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JOURNEY TO ISRAEL
10-DAY HOLY LAND TOUR
NOVEMBER 3-12, 2016
Tour Price: $4200 per person, double occupancy
This trip will be led by Pr. Jon Robbins and D. Lorne Coyle. There will be availability for up to 40 participants. Because of Lorne's extensive experience in planning trips of this kind, you can feel confident that everything will be arranged to ensure your safety and comfort. This is a very exciting opportunity, and we hope that you will pray about joining us on this life-changing journey to the land where Jesus walked.
$500 deposit now to reserve your space
$1000 due July 15, 2016
Balance due August 15, 2016
CASH OR CHECK PAYABLE TO MADISON TOURS & TRAVEL, INC.
Beloved Pilgrims:
In case you're wondering about accommodations, here are some brief details.
Our hotel in the north, the Galilee,
Ha-Galil
, is the beautiful
Gai Beach.
Tiberias is basically an upscale local tourist town. In Jesus' day it was a fishing village but then Herod pumped it up and named it after the Roman emperor who would conquer Jerusalem.
When we get to Jerusalem, it's the
Dan Panorama. We've stayed in this hotel twice before, great rooms, great location. If you are feeling energetic, get up at 5:30 and walk 10 minutes to Jaffa Gate in the Old City. Just sit on the wall by the gate and observe. You could peek inside the great gate and envision Lord Allenby, conqueror of Jerusalem from the Ottomans in WWI, walking - not riding, out of humility - into the gate on Christmas Day.
You could look at the gate itself carefully and see how it is hung. How it has great straps and bars of bronze to keep it on its axis. Then think of the Scriptures which speak of "breaking their gates and bars of bronze." You could smell the fresh-baked bread and see the vendors hustling, their heads piled head with loaves. You could smell the Arab coffee, cardamon and cinnamon, or the sweet tea, strong and sweet. All the while, you would know beyond the shadow of a doubt that our Lord walked here, perhaps in chains...
And this is just one gate...and one hour...
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Serving at St. Paul's has been such a blessing to me. I was given the opportunity to do a wide variety of jobs that challenged me not only physically & mentally but spiritually too. What a delightful group of caring, supportive and truly spiritual people you all are. So many of you have helped me throughout the last five years, whether it was helping with the kids, assisting with our many hospitality events, participating in outreach projects, staying to help clean up after church or simply offering kind words of encouragement, all was noted and appreciated. And to watch as so many people stepped up to help fulfill my many obligations at St. Paul's was inspirational. I know I have left things in extremely capable hands.
