Friday, May 19
​Day 1

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Today we begin our travels from Kansas City to Tel Aviv, Israel on Delta Airlines.

SLEEP:  Plane

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Saturday, May 20
​Day 2

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Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport in
Tel Aviv at 9:15AM.  

From the airport we drive to the ancient port city of Jaffa to get a lay of the Land and begin our Pilgrimage in the place where Jonah and Peter began their journeys.  

We have an alfresco lunch at the Carmel Market in Tel Aviv and have a short walk along the Mediterranean to walk off some Jet Lag.  

We then check into Hotel, have an evening welcome dinner and then we are off to a good nights sleep. 

SLEEP:  Tel Aviv

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Sunday,  May 21
​Day 3

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Today we visit Caesarea Maritima and see the Ancient Roman city built by Herod.  The Apostle Paul was imprisoned here before he appealed to Caesar. 

​From there we head up the coast to visit Mt. Carmel where Elijah called down fire from heaven.  We move down into the Jezreel Valley to visit Tel Megiddo and see the raw power it held as it controlled the ancient trade route that crossed through this valley and the place that Revelation tells us the battle of Armageddon will occur. 

On our way to our hotel at the Sea of Galilee we make one more stop to see Mount Precipice, that is near the town of Nazareth, the town of Jesus childhood.  We drive through Cana where Jesus performed his first miracle. 
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​SLEEP:  Tiberias, Sea of Galilee

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Monday, May 22
​Day 4

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 We celebrate fellowship and teaching this morning as we travel the Galilean region that Jesus made his home during his 3 year ministry. 

Today we will visit the village of Capernaum, the Mount of Beatitudes, Caesarea Philippi and Misgav Am along the
​Lebanese border.

We finish the day with a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee.
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​SLEEP:  Tiberias, Sea of Galilee

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Tuesday, May 23
​Day 5

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Today we journey from the Galilee along the Jordan river and stop for baptisms in the Jordan River.  

​We stop in the Roman town of Beit She'an to visit the well preserved ruins and Amphitheatre.  

​We then make our way to Jerusalem to see the Holy City from the viewpoint at Mt. Scopus.
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SLEEP:  Jerusalem

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Wednesday,  May 24
​Day 6

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The Holy City.  The place that God chose to reveal His Grace.

We trace the events of the final three days of Jesus life on this day.

We venture up into East Jerusalem and onto the Mount of Olives to look over the Old City. 

We walk down to the Garden of Gethsemane to see the Olive press and ancient Olive trees nearby, stopping at the Dominus Flevit Church to consider Jesus' heart for the people of Jerusalem. 

From there, we walk a short walk up into the Old City through the Eastern Gate stopping at the Pool of Bethesda and the Church of St. Anne to contemplate the healing ministry of Jesus along the way. 

We begin the walk along the Via Dolorosa that Jesus walked on His way to the cross stopping at several places to remember the price paid for our sins ending up at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. 

​We make our way out of the Damascus Gate to Golgotha - the place of the Skull - and the Garden Tomb.  

SLEEP: Jerusalem

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Thursday, May 25
​Day 7

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We begin our day with a visit to the Israeli Holocaust Museum called Yad Vashem. 

We then move on to the Israeli Museum to see the Dead Sea Scrolls that validate the books of the Old Testament. 

While there, we see the Pontius Pilate stone which affirms the rule of the Roman leader that sent Jesus Christ to the cross. 

​We then make our way to the Mehane Yehuda open air market for lunch and then free time in the Old City. 

SLEEP:  Jerusalem

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Friday, May 26
​Day 8

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On this Friday, the beginning of the Sabbath in Israel we see the very Jewish sites including the City of David, Mt. Zion, the Upper Room, the Western Wall and the Temple Mount. 

We then have free time in the afternoon to roam around the Old City seeing sites of personal interest and shopping round out the day.

​SLEEP:  Jerusalem

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Saturday, May 27
​Day 9

We have a final day of sightseeing in Jerusalem including free time, sights in the Old City and on Ben Yehuda Street. 
For those who want to venture afield, we will make the short drive past Bethlehem to see the shepherds fields and visit either Herodium or the Valley of Elah. 

​SLEEP:  Jerusalem

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Sunday, May 28
​Day 10

We leave our hotel after an early breakfast and head for Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv for our flights home. 

​SLEEP:  Home

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