Join Shalom Ministries Inc. and Independent Baptist Church for a TOUR to ISRAEL 13 Days of Biblical Insight with Dr. Craig Hartman and Pastor Troy Shoaf January 20‐February 1, 2019 Departure from Chicago for $3,798* For information, please contact Troy Shoaf at (630) 759‐1900 Price Includes: • Basic Tour & Guided Sightseeing • Roundtrip International Airfare from Chicago Additional baggage & optional fees may apply. See fine print for details. • Fuel Surcharges & Government Taxes (Subject to Change) • Admin. Fees, Entrance Fees, Most Gratuities & Program Fees • Buffet Breakfast & Dinner Daily • Deluxe Motorcoaches • First Class Hotels and much more! The price of $3,798*, which is subject to change, is based on a minimum participation in the tour of 25 travelers paying $3,798*. A fewer number of passengers may result in an increase in the price. The price also reflects a 4% cash or check discount. Please refer to the payment terms in the fine print on the 4th page of the brochure for more information. Tour of Israel Day 1, Sunday, January 20, 2019 ‐ Depart USA. Day 5, Thursday, January 24, 2019 ‐ Tel Dan, Caesarea Philippi, Depart USA on your transatlantic flight to Tel Aviv, Israel, with Golan Heights, Kursi. dinner and breakfast served en route. This morning travel to Tel Dan, where you can see the ancient city gates from the time of Abraham. Proceed to Banias (Caesarea Day 2, Monday, January 21, 2019 ‐ Arrive in Israel, Jaffa. Philippi), where Peter confessed that Jesus was the Christ. Enjoy a Arrive in Tel Aviv. Visit the old city of Jaffa, where Simon the Tanner lush stroll through the beautiful nature preserve. Continue to the lived and from where Peter left to bring the gospel to Cornelius Golan Heights for a spectacular view from the Peace Vista of the (Acts 9, 10). Transfer to your hotel in Netanya for dinner and Sea of Galilee. Return to the Sea of Galilee area to visit Kursi, the overnight. likely area where Christ cast the demons into the herd of swine. Overnight in the Galilee. Day 3, Tuesday, January 22, 2019 ‐ Caesarea, Mt. Carmel, Megiddo, Mt. Precipice. Day 6, Friday, January 25, 2019 ‐ Beit Shean, Kaser al Yahud, Proceed northward along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to Qumran, Jerusalem ‐ Mt. Scopus view. Caesarea, a center of the early Christians, where you will visit the This morning visit Beit Shean, which has been occupied for over Roman Aqueduct and Theatre. Above the city of Haifa is Mt. Carmel, 5,000 years, and view the country’s best preserved Roman where Elijah defeated the Baal prophets. You’ll visit the monastery amphitheatre and other impressive Roman city remains. Visit Kaser at the top of the mountain. Travel to Megiddo (biblical al Yahud, the traditional site of the baptism of Jesus by John the Armageddon), where 20 different cities lie superimposed upon each Baptist (John 1). Proceed to Qumran to view the site where the other. Visit Mt. Precipice, where Luke describes how Jesus was Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered and the area that was inhabited rejected by those in the synagogue after He taught them. Overnight by the mysterious community of the Essenes. Have your first view in the Galilee. of the Old City of Jerusalem from Mt. Scopus. Overnight in the Jerusalem area. Day 4, Wednesday, January 23, 2019 ‐ Jesus Boat, Galilee Boat Ride, Arbel Cliffs, Migdal, Capernaum, Mt. of Beatitudes, Peter’s Day 7, Saturday, January 26, 2019 ‐ Biblical Gardens at Yad Primacy, Tabgha. Hashmona, Shabbat services with local believers, Wadi Qelt, Begin your morning with a visit to Nof Ginosar to see the ancient Road to Emmaus, Ayalon Valley, Sorek Valley/Beit Shemesh, Elah boat dating to the time of Christ. Continue with a boat ride on the Valley. Sea of Galilee. View the Sea of Galilee from Mt. Arbel. In Migdal, Learn biblical customs at the Yad Hashmona Biblical Gardens. once home to Mary Magdalene, visit a recently discovered first‐ Worship at the Shabbat services with Jewish believers. Drive century synagogue. Explore Capernaum, the center of Jesus’ through Wadi Qelt to visit the Mt. of Temptation. Walk the Road to ministry in the Galilean region. Visit the synagogue, which stands Emmaus, where Jesus met two disciples after His resurrection. on the site where Jesus taught. Recall His teaching and preaching Journey into the Old Testament as you visit the Valley of Ayalon, the gospel of the kingdom. Visit the peaceful Mt. of Beatitudes. On where the sun stood still as Joshua defeated the Amorites. Continue this hill, Jesus preached the Sermon on the Mount. Stop at the to Beit Shemesh, where the Ark was returned to the Israelites by Chapel of the Primacy, where Peter confessed his devotion to Christ the Philistines. See the Sorek Valley, home of Samson and Delilah. 3 times (John 21). At Tabgha, the traditional location for the calling Remember David’s victory over Goliath in the Valley of Elah. of the disciples and the feeding of the 5,000, visit the Church of Overnight in the Jerusalem area. Loaves and Fish. Overnight in the Galilee. Day 8, Sunday, January 27, 2019 ‐ Ein Gedi, Masada, and free Dominus Flevit Church, visit the place where Jesus mourned for time in the afternoon. Jerusalem. See the house of the High Priest Caiaphas, where Christ Journey to Ein Gedi and visit the nature preserve and waterfall. was imprisoned and Peter denied Him. See David’s Tomb nearby. On Visit Masada, Herod’s mountaintop fortress, which became the Mt. Zion, see the Upper Room where Jesus had a final meal with his last stronghold of the Jewish revolt against the Romans. Ride disciples. Finally, visit the Garden Tomb where Christ was buried and the cable car to the top to explore. Peer down upon the remains see the empty tomb because He is arisen! Transfer to the Tel Aviv of the Roman camps and siege ramp. Enjoy some free time in the airport for your flight home. afternoon as you explore the Dead Sea area. Overnight in the Dead Sea area. Day 13, Friday, February 1, 2019 ‐ Arrive in the USA. Day 9, Monday, January 28, 2019 ‐ Second Temple Model, Shrine of the Book, Shepherds’ Fields, Yad Vashem. Visit the Israel Museum to see the Second Temple Model of Jerusalem and the Shrine of the Book, where you can see the fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Enjoy a view of the Shepherds’ Fields. Visit Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial and be touched by its poignant images. Overnight in Jerusalem. Day 10, Tuesday, January 29, 2019 ‐ Temple Mount, Pool of Bethesda, City of David, Hezekiah’s Tunnel, Pool of Siloam, New Drainage Tunnel, Southern Steps/Davidson Center. Visit the Temple Mount to view the site of the Jewish Temple. Continue to the Pool of Bethesda, where Christ healed the lame man. Outside of the city walls, visit the City of David, where you see the Gihon Spring, Hezekiah’s Tunnel and the Pool of Siloam. Continue your time in Jerusalem and have a partial view of the new Drainage Tunnel. Visit the Davidson Center and the Southern Wall Excavations including the Teaching Steps and the Western Wall. Overnight in Jerusalem. Day 11, Wednesday, January 30, 2019 ‐ Emeq Tsurim, Temple Institute, Western Wall, Western Wall Tunnel, Antonia Fortress, Lithostratus, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jewish Quarter. Start your day with a visit to Emeq Tsurim, the archaeological site where excavations from under the Temple Mount are being studied. Visit the Temple Institute to learn of the ordinances and ceremonies of the Temple. Touch a piece of the Temple when you pray at the Western Wall. Visit underground Jerusalem, when you walk through the Western Wall Tunnel. Continue to the Lithostratos to see the remains of the Antonia Fortress where Pilate tried Jesus. Visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Walk the Jewish Quarter and take time to visit the Cardo, a 2,000‐ year‐old market with shops old and new. Overnight in Jerusalem. Day 12, Thursday, January 31, 2019 ‐ Mt. of Olives, Dominus Flevit, Garden of Gethsemane, Caiaphas’ House, David’s Tomb, Upper Room, Garden Tomb. Recount the final hours of Jesus before His crucifixion by walking from the top of the Mt. of Olives down to the Garden of Gethsemane where He prayed and was apprehended. At THE FINE PRINT INCLUDED IN PRICE: • Roundtrip international and domestic airfare • Deluxe motorcoaches • 1st class hotels • Guided sightseeing • Entrance fees to sites visited (as listed in itinerary) • Breakfast & dinner daily, hotel gratuities For More Information • Fuel surcharges $600 • Taxes $98 (Increases in government tax and fees are subject to change) • Program fees NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE: or to Reserve • Optional Travel Protection Program (see premium schedule) • Miscellaneous fees such as individual transfers; passports, laundry, lunches, beverages at meals, baggage fees • Voluntary “Love Offering” for guide and driver your Spot • $100 Document fee for Non-US/Canadian residents ACCOMMODATIONS: Price is based on double occupancy. When available, single rooms are often smaller than doubles. While EOT will try to match roommates, EOT cannot guarantee a roommate will be available. Roommates may Contact be assigned as late as 35 days prior to departure and, if one is not available or you request a single room, the following charge applies: $698. PAYMENT: A full deposit of $500 per person is due 02/19/2018, 2nd deposit of $500 is due 04/20/2018, 3rd deposit Troy Shoaf of $500 and full travel protection premium is due 07/20/2018. Optional travel protection premiums must be paid in addition to initial or third deposit prior to the final payment for coverage to be in effect.