Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Visit the Holy Land with Pastor Scott & Laura

I have always dreamed of going to the Holy Land and walking where Jesus, Moses, David, Peter, Paul, Elijah and John the Baptist walked, haven’t you? Imagine yourself taking a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee where Jesus calmed the storm; being baptized in the Jordan River where John the Baptist baptized our Savior; walking the Via Dolorosa where Jesus carried his cross to Calvary; visiting a museum where the Dead Sea Scrolls are displayed; or taking communion at the traditional site of the empty tomb where Jesus defeated death for all of us. Laura and I are going and will experience all of these things, and we are looking for 12 people who will go with us on this chance of a lifetime 12-day trip to Israel leaving this November 1st. Along with other places, we will be visiting:

Caesarea by the Sea (Acts 9 & 25)
Mt Carmel where Elijah called down fire from God (I Kings 18)
Megiddo where the battle of Armageddon will be fought (I Kings 9:15; Rev 16:16)
Nazareth which was Jesus’ hometown (Luke 1 & 2)
Cana, where Jesus turned the water into wine (John 2)
Caesarea Philippi where Peter made his great confession of Christ (Mt 16:13-17)
Road to Damascus where Paul was converted (Acts 9)
Mt. Hermon (Deut 3:8)
The Sea of Galilee
Capernaum (Mt 4:13)
The Mount where Jesus gave His Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5-7)
Tabgha where Jesus fed the 5000 (Mark 6)
Jericho
Mt. Tabor (Judges 4)
Ein Harod (Judges 7:1)
Beth Shean (I Samuel 31:10)
Petra, in the mountains of Edom
Mt. Nebo where God took Moses before his death to see into the Promised Land
The Jordan River
The Dead Sea
Ein Gedi, the oasis where David hid from King Saul
Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered
Jerusalem, the holy city of God’s people
The Western Wall (known as the wailing wall)
The Via Dolorosa
Rachel’s tomb on the outskirts of Bethlehem
The Church of the Nativity and the Shepherd’s Field
The birthplace of John the Baptist
King David’s tomb
The upper room where Jesus and the disciples had the last supper
The Mt. of Olives including the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus prayed in agony
The garden tomb

Can you imagine such a trip? Dan Travis, a friend of mine who is the pastor of our Palmyra Grace Brethren Church,has much experience leading these trips and will teach us as we make each stop. Dan has asked that I help him with some of these devotionals. Laura and I cannot wait, and we want you to experience this with us. The cost for the entire trip is just $2549 per person and includes wide-bodied Transatlantic jet transportation via British Airways; superior first class hotels throughout the trip; two meals daily consisting of a breakfast buffet and dinner; comprehensive sight-seeing; ground transportation via deluxe air conditioned motor coaches; services of English speaking licensed guides; entrance fees to places visited; porterage of baggage (one piece per person plus carry-on); special Rabbinical Tunnel visit for the group; Masada visit including round-trip cable car; boat ride on the Sea of Galilee; visit to Petra; and a special overnight stay at the Dead Sea.

Why not take this trip of a lifetime with Laura and I? If you are interested, please e-mail me at skdistler@lgbc.org so that I can get all of the information into your hands.

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