proceed to Megiddo to visit the excavations that unearthed 20 different civilizations. This is Michener’s “The Source”. Continue down the road to Nazareth, boyhood home of Jesus where we will go to the look out and view the entire valley. Then, it’s on to Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee for dinner and overnight at our hotel. On the way, if there is time we will stop at Harod, the spring of Gideon.
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Friday
Mt. Arbel, Dan, Caesarea Philippi, MagdalaWe begin the day with a drive to Mount Arbel where we will climb to the top for the most fantastic view of the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias you could ever imagine. From here we’ll be able to see the Sea of Galilee plus Tiberias, Magdala, Capernaum, Bethsaida, the Mount of Beatitudes and more. It will be the most breathtaking view of the tour. Next our drivetakes us to the northern limits of Jesus' travel as we cross the River Hatzbani to Dan. Here we combine a nature walk beside the Upper Jordan with views of the ancient ruins, topped by the Israelite high place that supported a golden calf (I Kings 12). Then a short drive to Banias (Caesarea Philippi), dedicated to Pan the Greek god of pastures, flocks and shepherds; here Peter made his great profession of faith, recognition of Christ Jesus (Matthew 16). Driving along the foot of Mount Hermon, we ascend onto the Golan Plateau for a magnificent view of upper Israel. On our return we will stop at Chorazin and then on to Magdala, one of the oldest synagogues dating back to the first century AD. Home of Mary Magdalena and was the fishing center where Peter would have brought his catch to be sold or processed. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
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Saturday
Sea of Galilee, Mount of Beatitudes, BethsaidaWe begin the day with a relaxing boat ride on the Sea of Galilee. We’ll stop in the middle of the sea for a time of worship and hearing the Word. We dock at Ginossar where we view the New Testament boat found below the waters of the Galilee. This boat dates from the time of Jesus. Then we continue to Mount of Beatitudes, Tabgha and Capernaum. After lunch, we’ll be visiting Bethsaida, the home of Peter, Andrew, James and John. Our last stop today will be at the River Jordan, where you will have the opportunity to be baptized. Transfer back to the hotel in Tiberias for dinner and overnight.
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Sunday
Tiberias, Bet Shean, Jericho, Dead SeaThis morning we will stop at Harod Spring of Gideon, then to Bet Shean, where King Saul and his sons were pinned to the walls. It became the Decapolis Capital and was traveled by Jesus and known as Scythopolis. See the ancient theater, Circus Maximus and Cardo Maximo. We head down the Jordan River road and on to Jericho, the oldest walled city in the world for reflections on great biblical events, the conquest of Joshua and the temptation of Jesus. Continue on to our hotel on the Dead Sea where we will have time for a dip in the water before dinner and overnight.
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Monday
Dead Sea, Masada, Ein Gedi, JerusalemWe begin our day at Masada and ascend by cable car to the magnificent ruins of the fortress where, from 70 to 73 AD, Jewish defenders made their last stand in the Judean revolt against Rome. We see the remains of storehouses, cisterns and a sixth-century Byzantine church. Continuing alongside the Dead Sea, 1300 ft. below sea level -- the lowest spot on earth -- we proceed to Ein Gedi where time permitting we will walk the path to see the waterfall in the desert. Next we visit Qumran where the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Continue on to Jerusalem where atop Mt. Scopus, we behold majestic Jerusalem. Check in to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
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Tuesday
Mt. of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, Shepherd's Fields, Bethlehem"If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace." (Luke 19:42) Our drive this morning takes us past the Chapel of Ascension and Paternoster to the Mt. of Olives for an orientation view of Jerusalem and the opportunity of a group photograph overlooking Jerusalem. We then walk the traditional Passion walk. We descend to the church known as Dominus Flevit ("Our Lord weeps"). After viewing the Golden Gate, we walk downhill to Gethsemane, where we take time to meditate on the Gospel text and view the Church of All Nations. Enter the Old City and make our way to the Jerusalem Archaeological Park where we see the Steps that entered the temple and the Southern Wall. It was here that Jesus would have taught the disciples. See a video that shows the temple as it was at Herod's (or Jesus') time. "I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord". (Luke 2:10-11). This afternoon we drive south to one of the possible sites for Shepherds' Fields. We continue into Bethlehem itself, walking through the restored old town to the Church of the Nativity and visiting the manger and see
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Wednesday
Jerusalem, Western Wall Tunnel, Temple Institute, Yad Vashem, Shrine of the BookThis morning we will board our bus for our exciting tour to the famous Western Wall Tunnel . Here we will enter by the Western Wall Plaza and go down to the foundation of the Second Temple. We will see a model that will demonstrate where we are in location to the Temple in the time of Christ. Continue along the tunnel as we proceed to the Gateway of the Priests entry to the Holy of Holies. We will continue to the Temple Institute where we will see the making of the instruments for the new temple. We will see how they are following the Bible for exact instructions. We will see a film explaining where the Rabbi believes the Ark of the Covenant is located. This afternoon we will head to Yad Vashem and see the Museum of the Holocaust. Continue to Shrine of the Book and the model city of Jerusalem at the time of the Second Temple. Return to our hotel for dinner and overnight.
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Thursday
Old City, Southern Wall, Via Dolorosa, Garden Tomb, USAAfter breakfast we transfer to the Dung Gate, we ascend to the Dome of the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site of Islam, located on the traditional site of the ancient Temple Mount. It is believed that here is where the Temple once stood. To the north we find the Pools of Bethesda (John 5) and St. Anne's Church, the church is perfectly preserved from the Crusader period – with remarkable acoustics. We then follow the Way of the Cross (Via Dolorosa) through the bazaars as far as the Holy Sepulcher. From there we walk through the Christian Quarter along the Arab Souks and past the Armenian Quarter. This afternoon exit the Old City at Mt Zion to the grounds of a church called Peter in Gallicantu, which affords the best view of early Jerusalem from the west. (Here, the Assumptions Fathers suggest, was the house where the High Priest Caiaphas interrogated Jesus.). From there we board our bus and transfer to the Garden Tomb where we will end our day with a special visit and the possibility of having a private communion on the grounds outside the city walls. After dinner at our hotel we have time to freshen up before we return to the airport where we board our flight to New York.
