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an 11 day tour of an 11 day tour of IsraelIsrael and and PalestinePalestine based in Galilee, Bethlehem and Jerusalem based in Galilee, Bethlehem and Jerusalem
led by Mike Fuller led by Mike Fuller
Mike Fuller is a Baptist Minister, international Bible teacher, New
Wine speaker, teacher of Religious Studies, and author of “The Entire Story of the Bible in 50 Minutes”.
On to our Hotel in
Tiberias, a few hundred yards from the Sea of
GalileeEvening
free!
Friday 15Friday 15thth August August
We start the day with an “orientation” multi-media presentation introducing
Galilee…
Saturday 16Saturday 16thth August August
We start to explore Galilee more, passing
Mount Tabor (a possible site
of the Transfiguration)
…
Saturday 16Saturday 16thth August August
We visit Cana (the site of Jesus’ first miracle,
turning water into wine) …
Saturday 16Saturday 16thth August August
In Nazareth, we visit sites connected with the childhood of Jesus …
The Church of the Annunciation The Church of the
Well
Saturday 16Saturday 16thth August August
… we also visit Nazareth Village, built to show and explain life and trades in the time of Jesus.
Saturday 16Saturday 16thth August August
… and the Mount of the Precipice, where Jesus walked through the crowd that sought to throw him down.
Saturday 16Saturday 16thth August August
At the end of the day, it may be
possible to baptise any
member of the group who wants
this – in the Jordan river
Please talk to Mike about this beforehand!
Saturday 16Saturday 16thth August August
We begin the day viewing the 2000 year old “Jesus boat” at a nearby kibbutz
…
Sunday 17Sunday 17thth August August
We sail across the lake on a replica of this boat, pausing on the lake for our Sunday worship…
Sunday 17Sunday 17thth August August
We visit Kursi on the Sea of Galilee - the site associated with the story of the “Gadarene swine” …
Sunday 17Sunday 17thth August August
… the recently discovered village of Bethsaida, Peter and Andrew’s home …
The “Fishermen’s House” at The “Fishermen’s House” at
BethsaidaBethsaida
Sunday 17Sunday 17thth August August
We visit Tabgha (associated with the
feeding of the 5000, and one of Jesus’ resurrection
appearances)
Sunday 17Sunday 17thth August August
We end the day with worship together on the “Mount of the Beatitudes”
Sunday 17Sunday 17thth August August
… viewing not only the
excavations that date back to the time of Joshua -
but also sites associated with the ministry of
Jesus
Monday 18Monday 18thth August August
We pass through the Wadi Kelt (the valley
of the shadow of death) and view
St George’s Monastery
Monday 18Monday 18thth August August
Approaching Jerusalem, Approaching Jerusalem, we visit we visit Bethany Bethany to see the tomb of to see the tomb of
LazarusLazarus … …
Monday 18Monday 18thth August August
Our new hotel is within the Palestinian territory, in Bethlehem
Monday 18Monday 18thth August August
… then see the “Shepherds’ Fields”, and worship in one of the ancient shepherds’ caves.
Tuesday 19Tuesday 19thth August August
The remainder of the day is free to meet local Arab Christians, visit
the Bethlehem Bible College, and visit a local
orphanage
Tuesday 19Tuesday 19thth August August
Arriving in Arriving in Jerusalem, we view the cityJerusalem, we view the city from the top from the top of the of the Mount of Olives Mount of Olives ……
Wednesday 20th AugustWednesday 20th August
We enter Jerusalem,
seeing for the first time the
Western Wall - a buttressing wall which is all that remains of the
Temple …
Wednesday 20th AugustWednesday 20th August
… at one point, walking on
flagstones that Jesus almost
certainly walked on.
Wednesday 20th AugustWednesday 20th August
We see the Southern Wall excavations – once more, walking on
flagstones that Jesus almost
certainly walked on.
Wednesday 20th AugustWednesday 20th August
… and, for those who want, walk
through Hezekiah’s
tunnel …
Wednesday 20th AugustWednesday 20th August
We return to the Western Wall - the
buttressing wall which is all that remains of
the Temple …
… hopefully, seeing a Bar Mitzvah…
Thursday 21Thursday 21stst August August
We see the
Temple Mount, now the location of the Al
Aqsa mosque
Thursday 21Thursday 21stst August August
…….and then .and then walk walk down into Jerusalem down into Jerusalem from the Mount of from the Mount of Olives, following the Olives, following the route route JesusJesus took on took on the first the first Palm Sunday Palm Sunday ……
Thursday 21Thursday 21stst August August
……. stopping at the . stopping at the Dominus Flavit Dominus Flavit church, which marks church, which marks the place where the place where Jesus wept over Jesus wept over JerusalemJerusalem
Thursday 21Thursday 21stst August August
We spend some time in contemplation and worship at Gethsemane …
Thursday 21Thursday 21stst August August
We spend some time in contemplation and worship at Gethsemane …
Thursday 21Thursday 21stst August August
… and then follow the “Last path” through the Kidron valley …
Thursday 21Thursday 21stst August August
… and the recently discovered Burnt House – a priestly house in Jerusalem destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE
Thursday 21Thursday 21stst August August
In the evening, we visit the newly extended
Yad Vashem Holocaust museum …
Thursday 21Thursday 21stst August August
… and then settle into our new
hotel, just a few minutes’
walk from the old city
of Jerusalem
Thursday 21Thursday 21stst August August
Returning to the Old City, we visit the Bethesda
pool, where Jesus healed a paralysed
man
Friday 22Friday 22ndnd August August
We see the Lithostratus (thought to be part of
the courtyard from Herod’s Antonia
Fortress)
Friday 22Friday 22ndnd August August
We follow part of the “Via Dolorosa” – remembering Jesus’ walk to the cross …
Friday 22Friday 22ndnd August August
We see the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - the traditional location of
the crucifixion
Friday 22Friday 22ndnd August August
We finish the day with quiet reflection at an alternative site for Jesus’ death and resurrection …
“Gordon’s Calvary” and the Garden Tomb
Friday 22Friday 22ndnd August August
A day in the desert!
After an early breakfast, we
drive south to the desert and the
fortress of Masada …
Saturday 23Saturday 23rdrd August August
We see the oasis of Ein Gedi, associated with the story of David and Saul …
Saturday 23Saturday 23rdrd August August
Sunday 24Sunday 24thth August August
Our morning Our morning worshipworship is in is in JerusalemJerusalem … …
… either at Christchurch, an Anglican Church inside the city walls with Messianic links
… or at East Jerusalem Baptist Church, an English speaking
congregation with a number of Palestinian believers
Sunday 24Sunday 24thth August August
The remainder of the day is The remainder of the day is freefree to explore to explore JerusalemJerusalem
Monday 25Monday 25thth August August
In the morning, we see the In the morning, we see the Shrine of the Book Shrine of the Book at at the the Israel Museum Israel Museum ……
… and then travel on to Tel Aviv for our
flight home
£1460£1460 includes half board, air-conditioned
coach, en-suite, gratuities, licensed guide, all entrance fees
does not include any fuel surcharge, lunches, insurance
Monday 25Monday 25thth August August