Always dreamed of going to the Holy Land? Here is your opportunity! We are excited to offer our pilgrimage for 2022! So much more than a tour, this is a true pilgrimage through the land of the Bible. This trip will deepen and strengthen your faith and you'll never read the Bible the same way again after experiencing this once-in-a-lifetime journey!
Join an experienced teaching team of Dr. Scott Hanberry and Pastors Bill and Shane Freeman as we guide you through Biblical sites and lead you in experiences of worship and study.
REGISTER FOR
THE VIRTUAL INTEREST MEETING
April 11th at 5:00 p.m.
Shalom Israel 2022
Jan 31- Feb 9, 2022. $3995** from New Orleans
(Travel from other origination cities can be made. Anyone wishing to fly from an airport other than New Orleans should contact tour organizers)
If you have questions or would like additional information
Download the complete Shalom Israel Brochure
or - email Dr. Scott Hanberry - HERE
Zoom Interest Meeting Coming Soon!
TO REGISTER, SEND $100 per person payable to:
Macedonia Baptist Church
609 Macedonia Rd.
Petal, MS 39465
Memo line: Israel 2022
Space is limited so reserve your spot today!
Join an experienced teaching team of Dr. Scott Hanberry and Pastors Bill and Shane Freeman as we guide you through Biblical sites and lead you in experiences of worship and study.
REGISTER FOR
THE VIRTUAL INTEREST MEETING
April 11th at 5:00 p.m.
Shalom Israel 2022
Jan 31- Feb 9, 2022. $3995** from New Orleans
(Travel from other origination cities can be made. Anyone wishing to fly from an airport other than New Orleans should contact tour organizers)
If you have questions or would like additional information
Download the complete Shalom Israel Brochure
or - email Dr. Scott Hanberry - HERE
Zoom Interest Meeting Coming Soon!
TO REGISTER, SEND $100 per person payable to:
Macedonia Baptist Church
609 Macedonia Rd.
Petal, MS 39465
Memo line: Israel 2022
Space is limited so reserve your spot today!
Rev. Bill & JoAnne Freeman
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Rev. Shane & Daphne Freeman
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Dr. Scott & Stephanie Hanberry
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Mrs. Gilla Treibich
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ITINERARY
Day 1: Depart New Orleans on your morning one-stop flight to Israel.
Day 2: After the scheduled morning arrival in Israel, meet your English-speaking guide Gilla Treibich and board the deluxe motor coach. Head up the coast to Caesarea Maritime, artificial harbor and city built by Herod the Great. A restored Roman theater, where proof of the historical existence of Pontius Pilate was found, is a highlight, along with a Crusader fortress and an aqueduct built by Herod the Great. Continue north to Mt Carmel for a breathtaking view of the Jezreel valley from the spot where Elijah challenged the prophets of Baal.
Nazareth is a fitting introduction to the Galilee region of northern Israel. Our Kibbutz hotel for three nights is right on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. Full breakfast and dinner buffets are included daily in the hotels.
Day 3: Sail on the Sea of Galilee in an enlarged version of the boats used by Jesus and his fishermen disciples – and see an actual boat from the time of Jesus as archaeologists raised it from the lake. Re-experience the words of Jesus in the Sermon of the Mount at the Mt of Beatitudes chapel. At Capernaum, where Jesus based his 18-month Galilean ministry, stand within the foundations of the synagogue where he preached and healed and see the house of Peter’s family where He stayed. At Tabgha, an ancient mosaic remembers the Miracle of Loaves and Fishes and another spot recalls where the risen Jesus fed his disciples after a miraculous catch and gave Peter his commission to “feed my sheep.” South of the Sea of Galilee, explore Bet Shean, where the bodies of King Saul and his sons were hung by the Philistines. A Decapolis city in Jesus’ day, Bet Shean was both destroyed and saved by an earthquake—and archaeologists have now done a fantastic job restoring the ruins. During our time in Galilee, those who wish will have the opportunity for baptism in the Jordan River.
Day 4: Explore northern Galilee at Caesarea Philippi, center of Roman might and pagan worship in Jesus’ time, where He challenged his disciples then and now, “Who do men say that I am?” Continue to the northernmost city of biblical Israel, Dan, and see the actual excavated gates that Abraham entered as he first journeyed through the Promised Land as well as a “high place” where Jeroboam erected the golden bulls that led Israel into pagan worship. Explore the Dan Nature preserve on an easy hike for streams, waterfalls, forest.
Day 5: head south along the Jordan Valley, stopping first at Gilgal, where Joshua and the Children of Israel first camped after crossing the Jordan River and erected 12 stones remembering the miraculous crossing. Then traverse the lunar landscape of the Judean Wilderness to Qumran on the shores of the Dead Sea, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered (bring a towel if you wish to float in the saltiest water in the world in the lowest point of the world under open sky). Ascend by cable care to Masada, the fortress-palace built by Herod the Great overlooking the Dead Sea, where zealous Jews resisted Rome after the destruction of the Temple. View the date palm oasis of En Gedi where David spared King Saul. Then it’s “Up to Jerusalem” to the summit of the Mt of Olives for a breathtaking view of the white limestone houses and golden dome of Jerusalem. Check into our deluxe Jerusalem hotel for the rest of the trip. Our Jerusalem hotel is well-located for walking into the Old City at the Jaffa Gate as well as to the Ben Yehuda pedestrian mall.
Days 6, 7, 8, 9: in these four days you will be immersed in the Holy city, experiencing all the following—and more! Starting from the summit of the Mt of Olives, walk down the Palm Sunday path where Jesus rode the donkey and heard the Hosannas from the crowds. At the bottom of the hill, in the Garden of Gethsemane, surrounded by olive trees still sprouting from roots dating to Jesus time, pray as He did for strength to face the ultimate tests of life.
Orient yourself to Jerusalem in the time of Jesus by studying the incredibly-detailed, large-scale outdoor model of The Holy City at the Israel Museum, where you will also view actual scrolls and artifacts discovered in the Dead Sea caves of Qumran.
Also outside the city of Jerusalem, experience the horror that was Nazism at Yad Vashem the Holocaust Museum, but also the spirit of hope and eventual triumph of those who trusted in the Lord.
Worship in the Shepherds Fields where the humble watchers of the flock were awed as the Glory of the Lord shone round about them.
Back in Jerusalem, worship in the special setting that recalls the Upper Room pass by the memorial David’s Tomb. See the actual stairs p which Jesus was dragged to the High Priest Caiaphas’ House where Peter denied his Lord thrice before the cock crew.
Tour a rich person’s home from Herodian times that became a Burnt House when Jerusalem was burned by the Roman army in 70 AD. Explore and shop where rich people in Jesus’ time did in a completely restored Roman shopping street known as the Cardo.
Just outside the current city walls descend into the original City of David, established by King David after his outnumbered forces climbed the water shaft for element of surprise in conquering the Holy city from the Jebusites.
Stand on the very same Southern Stairs of the Temple where Jesus taught before His Passion. Pray at the Western(Wailing) Wall, leaving scrolls of your prayers in the giant stones remaining from the Temple, from where Jewish tradition says prayers go most directly to heaven. Study the fascinating objects discovered in excavations of the southern Temple area, and actually go under the Temple area as you explore the famous Rabbi’s Tunnel. Up on Temple Mount, Muslim mosques squat where Solomon and Herod the Great build the Temple. Time permitting, join the archaeological sifting project to search for excavated remnants from Mt. Moriah and Temple Mount.
Pray for the healing of loved ones at the Pools of Bethesda, then marvel at the acoustics as you sing in the Crusader church of St. Anne. Stand on the pavement where Jesus was tormented by the soldiers in the Judgment Hall of Pilate. Walk the twisting, narrow streets of the Old City, still very like they were on the day when Jesus carried His cross on the Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrow). Go just outside Jerusalem, just past the Damascus Gate, to the hillside where nature has gouged out caves that remind many of a skull’s nose and eye sockets, Calvary, Golgotha, place of the Skull… and then end your experience of Jerusalem and The Holy Land with a service of Holy Communion, set in a lovely private garden where there is a Tomb that is gloriously empty. After a special “farewell banquet” and time to freshen up in your hotel, head to the airport to check in for the flight home, arriving back in the U.S. on Day 10.
Late January and early February weather in Israel transitions to early spring, with almond trees in bloom and wild flowers starting to pop up on green Galilean hillsides. Daytime highs should be in 60s most places, maybe 80 at the Dead Sea.