Join MBC's Dr. Michael Durham
on an unforgettable trip
to Israel and The Holy Land
February 1-9, 2011

Would you like to have a life-changing and never-to-be-forgotten experience?  It is our joy to invite you to join us on a trip to the Bible Lands where you will find a new dimension in understanding Christian history and the life of our Lord.  We will visit places where Jesus walked, lived, taught, performed miracles, where He was crucified and raised from the dead.  We will take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, worship in the Garden of Gethsemane, and much more. Please give us the privilege of sharing this experience with you. Dr. Michael Durham, Senior Pastor Mineral Baptist Church The trip, including round-trip air fare from Washington D. C. to Tel Aviv via Frankfurt and return Tel Aviv direct to Washington D. C., first class lodgings, most meals, a professional tour director, service charges and hotel taxes, is $ 1,861 per person ($ 1,798 Cash discount)  plus applicable taxes. The trip is provided and hosted by Friendship Tours.                         For more detailed information or to register:                             call the church office at 540-894-4234

Detailed Itinerary:

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TUES, Feb 1  WASHINGTON DC across the ATLANTIC Depart from Dulles International Airport on our flight to Frankfurt; meals and overmight on board.	SUN, Feb 6 JERUSALEM Start the day with a magnificent view of the Old City from the top of the Mt. of Olives.  Take the "Palm Sunday Walk" to the Garden of Gethsemane, the Church of All Nations and drive across the Kidron Valley.  Enter the Old city through St. Stephen's Gate (Lion's Gate) to the Muslim Quarter, visit the beautiful Church of At. Anne and the Pool of Bethesda, Pilate's Judgment Hall, and Ecce Homo Arch.  Walk along the Via Dolorosa, into the Chirstian Quarter, and see the Stations of the Cross.  Drive to Mt. Zion to see the House of Caiaphas and Upper Room of the Last Supper.  We will visit Bethlehem and see Manger Square, the Church of the Nativity, and view Shepherds' Fields of Boaz and Ruth.  Breakfast, Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem.
WED, Feb 2  FRANKFURT - Tel AVIV Arrive in Frankfurt.  Change aircraft and depart for Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport where we will meet our guide, who will escort us throughout our journay.  Israeli guides are legendary for their knowledge and dedication. Time permitting, we will visit Old Jaffa, the traditional home of Simon the Tanner and the port from which Jonah sailed.  Breakfast, Dinner and overnight at our hotel	MON, Feb 7 MASADA, DEAD SEA, QUMRAN Depart to Masada, overlooking the Dead Sea, the lowest spot on Earth, where we ascend by cable car to visit the remnants of Herod's Palace and where, in 73 A. D. ,the Zealots made their last stand against the might of Rome.  Visit Ein Gedi, fabled Sping of David, and proceed to Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found in 1947.  Time permitting, we will go for a swim, rather a "float" in the salted waters of the Dead Sea.  Breakfast, Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem.
THU, Feb 3 - FRI, Feb. 4 On to TIBERIAS Stroll the beach if you like before your Israeli buffet breakfast.  Pass through the fast growing of the Plain of Sharon enroute to Caesaria, site of major events in the lives of Peter and Paul.  Then, it's on to Megiddo, inspiration for James Michener's "The Source".  Continue through the rolling hills of the Galilee to Nazareth, site of Mary's Well, and Cana, site of His first miracle. The next day in Tiberias is worth the trip!  We are now walking in the footsteps of Jesus.  We will take a most memorable boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, in a replica of the ancient wooden boat used in Jesus' day.  We will visit an ancient boat believed to be from Jesus' time found in the Sea of Galilee in 1986.  We walk into old Capernaum with the ancient synagogue; on to the site of the Mulitiplication of the Loaves and Fishes (Tabgha), the Sermon on the Mount and the Mount of Beatitudes.  In the afternoon we will journey north to Caesarea Phillipi (Banias Spring) where Peter confessed, "You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God".  Breakfast, Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Tiberias.	TUES, Feb 8 JERUSALEM Begin your day with a visit to the reconstructed Jewish Quarter, walk through the Cardo, the original Roman street and see the amazing remains of the massive wall built by King Hezekiah.  See the important excavations taking place at the Western Wall and the Southern Temple Staircase.  On to the Temple Mount, where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac.  See the Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque that now stands there.  End the afternoon at Golgotha (Gordon's Cavalry) and the empty Garden Tomb.  Special time is planned for worship, communion, meditation and inspiration.  This evening, we will share in a Farewell Dinner and the presentation of a Certificate of Pilgrimige to each tour participant.  Breakfast, Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem.
SAT, Feb 5 TIBERIAS - JERUSALEM  This morning we will visit the Jordan River and have the opportunity for a baptismal service.  Drive along the Jordan Valley to Beit She'an to see the expansive excavations taking place at this ancient Roman Decapolis city.  Then it's time to "go up" to Jerusalem.  We will enter the city as pilgrims have since ancient time to fulfill the words of the prophet "I was glad when they said unto me: 'Our feet shall stand within thy Gates, O Jerusalem' ".  Breakfast, Dinner and overnight at our hotel in Jerusalem.	WED, Feb 9 ISRAEL - DULLES Today we transfer to the airport.  Our guide will assist us with check-in procedures.  Depart on our flight to Dulles.