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Bless Israel 12 Day Itinerary
| Day 1 |
Saturday, October 24 |
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We depart today on Continental Airlines from Newark International Airport, beginning our life-changing pilgrimage to Israel. |
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| Day 2 |
Sunday, October 25 |
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Welcome Home! Upon arrival at Ben Gurion Airport, we will be met and assisted through customs by a representative from Immanuel Tour Agencies. Our guide will meet us at the bus and once all the luggage is loaded, we will be on our way to Jerusalem, The Holy City where we will have dinner and overnight. |
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| Day 3 |
Monday, October 26 |
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After a bountiful Israeli breakfast, we set off for our first day of volunteer service. We will also have time to visit some of the sites in Jerusalem, such as the Mt. of Olives, and the Garden of Gethsemane, with an opportunity to pray in the very place our Lord prayed on that fateful night before being arrested. We end the day at the Israel Museum to see the Shrine of the Book (Dead Sea Scrolls) and the Model of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. We return to our hotel for dinner and overnight. |
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| Day 4 |
Tuesday, October 27 |
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We start our day with a visit to the Temple Mount and a walk on the Via Dolorosa. We continue our volunteer work mid morning, then in the afternoon, we visit Yad Vashem, Israel's memorial to the Holocaust. Dinner at our Hotel and time to experience the nightlife of Jerusalem. |
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| Day 5 |
Wednesday, October 28 |
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We join our Jewish friends praying at the Western Wall this morning. We will also walk on the Southern Steps, the same steps our Lord walked. We are then off to do our volunteer work. We end this day at the Garden Tomb, where we will see, "He is not here, He is risen" (Luke 24:6). Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. |
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| Day 6 |
Thursday, October 29 |
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We check out of our hotel and volunteer at an archaeological dig, where we will uncover thousands of years of history with our own hands. We are then off to spend the night at the Dead Sea and relax in the waters and spa. |
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| Day 7 |
Friday, October 30 |
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We visit Massada, Qumran (Dead Sea Scrolls), and more of the Dead Sea before we travel North to the Galilee area, where we will experience our first Shabbat in Israel. Overnight in Tiberias. |
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| Day 8 |
Saturday, October 31 |
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Shabbat finds us on the Sea of Galilee on a boat ride like no other. We will then view an ancient boat, known as the "Jesus boat", and visit Mt of Beatitudes, the setting of that great Sermon by our Lord (Matthew 5). Dinner and time to explore Tiberias. |
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| Day 9 |
Sunday, November 1 |
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We do volunteer work for most of the day, and end with baptism in the Jordan River, the same river where Jesus was baptized. Dinner and overnight in Tiberias. |
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| Day 10 |
Monday,November 2 |
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After completing a half-day of volunteering, we then begin our tour of the Golan Heights where we will see the majesty that is God's. |
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| Day 11 |
Tuesday, November 3 |
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After breakfast, we will start our pilgrimage to Tel Aviv for our late night flight back to the U.S. Along the way, we will plant trees, visit Megiddo, the place of that last great battle (Revelation 16:16), Caesarea Maritime, and enjoy our farewell dinner before we end our journey. |
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| Day 12 |
Wednesday, November 4 |
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Arrival home with friendships and memories for a lifetime. |
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