Many churches make pilgrimage to Israel on a yearly basis. If you ever get a chance to take a tour of the land of the Bible jump at the opportunity. Believe me, you will not regret it!

However, might I be so bold to say, the tour that our church has planned for Dec. 1-11, 2011 is exceptional and unique! In fact, in all my more than a dozen occasions of visiting, teaching, and leading tours in the land of Israel – I have never been more excited over an Itinerary than I am about the trip we have planned for this year!  It is a tour tailored and purposed to maximize your visit to Israel in the following ways:

#1 To experience your heritage as a Christian (the “church” began in Jerusalem) and to better understand your future – as Jesus will return to the City of Jerusalem at His Second Coming (where we will rule with Him during His reign on the earth!).

#2 I will personally equip you with an understanding of the “Old City Of Jerusalem” that would enable you, if you would like, to navigate the City on your own during our “Free Days” on the Tour so that you might as Ps. 48:13 says, “… tell it to the generation following”.

#3 To enjoy the land looking through a “Biblical lens” where we will focus over and over on the person and work of Jesus Christ – past, present and future. Our tour will begin in Jerusalem, then we’ll launch out to the ancient city of Joppa and Caesarea and then travel North to the city of Capernaum which is on the edge of the Sea of Galilee. We’ll then head South down the Jordan Valley to the Judean Wilderness and the Jericho Road and enter the City of Jerusalem as Jesus did when He set His face to Jerusalem. The Bible will come alive in a type of “3-D” which will make reading the Bible a deeper experience for you.

The price of the tour is $2,999.00 which includes: round trip airfare out of Los Angeles to Tel Aviv on El Al (Israel’s Airline); 7 days touring (see Itinerary); 2 free days to explore Jerusalem; first class and Kibbutz hotels with breakfast and dinner daily plus 3 lunches; all transfers, entrance fees, taxes and tips to hotels, drivers and guides.

Spaces are limited, by design. This is why we require a $200.00 non-refundable deposit per person to hold your spot until full deposit is due in June and full payment is due September 16th. You can contact, Cherie, in the church office to secure one of the few spaces that are left or call her Tuesday-Friday at (530) 885-6332.

Till Jerusalem,

Pastor Greg

PROPOSED ITINERARY

Day 1 Thu 1 Dec–Depart USA from Los Angeles on El Al Airlines direct flight to Tel Aviv Israel (meals on plane enroute)

Day 2 Fri 2 Dec–Afternoon arrival in Tel Aviv, transfer to Jerusalem (time permitting visit Mt Scopus adjacent to Mt of Olives overlooking Old City, transfer to hotel, Dinner, evening walk with pastor Greg to Western Wall.

Day 3 Sat 3 Dec–Mt Of Olives, Garden of Gethsemane, Kidron Valley, St Stephen’s Gate, Pools Of Bethesda, Calvary, Garden Tomb.

Day 4 Sun 4 Dec–Steps To Herod’s Palace, Walk City Walls, Mt Zion where church met, location of “Messianic Seal”, Upper Room, David’s Tomb, Caiphus’ House, Pool of Siloam, Southern Steps.

Day 5 Mon 5 Dec–Leave Jerusalem for ancient port city of Joppa, Caesarea, Mt. Carmel, Nazareth Overlook, arrive shore of Sea of Galilee.

Day 6 Tue 6 Dec–Sermon On Mt. Capernaum, “St Peter’s Fish” lunch, Wooden boat ride on Sea of Galilee, Baptism.

Day 7 Wed 7 Dec–Jordan Valley, Bet Shean, Jericho Road, Ascend to Jerusalem, Ammunition Hill(key stronghold in Six Day War), Fortress Antonia, Rabbi’s Tunnel.

Day 8 Thu 8 Dec–Free Day In Jerusalem (recommended sites: return to Old City, Quiet time atop Mt Zion; Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum), Israel Museum including Model of Jerusalem and Dead Sea Scrolls

Day 9 Fri 9 Dec–Travel to Judean Wilderness, Masada (winter palace of Herod the Great), Qumran, Ein Gedi (where David found refuge from King Saul).

Day 10 Sat 10 Dec–Free Day In Jerusalem. Night on Plane.

Day 11 Sun 11 Dec–Arriving home with a lifetime of memories.

We will be staying at the Prima Royale Hotel in Jerusalem and Nof Ginosar on the shore of the Sea of Galilee.

Particularly the first few days of our Tour in Jerusalem, it will be essential that you are able to walk a few miles.