Hi friends and family! Here is an itinerary of my trip to Israel with Dr. John Monson (PhD, Harvard) and a few TEDS students. Dr. Monson grew up in Israel until his college years, and has guided thousands of students through the Holy Land. I am looking forward to spending two and a half weeks in the land of Jesus. This is both an academic research trip, and also a study tour of the land. I am excited about both faces of the trip.
Hypothetically, if you want to get to know your girlfriend, or best friend better, one of the best ways to do so is to visit where they grew up--hear all about their childhood and the circumstances surrounding their life. My whole life is lived for this purpose: To know Jesus and to make Him known. Thus, I am taking this trip, so I can know Jesus in a deeper way. I am praying this trip makes me know Him a little better, so I can share Him more faithfully with other people.
I hope to update this blog a few times while I'm there! Blessings!
May 13, Friday: Arrive Amman – Overnight Medaba, Jordan, Mariam Hotel;
May 14, Saturday: Overnight – Petra, Jordan, Petra Palace
Route: Medaba, Nebo, Dibon, Arnon, Kerak, Petra
Notes: Cool morning, warm afternoon walk into the Petra monuments
May 15, Sunday: Overnight – Eilat, Israel (on the Red Sea), City Park Hotel
Route: Petra, peek into edge of Wadi Ram, cross to Eilat
Notes: Morning walk, long drive, afternoon swim
May 16, Monday: Overnight –Be’er Sheba, Leonardo Hotel
Route: Morning swim, Mizpeh Ramon, Avdat (site and walk), Be’er Sheba museum (time?)
Notes: Hot day in the desert!
May 17, Tuesday: Overnight –Be’er Sheba, Leonardo Hotel
Route: Ashkelon (tell only), Lachish, Maresha, Azekah, Qeiyafa, Beth-Shemesh, Lahav)
May 18, Wednesday: Overnight – En Boqeq (on the Dead Sea), Prima Oasis
Route: Tell Sheva, Tell Arad, Masada, Ein Gedi, En Boqeq
Notes: Long hike on Masada, climb to Ein Gedi.
May 19, Thursday: Overnight – Jerusalem, Prima Royal
Route: Qumran, Jericho, Taiybeh ridge; Bethel/Ai, Gibeon/Nebi Samwil
May 20, Friday: Overnight – Jerusalem, Prima Royal
Route: Jerusalem intro, OT walk; Citadel Museum, JUC Vespers; Mea-Shearim, Wailing Wall
May 21, Saturday: Overnight – Jerusalem, Prima Royal
Route: Jerusalem Approaches: Yad v'Shem, Bethlehem, Herodium, Wadi Qilt overview
May 22, Sunday: Overnight – Jerusalem, Prima Royal
Route: Church, Jerusalem NT walk, 2T model, free time
May 23, Monday: Overnight – Netanya (on the Mediterranean), Blue Bay Hotel
Route: Yad V’Shem, Beth Shemesh, Neot Kedumim, Jaffa; Haaretz Museum, Netanya swim
May 24, Tuesday: Overnight – Tiberius (on the Sea of Galilee), Rimmonim Mineral Hotel
Route: Caesarea, Carmel, Megiddo, Nazareth, Sephorris, Plain of Tabor
May 25, Wednesday: Overnight – Tiberius (on the Sea of Galilee), Rimmonim Mineral Hotel
Route: Hazor, Huleh, Dan, Golan, Kaztrin, Beth-Saideh, En Gev
May 26, Thursday: Overnight – Tiberius (on the Sea of Galilee), Rimmonim Mineral Hotel
Route: Around the lake: Boat from Tiberius to Capernaum, Tabgha, Chorazin, Beatitudes, Arbel
May 27, Friday: Medaba, Jordan – Mariam Hotel
Route: Beth Shean, Harod Valley, Jezreel, Bridge, Um Queis, Ajlun, Jerash
May 28, Saturday: Depart from Amman, Jordan to Chicago, USA
Have an awesome trip. I'm actually going to be in Israel for part of that time too. We'll be on the Sea of Galilee on a couple of the same days, but I hear it's fairly sizable, so chances are we won't cross paths.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
TS