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ISRAEL
PILGRIMAGE NOVEMBER 18-27, 2004

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE-Nov 18-27, 2004

PRAYER GUIDE

Th – Nov 18-Depart USA-on Continental-

• Atlanta group-Atl/Newark-CO 1162 12:30pm/2:24pm

• N.O. group-N.O./Newark-CO 417  7:20 am/11:46am

BOTH GROUPS WILL MEET IN NEWARK
• Newark/TLV-CO 84 3:45pm/8:45am on 11/19

Fr-Nov 19-arrive- 8:45am and clear Ben Gurion and travel south passing Bet Shemesh just off Hwy 1, Samson and Delilah country, traveling down the Sorek valley, David/Goliath site, Tel Beersheva, Tel Arad, En Boqek, Dead Sea, overnight Kibbutz Kalia

Sa-Nov 20- Visit Masada, Qumran, travel north up the Jordan Valley, Bet Shean, overnight in the Galilee at Kibbutz Maagan

Su-Nov 21- Kursi, Galilee boat, Ginnosar, Chorazin, Hazor, Nimrod Fortress, Caesarea Philippi, Dan overnight Maagan

Mo-Nov 22-Christian Sites, Cana, Nazareth, Zippori, Mt. Tabor, Yardenit overnight Maagan

Tu –Nov 23- En Harod, Megiddo, Mt. Carmel, Acco, Northern Coast, overnight Maagan

We- Nov 24- Afula, Caesarea, Nebi Samuel, Hebrew Univ. Overlook Jerusalem, and Mt. of Olives overlook, Gethsemane overnight Eldan Hotel

Th-Nov 25-Davidson Museum, Western Wall, Temple Mount, Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Garden Tomb, St. Peter in Gallicantu, Mt. Zion, Upper Room, Dormition Abbey, Cardo, Jewish Quarter, Armenian Quarter, Jaffa Gate, overnight Eldan Hotel

Fr-Nov 26-Visit in the Old City in the morning with some time for shopping and Yad Vashem in the afternoon, evening meal and late departure from Eldan Hotel -depart Jerusalem for the airport about 7:30pm for an 11:30pm departure to the USA
arriving Saturday morning:

Sa-Nov 27-arrive USA

• TLV/Newark-CO91 11:45pm/3:45am
• Newark/New Orleans on CO716 at 9:00 am arriving at 11:44am
• Newark/Atlanta on CO 1165 at 9:00am arriving at 11:31am

Hotels

• KALIA GUEST HOUSE
Kibbut Kalia MP Kikar Hayarden 90666
972-2-9942833
972-2-9942710

• Maagan Kibbutz
Sea of Galilee, Southern Shore, Israel
Phone: +972 4 665 4711

• El Dan Hotel
24 King David St., Jerusalem
tel 972-2-567 9777
fax 972-2-625 2154


Important phone numbers-
o Ophir (REBA) 972-3-5269741
o TOM BRIMMER (guide) 011-972-522-874-285



Information
• We will depart campus at 4:50AM on November 18 from HSC. Let me know by e-mail if you need to ride with us.

• Passport must be on your person at all times.

• Please pack light. Bring a sturdy duffle in your checked bag to expand your carrying capability to haul home souvenirs. Rain gear. Good walking shoes. Warm and light clothes. The days may be warm, chilly, cold or hot.
• Bring the medications that you will need. If you have allergies you will need your meds.
• REMIND EVERYONE WE ARE EIGHT HOURS AHEAD-8PM USA IS 4AM WHEREVER WE ARE IN ISRAEL
• Imodium-Pepto Bismol (tablets) morning and evening really helps keep your stomach feeling good
• I have a bag strap for you, see me. Do not lock your bags because they are checked by inspectors. Put a bag strap to protect them from breaking open.
• Passport must be on your person at all times. Make sure you keep it safe.
• If you have any question, please call or e-mail me. I will be glad to answer.
• The days will be exciting, memorable, long and exhausting, and it will be the greatest trip you have ever taken. I am so excited.
• Bring $250 to $300 in cash.
• ATM’s are everywhere. Bring your Visa.
• Pace yourself on picture taking. Everyday is significant.
• Bring your AT&T, MCI, or Sprint card with you. The country code in Israel is 972. It’s a lot less expensive to dial direct, than it is to use the Israeli telephone system.
• The electrical system for Israel is 220. For specific things you will need a multi-voltage converter. Camcorders & Video-recorders often have the worldwide AC Adapter charger, so you will also want to check that. Bring all of the film (at least 15 rolls) that you want to use in Israel, with you. It is fairly expensive to buy film. If your film is below ISO400, you shouldn’t have any problem with the x-ray machine. There shouldn’t be any problem for your camcorder videotape. Also, the videotapes in Israel are very expensive, so I would not suggest buying any videotape in Israel.
• Make sure that you have a health insurance card in case of an accident. Make sure that you have evidence of health insurance. We will have travel/accident insurance for medi-evac if needed.
• We will be in Israel for 7 nights and traveling one night. Bring with you a minimum of 7changes of underwear or plan to wash at some point during the trip. All of our activities will be casual and blue jeans or sweat pants will be adequate. I generally take with me several tee-shirts, a light jacket, rain slick, a sweatshirt, two or three additional pair of slacks, lots of socks, and a travel vest. I will layer with the travel vest. A couple of the days will be windy and chilly, so bring a medium weight coat. You need to be sure that you’re shoes are very comfortable. Bring at least one change of shoes. Put all of your stuff in one bag to check thru to Tel Aviv. Hand carry a bag with a change of underwear, some light snacks, your camera, and any other carrying things that you want to take. You will need a wallet that you can keep next to your body for your passport, driver’s license, credit card and cash. I would suggest either a waist or neck wallet. Remember, pack light and have necessary stuff in a carry-on bag.
• Be sure to bring the Bible you use all the time. You will want to look up verses at various sites. Also, bring a notebook so that you can keep a journal. Remember to use the PRAYER GUIDE as you prepare for your trip. BLESS YOU ON YOUR PREPARATION. YOU WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AFTER YOU VISIT ISRAEL, THE LAND OF THE BIBLE.


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