TOUR THE HOLY LAND

February 17-26, 2010
Hosts:  Bryan & Holly Hochhalter and Phil & Trina Matous
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Thanks so much for your interest in the ten day Grace Holy Land trip next February 17 - 26, 2010. Walking where Christ, the apostles and the early church lived will bless you. Jerusalem Tours of Columbus, Ohio, put this tour together for us, and they have years of experience organizing tours of Israel.

To date fourteen people have paid their deposit and are going. One of us, a new believer, will be baptized in the Jordan River. Fifty others have expressed interest in the remaining twenty-two seats. A $300 deposit will hold one of these seats for you. For a reservation form, click here.

WHY VISIT ISRAEL IN 2010?

• To sit on the shore of the Sea of Galilee in the early morning and meditate on the gospel.
• To take a boat from the excavated ruins of ancient Capernaum across the Sea of Galilee, knowing that Jesus might have well traveled the same route; to see in your mind's eye the storm arising on the Sea and Christ calming the sea; or Peter attempting to walk on the water.
• To sit atop Golgotha one morning within ten feet of where Christ was crucified and read the Passion of Christ to yourself.
• To visit and pray at the Wailing (Western) Wall, the remains of the temple Herod built.
• To walk beneath the foundation of the Western Wall and see Hezekiah's tunnel.
• To visit the Mount of Olives
• To walk the Via Dolorosa
• To walk the streets in the ancient walled city of Jerusalem where the early church lived, and eat food from the street vendors and markets
• To visit the Golden Gate through which Christ entered Jerusalem riding on a colt, and through which some believe Christ will some day enter Jerusalem at his second coming.
• To visit the excavated stone walled city of Dan and see the remains of the excavated altar of the City of Dan, built by Jeroboam in northernmost Israel. 1 Kings 12:32
• To be baptized in the Jordan River by Pastor Bryan,
• To visit the temple mount where Herod built his temple, now the location of the Dome of the Rock.
• To visit the beautiful excavated city of Bet-Shean on which King Saul's body hung after his death.
• To walk the Huldah steps Christ walked when entering Herod's Temple
• To swim (actually float) in the Dead Sea
• To see Qumran where the Dead Sea Scroll were found.
• To walk atop Masada where Jews made their last stand against Rome.
• To see the Valley of Armageddon where the last battle will be fought.
• To visit Mount Carmel where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal.
• To visit the Garden of Gethsemane where Christ sweat blood.
• To visit the pool of Bethsaida where he healed.
• To visit the baths where Jesus healed the sick man mentioned in John 5.