A warm welcome to you to join us on this cross-cultural encounter with the Holy Land! Our tour, “Places, People, and Prayers,” offers you a rich and multi-faceted introduction to the land which has been home—and holy—to Jews, Christians, and Muslims alike for thousands of years.

P L A C E S

Day by day we will visit important biblical sites, from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the north. And we will relive the story of Jesus as we walk the land that Jesus walked. But there is much more to the Holy Land than ancient stones.

P E O P L E

This ancient site is now home to two peoples, the Israelis and the Palestinians, caught up in an ongoing conflict over a common plot of ground to which they both lay claim. So we will also engage in regular People to People Conversations, putting us in touch with the many and varied voices of those who live in this troubled land.

P R A Y E R S

Through it all we will join our voices in prayer. Regular times of reflection, a daily service of Evening Prayers, and Sunday worship with Palestinian Christians will nourish our spirits along the way. Our tour will end with a retreat in Tiberias on the Sea of Galilee.

• Tour Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Hebron, Masada, Mt. Gerizim, Nazareth, Capernaum and more
• Converse with Christians, Jews, and Muslims of the Holy Land
• Participate daily in Evening Prayers
• Walk the Via Dolorosa
• Worship with Palestinian Christians
• Attend a synagogue service & eat a Shabbat meal
• Visit Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust Museum
• Trek down the Wadi Qilt
• Visit a Palestinian refugee camp
• Float in the Dead Sea
• Eat lunch in a Bedouin tent
• Do a work project in the West Bank
• Sail the Sea of Galilee

“Places, People, and Prayers” offers you a wide-angle lens through which to view the Holy Land, sense the heartbeat of its peoples, and "pray for the peace of Jerusalem."

Hosted by Dorothy Jean Weaver, EMS Professor of New Testament, and Kevin A. Clark