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13 Days ... Holy Land and Jordan Pilgrimage ISRAEL - Jerusalem ... Bethlehem ... Sea of Galilee ... Jericho Nazareth ... Tiberias ... Caesarea-By-The-Sea ... Masada Herodium ... Samaria JORDAN - Aqaba on the Red Sea ... Wadi Rum and Petra (known as the Rose Red City) November 4 ~ 16, 2019 Hosted by: Pastor Jon Vollrath Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Eyota, Minnesota INSIGHT and GUIDANCE by Bruce Wurdeman, Emeritus Executive Director of LHM Dear Friends, Biblical Holy Land and Jordan Of all the places in the world, this is where God chose to come to earth. Jesus was born here, lived here, taught here, died here, and rose here. You will be in Pilgrimage all of these places. You’ll stand where the shepherds stood when the angels sang of Christ’s birth. You’ll hear the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus preached it. 13 Days ~ November 4 ~16, 2019 You’ll pray the Lord’s Prayer where Jesus first prayed it. You’ll be reminded of your baptism where Jesus was baptized. You’ll look up at a cross where Jesus’ Program Cost (from Minneapolis)* cross stood. And you’ll go into the tomb, the open tomb, from which Jesus rose. But that will only be the beginning. A trip to the Holy Land continues for the $4998.00 - per person, twin occupancy rest of your life. Once you get back home, every time you come to church and $969.00 - single occupancy hear a Bible account of a miracle, a parable, an act or event in the life of Christ, *Based on a 36 group members you won’t be able to listen without thinking back. The Bible will have pictures and rates in effect as of March 15, 2018 now, reproduced in your thoughts because of what you have seen. That’s the life- changing part…the faith-enhancing part. Payment Schedule Then there’s the fun. You’ll float on the dead sea. You’ll ride in a jeep through the Jordanian desert. And if you choose, you’ll experience culture and even night life $400.00 per person - due with reservation in fascinating cities like Bethlehem, Petra, Nazareth, and Jerusalem. Having led $900.00 per person - due Feb. 1, 2019 groups to the Holy Land, I can tell you that there was never a moment when I didn’t feel safe. Most moments, instead, were filled with amazement and gratitude. Balance due by August 1, 2019 This trip will be worth your time, energy, and money. I’d love to have you join Checks should be made payable to: me for something you will never forget. TRANS WORLD TRAVEL, INC. Pastor Jon Vollrath [email protected] and returned to: PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS Pastor Jon Vollrath/HL2019 c/o Trans World Travel, Inc. * Round trip air from Minneapols * Comprehensive sightseeing 734 Central Avenue * Biblical, historical, archaeological and cultural enrichment Highland Park, Illinois 60035 experiences * 4 & 5 Star hotels Please note: Due to the ever-changing * Professional Tour manager in Israel political climate throughout the world, we * Breakfast and Dinner each day & 8 lunches suggest that, if you have any concerns, you * Private air-conditioned motor coach should contact the U.S. State Department * All admissions where applicable * U.S. departure and airport taxes for travel advisory updates: (202) 647-5225. * Porterage at hotels for 1 bag per person RESERVATION FORM RETURN TO: Pastor Jon Vollrath ... c/o Trans World Travel, Inc., 734 Central Ave. ... Highland Park, IL 60035 Enclosed is my (our) reservation form(s) for the Holy Land Tour departing on November 4, 2019 and a $400 per person deposit check which indicates my (our) acceptance of the General Conditions stated in this brochure and the understanding that there can be future increases by the air carriers for fuel and/or for government related taxes. Also, we strongly suggest that all passengers consider the optional travel protection insurance that can include pre-existing conditions. *** Please make your check payable to: Trans World Travel, Inc. and return to the above address. *** Credit Cards ... Visa and MasterCard are accepted, but there is an additional charge of 4% of the tour cost to be added. NAME (as it appears on your Passport) and BIRTHDATE: ADDRESS: CITY: STATE: ZIP CELL PHONE: ROOMMATE and BIRTHDATE: EMAIL ADDRESS (please clearly print): q Yes, I prefer a single room with a supplement of $969.00 - if available. MEc 110419-2816 Monday, November 4, 2019 - MSP Departure: Today we begin our Monday, November 11 - Jerusalem ... the Old City and Via Dolorosa: journey en route to Israel. This morning we visit the Holyland Model – a scale model of Jerusalem in the late Second Temple Period. We then walk the Via Tuesday, November 5 - Tel Aviv / Bethlehem: On arrival in Tel Aviv Dolorosa (the Way of the Cross) visiting the Church of the Holy this afternoon, we will be greeted by our tour manager and motor Sepulchre, Arch of Ecce Homo (Behold the Man), St. Anne’s about one hour to Bethlehem for our overnight. (D) Crusader Church with the Pool of Bethesda (where Christ healed the crippled man), Pilate’s Judgment Hall, the Chapel of Flagellation, the Wednesday, November 6 - Bethlehem & Herodium: Today we Lithostrotos, and St. Stephen’s Gate. This afternoon or early evening, highlight the events surrounding the birth of Jesus. The entire day will we’ll visit the underground tunnels on the north-west side of the be in Bethlehem area, where we will visit the Basilica and Grotto of the temple mount passing under the present day houses in the Old City. Nativity, and Shepherds Field. Later in the day, we’ll visit the Herodium, Along its path are remains from the second temple period, as well as an impressive palace dating to the time of King Herod. Through our structures from later periods. Overnight in Jerusalem. (BB, D) visits, input and reflections, we will gain a deeper understanding of the world and circumstances into which the Lord was born. Overnight in Tuesday, November 12 - Jerusalem / Mount of Olives / Garden of Bethlehem. (BB, L, D) Gethsemane / Mount Zion: Today we motor the short distance to the Mount of Olives to visit the Church of the Pater Noster, the Dominus Thursday, November 7 - Samaria / Bet Shean / Sea of Galilee: This Flevit Church where Jesus wept over Jerusalem according to Luke morning we continue north through Samaria where we see the 19:41, and the Garden of Gethsemane. Later, we cross the Kidron twin mountains of Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, known in the Valley passing the Tombs of Absalom, Zechariah, and St. James. On Old Testament as Mount Blessing and Mount Cursing. Here, we’ll Mount Zion we’ll visit the Church of St. Peter’s in Gallicantu. This visit Jacob‘s Well where Jesus met the Samaritan woman and said: afternoon, your guide will arrange for some leisure time in the Old “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever City. Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem. (BB, SD) drinks the water I give him will never thirst.” En route to Tiberias, we’ll visit Bet Shean whose Biblical history covers the Canaanites, Wednesday, November 13 — Jericho / Masada / Dead Sea / Qumran the Philistines, and the Romans. Overnight in Tiberias on the Sea of / Aqaba, Jordan: This morning we visit the ancient Tel of Jericho and Galilee for three nights. (BB, L, D) then travel through the Judean wilderness to the Qumran Caves, the site where the community of Essenes lived and recorded the books of Friday, November 8 - Sea of Galilee / Capernaum / Mount of the Old Testament. Then we visit the shore of the Dead Sea, possibly Beatitudes: Morning cruise on the Sea of Galilee to Capernaum, to float in its mineral-rich waters en route to Masada, where we’ll Jesus’ home for two years. Highlights of the day include: Chorazin, visit the remarkable ruins of the fortress built by Herod the Great. the Mount of Beatitudes (MT. 5:1-12); Tabgha, where we’ll visit the Later this afternoon, we’ll cross the Israeli border into Jordan and Church of the Multiplication and the Church of the Primacy of Peter. overnight in Aqaba on the Red Sea. (BB, L, D) A special lunch will be arranged at a restaurant on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. This afternoon we’ll visit the Pilgrim’s Baptismal site Thursday, November 14 — Wadi Rum / Petra / Amman: Early along the River Jordan to renew our own baptismal vows and we’ll morning tour of Wadi Rum by jeep – a journey to another world. stop at the Kibbutz Ginnosar to see the “Jesus Boat” dating from the It is a vast, silent place, timeless and starkly beautiful, and is one of 1st century. Overnight in Tiberias. (BB, L, D) Jordan’s and the world’s most stunning desertscapes. It is probably known best for its connection with the British officer, T. E. Lawrence, Saturday, November 9 - Mt. Tabor / Cana / Nazareth: Today’s who was based here during the Great Arab revolt of 1917, and is the excursion will take us by the Horns of Hattin, where Saladin defeated setting for the film that carried his name, “Lawrence of Arabia.” This the Crusaders and past Mt. Tabor (the site of the Transfiguration). afternoon we visit the Rose Red City of Petra … one of the most Later, we visit Cana where we plan to renew our marriage vows and important, ancient Arab kingdoms, whose history goes back as far as then on to Nazareth, the boyhood home of Jesus, where we’ll visit the Middle Paleolithic period and forward to the days of the Crusades the Church of the Annunciation.