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ISRAEL The world of the 2020Bible

Join Dr. Dennis Episcopo with his wife, Judy, and Rev. Mark Tegtmeier with his wife, MaryBeth, on an inspirational tour of The Holy Land

Oct. 11-20, 2020

The tour includes: • NEW! In 2020, non-stop flight from Chicago O’Hare to Tel Aviv • Round trip transportation (including a luxurious coach bus from AAC to Chicago O,Hare Airport and throughout ) • First class accommodations • Breakfast and dinner buffets at each resort • Baptisms in the • Jerusalem, Gethsemane, and The Garden Tomb • Masada, The , and Bethlehem • Walking where Jesus walked

For more information, contact Karna at [email protected] or 920-931-1134. ISRAEl Details and Highlights2020 Day 1: Sunday, Oct. 11 — Depart USA panoramic view of the Old City of Jerusalem with the Temple Mount. As a group, we will travel from Appleton Alliance Church to O’Hare Walking down the Mount of Olives, we shall reach the Church of International Airport. We will leave the USA on our non-stop flight Dominus Flevit (Luke 19:41-44) for a visit. Proceed to the Garden of from Chicago to Tel Aviv. Gethsemane, the plae where Jesus was arrested (Matthew 26:36-58) Day 2: Monday, Oct. 12 — Arrive in Tel Aviv to see the old olive tress and visit the Basilica of the Agony. Driving We will be met by an HLST representative. Our tour begins in an- through the Kidron Valley, we shall reach the Lion’s Gate and enter cient Joppa (Jaffa). Here was the house of Simon the Tanner (Acts the Old City to visit St. Anne’s Church and the Pool of Bethesda 10:9-23) and the place of the Miracle of the resurrection of Tabita (John 5:1-15). We will then walk in the footsteps of Jesus along the (Acts 9:36-43). Check in to the hotel to rest, walk on the beach, and Via Dolorosa (all 14 Stations of the Cross) and, via the exotic bazaar, prepare spiritually for the special touring days to follow. Dinner and arrive at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Proceed through the overnight at our hotel in Tel Aviv. (D) newly rebuilt Jewish Quarter and the Roman Cardo. Conclude our day at the Western Wall—the holiest place for the Jews. Dinner and Day 3: Tuesday, Oct. 13 — Caesarea/Mount Carmel overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem. (B, D) After breakfast, we drive north to Caesarea Maritima. Visit the Roman Theater, the Herod’s Palace, the Palace of the Roman Day 7: Saturday, Oct. 17 — Bethlehem*/Jerusalem Procurator (Acts 23:23 and Acts 26:23-Paul; Ats 10:20-48; Peter and After breakfast, proceed to Bethlehem* to visit the Church of the Cornelius), the Amphitheater, the Crusaders’ City and Harbor. Proceed Nativity (Luke 2:1-7) followed by a visit to the Shepherds’ Fields and to Mount Carmel to visit the Monastery of the Muhraka, where Elijah shopping at a Christian-owned store. Next, we will drive back to fought with the Baal priests. From the roofs of this Monastery, we will Jerusalem to visit the exciting new Friends of Zion Museum. Dinner have a beautiful view of the Jezreel Plain. Proceed to Tiberias through and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem. (B, D) . Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Tiberias. (D) Day 8: Sunday, Oct. 18 — Ein Gedi, Masada, Dead Sea Day 4: Wednesday, Oct. 14 — Galilee/Yardenit After breakfast, we will drive from the Good Samaritan Inn After breakfast, boat ride on the where Jesus walked (Luke 8:25-37) to the Ein Gedi Overlook where David hid from King on water (Matthew 14:22-26). The ride will end at Kibbutz Nof Saul. Next, we will proceed to the fortress of Masada, stronghold Ginnosar to visit the Anceint Boat, from the time of Jesus, that of the Jews in the war against the Romans. Ascend to the fortress was found nearby. Drive to the Mount of Beatitudes (Matthew by cable car to visit the palaces of Herod the Great with its Roman 5:3-11) where we shall visit the heptagonal church that was built baths and pools. We will have lunch at Herod’s Dead Sea Hotel and by the Italian architect Berluzzi. Proceed to Peter’s Primacy, where use their facilities for a possible “dip” and “float” in the salty water Jesus reinstated Peter after Peter denied him three times. Driving of the Dead Sea, the lowest location on Earth. On the way back to along the Northern shores of the Sea of Galilee, we shall reach Jerusalem, we will pass by Qumran, the city of the Essenes, where Capernaum. This was the town where Jesus lived in the house of the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in a cave by a shepherd. Dinner Peter, performing from there his miracles and healings (Matthew and overnight stay at our hotel in Jerusalem. (B, L, D) 4:13, Matthew 8:14-15). We end our day at Yardenit Baptismal site Day 9: Monday, Oct. 19 — Jerusalem/Garden Tomb near the southern part of the Sea of Galilee. Dinner and overnight After breakfast, we will visit David’s City, the most ancient part of at our hotel in Tiberias. (B, D) Jerusalem. Walk along the foundation stones of the Western Wall Day 5: Thursday, Oct. 15 — Nazareth/Megiddo/Jerusalem of the Temple Mount in the Rabbinic Tunnels*. Then, on to Mount After breakfast, proceed to Nazareth to visit Nazareth Village to see Zion to visit the Room of the Last Supper and then on to St. Peter in what Nazareth looked like in the time of Jesus. Next, we’ll stop at Galicantu, where Peter denied Jesus three times. Next, we head to the Precipice, where the crowd wanted to throw Jesus off the cliff. the area of the Gogotha (place of the skull) and the Garden Tomb Then, we go through the Jezreel Plain and on to Megiddo, named to celebrate the resurrection with communion and a time of praise. also Armageddon, the place where the last battle of mankind is Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem. (B, D) due to take place (Revelation 16:16). We shall visit the Museum Day 10: Tuesday, Oct. 20 — En Route, Arrive in USA and this 5,000-year-old city with the gates from the times of King After breakfast, check-out of hotel and transfer to Ben Gurion airport Solomon, the old Canaanite temples, and the water tunnel from for our flight back home. Upon arrival in the USA, we will travel from the time of King Ahab. Travel south through the Jordon River Valley O’Hare International Airport back to Appleton Alliance Church. for the ascent to Jerusalem. Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem. (B, D) Day 6: Friday, Oct. 16 — Jerusalem—The Mount of Olives and Old City After breakfast, ascend the Mount of Olives for a wonderful (B = Breakfast, D = Dinner, * = visit subject to availability)

Summary of Trip Pricing (per person): $4,315 (includes Land and Air) Cost includes round-trip air, taxes, tips, and estimated fuel surcharges. (Prices and itinerary subject to change). This price is based on 30 participants. Single supplement: add $1,045 for those desiring to room alone. $200 deposit is due with your application. Final payment will be due late July. Questions? Contact Karna at [email protected] or 920-931-1134. Not Included — Travel insurance ($279) is highly recommended! Possible adjustments for fuel surcharge and minimum enrollment charge. Extra expenses of a personal nature and lunches (average lunch, $10-15 per day).