Day 1

Depart from the US. Enjoy complementary meals and flight entertainment on your journey.

Day 2

Arrive in Tel Aviv and meet Dr. Johnson, the program director, at the airport. Transfer to Jerusalem and check your accommodations. After getting settled in we\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ll enjoy a time of orientation, a visit to the Church of the Ascension and an overview of our conference and travel goals.

Day 3

Our day will begin with a tour of the Old City. Dr. Johnson will give an overview of this historic city including the Jaffa Gate, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Western Wall, the Temple Mount, the Garden Tomb and Golgotha. You will have free time for lunch and to explore the Four Quarters of the Old City. In the evening our course \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"The Middle East Effect: Understanding the Issues and Times\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" begins back at the hotel.

Day 4

We will head north to visit the city of Nazareth, the city from where Christianity was born. We will then visit Capernaum, located on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, the city where Jesus spent 3 years of his public ministry. We will also visit the Jordan River baptismal site. A highlight of our day will be an incredible view of Israel from the top of Mt. Arbel.

Day 5

Today we head south! We will visit the UNESCO world heritage site of Massada. This is Herod\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s mountain palace in the Judean desert and the site of the Zealot\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s last stand against the Roman legionnaires 2000 years ago. Then we will visit Ein Gedi enjoying a hike and seeing waterfalls, swimming holes, crystal clear waters and perhaps spotting wildlife! After lunch we\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ll enjoy a soak in the Dead Sea the lowest place in the world!

Day 6

Today we head back to the Old City of Jerusalem. We will visit an archaeological site near the Temple Mount, visit Hezekiah\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s tunnel and ride to the top of the Mount of Olives as well as the Garden of Gethsamane. During lunch and your free time you will seek to engage the local population of Jews and Palestinians in conversation and gain insights into life in this global hot spot. In the late afternoon we\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ll head back to the hotel where our conference will continue.

Day 7

Our studies of the Middle East and prophecy continue this morning where you\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'ll hear opposing viewpoints from a Jewish representative as well as a Palestinian representative. It is important to our study that we look at all sides of Middle East conflict.  Then it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s back to Jerusalem for a recap and decompression of what we just saw and some free time in the Old City.

Day 8

Today our conference comes to a conclusion. We will spend the morning wrapping up our sessions and then you will have the option of participating in a visit to the West Bank (Palestine) to see the ancient sites of Hebron, (the Patriarch\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Tomb) Bethlehem (Church of the Nativity) and Jericho (excavated wall of ancient Jericho). You will also have an opportunity to engage local Palestinians in conversations and gain new perspectives.

Day 9

After 9 days, return home to the US!

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"The Middle East Effect: The Illusive Pursuit of Peace and Truth\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"
The Middle East Effect: Understanding the Issues and Times\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" is a unique look at this region of the world and biblical prophecy. We will examine the history of the Middle East, Jewish/Arab conflicts, the growth of terrorism and the impact of various views of biblical prophecy. This course is timely and peppered with first hand information from Dr. Johnson\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s research and interviews in Israel, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon,Turkey and Russia. Throughout this course, you will see the hand of God and be reminded of His plan to draw people to Him and to redeem them.