Open Fall Pilgrimage
- From: Middle East Fellowship <peterryan.20@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:58:56 -0000
October 1st-12th, 2007
http://www.middleeastfellowship.org/travel/open_fall
Visit the Holy Land and meet with Palestinians and Israelis, learn
more about the current situation and life there.
We will discover the ancient church as we take an historical
pilgrimage in the footsteps of Jesus, learning to respond as He would
to the needs of the people and build relationships of encouragement
and support. Meeting with Jewish and Palestinian organizations that
are working for peace, we will consider the current situation and the
role of the Church today and seek ways of building bridges of peace
through interfaith dialogue. This will be a rich cultural experience
as we meet with many organizations, taste fabulous Middle Eastern
delicacies and receive their incredible hospitality.
Cost
The price of the tour is $1499.00. This includes transportations for
the whole trip in a comfortable, air-conditioned tourist bus, an
English-speaking tour guide, entrance fees, honorarium for our hosts
and speakers, accommodation in 3 and 4 stars hotels on a H/B base -
double rooms. Price does not include airfares. Get in touch with us
to help you book your flight, and for a group rates.
Contact information
travel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Or christy@xxxxxxxxxx
Register:
http://www.middleeastfellowship.org/pilgrimage/register
Make a Travel Payment:
http://www.middleeastfellowship.org/tnepmt
Proposed Itinerary:
Day 1: Monday 1st of Oct. Arrival
Upon arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, you will be met by your
driver and guide, and transferred to the hotel in Jerusalem, where you
will meet with Travel and Encounter Staff. Dinner and overnight stay
are included, and you will have the opportunity to meet with others.
Day 2: Tuesday 2nd of Oct. Jerusalem the old City
Begin the day in Jerusalem, entering the old city through the Lion's
Gate, and stopping at the pool of Bethesda. Nearby is the Crusader
Church of St. Ann, the birth place of Virgin Mary.
Meet a Muslim Sheikh, who will give us a presentation about Islam and
an opportunity for questions.
Walk the way of the Cross (Via Delarosa) to the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher, then walk along the Roman Cardo to Mt. Zion, where we'll
see the Tomb of King David, and walk upstairs in the same Building, to
visit the site of The Upper Room.
In the afternoon, we meet with the Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem, Suhil
Dewani.
Day 3: Wednesday 3rd of October Jerusalem
Enter the city through the Dung Gate, visit the Western (Wailing)
Wall, and ascend up to Al Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock.
Explore Jerusalem more extensively, meet people, and see what life in
the old city really looks like!
Take a tour with the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolishing,
ICHAD; this tour will be in east Jerusalem.
Learn about settlements activities and the effect of the wall.
Later, meet with Parents Circle at your hotel.
Day 4: Thursday 4th of October Bethlehem
Visit an Israeli settlement south of Bethlehem, and meet a settler.
Drive to Hebron, the largest city in Palestine.
Visit the tomb of the patriarchs which exists in the old City, where
Palestinians and settlers are living in the same neighborhood.
Walk to the apartment of the Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) for a
meeting. "International peace makers"
On the way back, we will visit a Palestinian Village called Beit Fajar
and learn about the activities of Holy Land Trust there, and meet
people to learn more about the Student Forum.
Traditional dinner arranged by Holy land Trust, a presentation by Mr.
Sami Awad about their experience promoting non-violence in Palestine.
Back to Bethlehem, for a dinner and overnight stay
Day 5: Friday 5th of October Hebron - Bethlehem
Visit Bethlehem Bible College, meet with the staff and students.
Presentation at ARIJ institution about the geo-political situation in
Palestine and Israel.
Visit to the Church of the Nativity, the birth place of Jesus Christ,
and the Shepherds' Field.
Wall tour - effect of the wall on the life of the people in Bethlehem.
Visit a Refugee Camp, learn about the other Diaspora for the
Palestinians.
Stay in Bethlehem: Home stay with Christian or Muslim families or stay
at a hotel.
Day 6: Saturday 6th of October Jerusalem - Ramallah
Drive to Jerusalem to meet with Rabbis for Human Rights, and then
meet with BetSelem, a major Israeli Human Rights organization.
After Lunch we stop at Sabeel, meet with Dr. Ateek, the founder of
Sabeel, which is the Palestinian Liberation theology.
Continue to Ramallah through Qalandia Check point.
Meet with Al-Dameer human rights organization.
Visit Arafat's compound and tomb.
Back to Bethlehem, dinner and overnight stay at your hotel.
Day 7: Sunday 7th of October Bethany Jericho - Dead Sea - Masada
Drive through Wadi El Nar (the fire valley) to Bethany where Jesus
raised up Lazarus from death.
Descend to Jericho by taking the steep old Roman road along the Wadi
Quit.
Stop for a look at St. George's Monastery, continue to Jericho, the
oldest city in the world.
View Mount Temptation and the sycamore tree that Zachaias climbed in
order to see Jesus.
Continue northward to Qumran, the home of the Essenes, who wrote the
Dead Sea Scrolls.
Continue to Masada; take a cable car or possibly climb the Roman snake
path to Masada (a high plateau fortified by Herod the Great which was
the last stronghold of the Zealots against Rome in 66 A.D.)
Floating in the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth.
Back to Bethlehem, Farewell Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 8: Monday 8th of October Nablus Tulkarem and Nazareth.
Depart Bethlehem in the morning to Nablus, visit with Mahsom Watch-
check point watch- (a group of Israeli Peace activist) .
Continue to the old town of Nablus, walk in the narrow streets, and
see the Turkish baths and the present day bazaar.
Drive to Balata refugee camp for a meeting with locals there.
Continue to Tulkarem, join Stop the Wall campaign to visit some
families whose land was confiscated. See the Israeli Chemical
Factories that have been built on the Palestinian side.
Drive to Nazareth, Dinner and over night.
Day 9: Tuesday 9th of October Sea of Cana of Galilee, Sea of Galilee,
Banyas, and the Golan heights.
We start the day in Cana of Galilee, where Jesus transformed the water
into wine at a wedding of Cana, the first recorded miracle for Jesus.
Continue to the Mount of Beatitudes, the place where Jesus spoke His
Sermon on the Mount nearby the Sea of Galilee
Drive to Tabgha "Heptapagon" (or you may walk), visit the Church of
the Loaves and the fishes where Jesus fed the multitude, and view the
famous Mosaic of the two fishes and the loaves.
Continue to the church of St. Peter's Primacy; view the rock where
Jesus had the breakfast with his disciples.
Drive to Capernaum to visit the ancient synagogue and the place where
early Christians remembered Peter's house.
Sail across the Sea of Galilee in a wooden boat.
Drive to Caesarea Philippi, where Peter declared Jesus "the Christ,
the Son of the living God." Continue to Magdal Shams, a Druze village
on the boarders with Syria, meet with the Arab League.
Back to the Hotel, Dinner and over night
Day 10: Wednesday 10th of October Nazareth, Haifa and Mount Carmel
Begin the day at the spring of Nazareth, walk through the present day
market.
See the Basilica of the Annunciation, built above the cave which may
have been the House of the Virgin Mary.
Meeting with the director of the Arab Human Rights organization in
Nazareth.
Continue to Ein Hod for lunch and a Meeting with Mr. Abu Al Haijeh,
the director of the unrecognized villages in Israel.
Drive toward the west to the City of Haifa on the Mediterranean Sea,
view the Baha'i Garden.
Back to Nazareth, dinner and over night.
Day 11: Thursday 11th of October Caesarea. Jaffa, Departure
Drive south along the Mediterranean Sea to Caesarea Martima, and from
here view the site of the ancient harbor, as well as the hippodrome,
water aqueduct, and theatre built during the time of Herod the Great.
From here St. Paul sailed to Rome.
Drive to Jaffa, the port city from which Jonah departed to try to
escape from the Lord.
Walking tour of the Old Town, and visit to the museum and the house of
Simon the Tanner, where Peter had a vision on the roof
Departure
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