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Places, People & Prayers A cross-cultural encounter with the Holy Land May 9-June 1, 2019 Hosted by Dr. Dorothy Jean Weaver Professor Emerita of New Testament (EMS) and Rev. Kevin A. Clark Campus Pastor (EMS) JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS Photo by Dorothy Jean Weaver • Tour Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Hebron, Masada, Nazareth, Capernaum and more • Converse with Christians, Jews, and Muslims of the Holy Land • Participate daily in Evening Prayers • Walk the Via Dolorosa • Worship with Palestinian Christians • Visit Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust Museum • Trek down the Wadi Qilt • Visit a Palestinian refugee camp • Attend a synagogue service and eat a Shabbat meal • Eat lunch in a Bedouin tent • Float in the Dead Sea • Visit a kibbutz in the Galilee region • Sail the Sea of Galilee • View the Mediterranean from Caesarea Maritima SUN 19 MAY Bethlehem Greetings! PRAYERS Through Begin the day with worship at Evangelical Lu- it all we will join our theran Christmas Church and People to People nd a warm welcome to you to join us on voices in prayer. Conversations with members of the congrega- Athis cross-cultural encounter with the Holy Regular times of tion. The afternoon is free for individual pursuits. Land! Our study tour, “Places, People, and reflection, a daily A walking tour to Majdi Ata Amro’s shop will be Prayers,” offers you a rich and multi-faceted in- service of Evening available for those interested. Prayers followed by troduction to the land which has been home-- Prayers, a Shabbat dinner and a free evening. Abu Gubran Lutheran and holy--to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike service in a syna- Guesthouse (B, D) for thousands of years. gogue, and Sunday worship with Pales- MON 20 MAY Bethlehem PLACES Day by day we will visit important tinian Christians will nourish our spirits along Meet Zoughbi Zoughbi, Director of the Wi’am biblical sites: Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Hebron, the way. Our tour will end with a retreat near Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center. Then hear Beersheba, Masada, the Dead Sea, Nazareth, the shore of the Sea of Galilee. about Christian Zionism at Bethlehem Bible Col- Capernaum, the Sea of Galilee, and more. And lege and eat lunch on campus. Walk through a we will relive the story of Jesus as we walk “Places, People, and Prayers” offers you a wide- checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem. the land that Jesus walked. But there is much angle lens through which to view the Holy Meet with local representatives of the Mennonite more to the Holy Land than ancient stones. Land, sense the heartbeat of its peoples, and Central Committee to discuss their work in Israel/ “pray for the peace of Jerusalem.” Do consider Palestine and learn about the impact of the Sepa- PEOPLE We will engage in regular People to joining us! ration Wall. The evening is free. Abu Gubran Lu- People Conversations, putting us in touch with theran Guesthouse (B, L, D) the many and varied voices of the Holy Land: TUE 21 MAY Hebron/Bethlehem Christians, Jews, and Muslims; Israelis and —Dorothy Jean Weaver Palestinians. Begin the day at Efrat Settlement for a conversa- and Kevin A. Clark tion with a resident to gain a perspective on Israeli settlements. Visit the Palestinian village of At Tu- wani and enjoy a lunch prepared by the women DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY visit Hope School in Beit Jala for a People to People of the community. Travel to Hebron and visit Il Conversation with its principal and lunch at the Ibrahimi Mosque. Then meet with members of the THU 09 MAY Departure school. Back at Manger Square, visit the Mosque Christian Peacemaking Team for a walking tour of Meet at Washington Dulles Airport for departure of Omar for People to People Conversation with Hebron. Return to Bethlehem for prayers and din- on your overnight flight to Vienna via Austrian Air- the Mufti on Muslim spirituality and prayer. Abu ner. Abu Gubran Lutheran Guesthouse (B, L, D) lines. (Meals in-flight) Gubran Lutheran Guesthouse (B, L, D) WED 22 MAY Masada Beersheba/Bethlehem FRI 10 MAY Arrive Jerusalem WED 15 MAY Jerusalem/Bethlehem Travel to Masada and tour the mountaintop site Connect in Vienna today and continue to Tel Aviv. Walking tour explorations of Jerusalem’s Old City where the Zealots made their last stand against Upon mid-afternoon arrival meet your guide and continue today: the Haram al Sharif with Dome of the Romans. Continue into the Negev desert coach for the transfer to Jerusalem for hotel check- the Rock, and Al Aqsa Mosque (no inside visits al- for a camel ride and a noon meal in a Bedouin in and overnight. St. Mark’s Lutheran Guesthouse lowed), Western Wall, Southern Steps and Herodi- tent. Visit Tel Beersheba and stop for reflection at (Meals in-flight, D) an excavations. Enjoy lunch on own: Middle East- Abraham’s Well. Tonight after prayers and dinner, ern fast food. Return to Mt. Zion to visit St. Peter have a People to People Conversation with Salim SAT 11 MAY Jerusalem in Gallicantu with time for reflection. Abu Gubran Munayer on Musalaha (Reconciliation) and camel Embark on a walking tour of the Christian Quarter, Lutheran Guesthouse (B, D) treks. Abu Gubran Lutheran Guesthouse (B, L, D) the Armenian Quarter and Mt. Zion in the Old City including a conversation with the Archimandrite THU 16 MAY Jerusalem/Bethlehem THU 23 MAY Bethlehem/Beit Sahour of the Melchite Church. See the Church of the This morning begin outside of the Old City walls The morning is devoted to a work project at the Holy Sepulchre and the Coptic Monastery on the at the Mount of Olives: Church of the Ascension, Nassar family farm in the West Bank. Meet with roof. Visit the Dormitian Church and the Cenacle Pater Noster, Dominus Flevit, Jewish Cemetery, Daher, the farmer of the farm, who will address (Upper Room) before visiting the model of Jerusa- Church of All Nations and the Garden of Gethse- issues of Palestinian landowners. After lunch at lem from the 2nd Temple Period at the Israel Mu- mane. Continue across the Kidron Valley past the the farm return to Bethlehem for a free afternoon seum. Continue to Tantur Ecumenical Institute for Muslim Cemetery and through the Lion’s Gate to to pack for departure. In the late afternoon meet time to stroll in the gardens before prayers in the St. Anne’s and Pool of Bethesda. From here begin your homestay hosts for dinner and overnight in chapel and dinner in the Tantur dining room. Hear a walk along the Via Dolorosa. End the afternoon Beit Sahour. Homestays (B, L, D) from Tantur’s Rector, Fr. Russ McDougall, regard- with reflection and communion in the peace- ing Middle East Churches. St. Mark’s Lutheran ful surroundings of the Garden Tomb. Return to FRI 24 MAY Beit Sahour/Jerusalem Guesthouse (B, D) Bethlehem for evening prayers, dinner and an Reconvene and drive to Yad Vashem Holocaust open evening. Abu Gubran Lutheran Guesthouse Museum. Meet with Rabbi Yehiel Grenimann from SUN 12 MAY Jerusalem/Bethlehem (B, D) Rabbis for Human Rights to learn about Jewish This morning worship at the Melchite (Greek Cath- spirituality. Later this afternoon gather for a Peo- olic) Church in Jerusalem and join in People to FRI 17 MAY Jaffa, Jerusalem/Bethlehem ple to People Conversation with Jared Goldfarb People conversation with members of the congre- This morning visit Immanuel House in Jaffa for a to prepare for Shabbat and Jewish worship. The gation. After lunch on own in the Old City, enjoy a People to People exchange with Pastor David La- group will attend Kol HaNeshama Synagogue for free afternoon in the Old City before departing for zarus about Messianic Jewish believers. Tour some a Shabbat service followed by a Shabbat meal. Bethlehem. Check in at the guesthouse followed of the historic sites of Jaffa. Continue to Jerusalem Paulus Haus (B, D) by evening prayers, dinner and a free evening. and Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Cen- Abu Gubran Lutheran Guesthouse (B, D) ter for People to People Conversation regarding SAT 25 MAY Jerusalem/Nazareth Palestinian Liberation Theology. This evening The Journey to Ramallah for a People to People Con- MON 13 MAY Bethlehem Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb will discuss Contextual The- versation at the Friends International Center. Today tour Bethlehem: Manger Square, Church of ology with the group (subject to his availability). Drive to Taybeh to visit the Parable House at the the Nativity, St. Catherine’s, Herodion, Solomon’s Abu Gubran Lutheran Guesthouse (B, L, D) Latin Catholic Church and visit with Abuna Aziz, Pools and Shepherds’ Fields (time for reflection). the parish priest. Tour the “peace lamp” factory This evening is free after prayers and dinner. Abu SAT 18 MAY Wadi Qilt, Dead Sea/Bethlehem and see ruins of an ancient church. In Nablus Gubran Lutheran Guesthouse (B, L, D) Today join a memorable trek down the Wadi Qilt to visit Jacob’s Well before continuing to Nazareth St. George’s Monastery. After completing the trek, for check-in, prayers, dinner and a free evening. TUE 14 MAY Bethlehem visit the “Zacchaeus” sycamore tree in Jericho and Betharam or St. Margaret’s Guesthouse (B, L, D) This morning visit Dheisheh Refugee Camp where Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found. Palestinians have been living since 1948. People to Then float in the briny waters of the Dead Sea, the SUN 26 MAY Nazareth People Conversations with residents. Visit Dar Al lowest spot on earth, before heading home. Abu This morning gather for worship at Christ Church Kalima University for People to People Conversa- Gubran Lutheran Guesthouse (B, D) Episcopal followed by a People to People Conver- tion with the Dean and university students.
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