Monday September 23, 2024

• Arrival at Ben Gurion Airport 
• Check in, opening briefing and security instructions
• Short stop at Hostage Square, a plaza in Tel Aviv that has become a memorial- and gathering place for families and friends of those taken hostage on the 7th of October.
• Jaffa by the Sea: Jonah’s journey, Tabitha’s restoration to life, and Peter’s conversion of Gentiles all began here. Dive into the story of Tabitha, of whom the Gospel says that she was always doing good and helping the poor.
• Dinner in Jaffa with a keynote speaker joining dinner – Brigadier General Yossi Kuperwasser, former head of the research department of the IDF Intelligence Corps.
• Overnight in Tel Aviv

Tuesday September 24, 2024

• Explore historic Caesarea Maritima, the Roman Capital of Judea, where Peter followed God’s lead to visit Cornelius (Acts 10) and where he proclaimed the gospel to the Romans (Acts 24-26).
• Enjoy a boat ride over the Sea of Galilee
• Journey to Capernaum (John 6:24) to visit the first century synagogue where Jesus preached and healed the epileptic boy (Matt. 4:13-17, Mark 9:14-29).
• Visit Alma, an education and research center dedicated to researching the security challenges in Israel’s north. Meet with Lt. Col (res) Sarit Zahavi, former Intelligence Officer of the Northern Command and other experts. 
• Dinner meeting with Shlomi Ziv, former Hamas hostage who was freed in the heroic rescue operation of June 8, 2024. 
• Overnight in Tel Aviv

Wednesday September 25, 2024

• Briefing on the security situation in Southern-Israel by Col. Ariye Shalicar, Spokesmen of the Israel Defence Forces and commander Lilaq Logan, afro-american Israeli influencer and IDF soldier.
• Visit Sderot, an Israeli town on the border to Gaza to get an understanding of some of the challenges and triumphs faced by local residents since October 7, 2023 and over the past decades of intermittent rocket attacks from Gaza.
• Drive to Kfar Aza, meet with a member of the Kibbutz and with a hostages’ family from the Kibbutz 
• Visit the site of the NOVA festival and the nearby area where car wrecks from the festival site were gathered.
• Meet with Israeli soldiers who are stationed near the Gaza Border and are part of a special forces unit. 
• Check in
• Pastors Meeting
• Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem

Thursday September 26, 2024

• IBSI-DEISI Conference: The Future of Israel Advocacy in Africa and America (in thea hotel conference room
• A visit to the Knesset, the Israeli parliament. 
• Meet with a representative of the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus, a caucus within the Israeli Knesset that seeks to build a direct line of communication, cooperation and coordination between the Knesset and Christian leaders around the world.
• Meeting with Pnina Tamano-Shata; an Israeli lawyer, former Minister of Immigration and Absorption, journalist, and the first Ethiopia-born woman to enter the Knesset.
• Halt at the big Menorah outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, picturing several biblical scenes.
• Reception and briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, briefing on public diplomacy in wartime, the importance of Christian friendship for Israel and the way forward. 
• Dinner and special music by JoDavi (Joshua Washington) and Israeli orchestral players
• Overnight in Jerusalem

Friday September 27, 2024

• Visit StandWithUs
• In the heart of a neighborhood in downtown Jerusalem, the largest open market in Israel was built in 1928, the Machane Yehuda Market. Free time for lunch in Mahane Yehuda Market. 
• Visit the Friends of Zion Museum to meet the biblical figures, academics, businessmen, and military officials who, through their faith, have forged an everlasting bond between the Jewish and Christian peoples.
• Shabbat of a Lifetime Dinner Experience – experience an authentic Shabbat dinner in the heart of Jerusalem. Participate in a traditional Shabbat dinner with a family at their home while feasting on a variety of delicious Jewish cuisine.
• Overnight in Jerusalem

Saturday September 28, 2024

• Meet with Khaled Abu Toameh in hotel
• “And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city (Ezekiel 11:23). Drive to the tip of the Mount of Olives, known as the site from where Jesus ascended to heaven after His resurrection. Panoramic view of the Old City of Jerusalem from Mount of Olives and descend to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed on the night of His betrayal
• Visit the scenes of Jesus’ prayer to His Father in the Garden of Gethsemane
• Visit the Garden Tomb. This ancient cemetery is a moving site in which to recall the crucifixion and burial of Jesus. Spend time in these peaceful garden surroundings in prayer, song and fellowship. 
• Meeting with Chris Mitchell, American author and journalist who is known as the bureau chief of the Christian Broadcasting Network News Middle East. For over 20 years, he has reported about Jerusalem, Israel, and the Middle East on his weekly program, “Jerusalem Dateline”.
• Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem

Sunday September 29, 2024

• Worship and a word from one of the pastors
• Walk through the Biblical City of David, the very roots of Jerusalem, where archeology confirms the Bible.
• Visit the Southern Steps, the original flight of stairs which used to be the main entrance to the Holy Temple, through which Jesus entered the Temple also. See excavations of the Herodian Temple complex, as it stood prior to its destruction by Roman troops in the year 70 AD.
• Visit the colorful markets and the Cardo, an ancient Roman site now filled with shops brimming with Middle Eastern artistry. Walk through the atmospheric Jewish Quarter and see the Western Wall.
• Return to hotel to fresh up
• Reception at the house of Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog.
• Dinner and overnight in Jerusalem

Monday September 30, 2024

• Free time in Jaffa
• Lunch, tour and closure meeting at Neot Kedumim Biblical Landscape Reserve, a unique endeavor to re-create the physical setting of the Bible in all its depth and detail. 
• Transfer to the airport
• Departures