Day 1 - Arrive in Cairo, EgyptDay 2 - Full day in Cairo, EgyptDay 3 - Goodbye to CairoDay 4 - Hello JordanDay 4 - Hello Jordan Part 25. Day 4 - Hello Jordan Part 3Day 5 - Petra highlightsDay 6 - Caesarea, IsraelDay 7 - Caesarea, IsraelDay 8 - TiberiasDay 8 - Tiberias / CapernaumDay 9 - The JordanDay 10 - JerusalemDay 11 - Jerusalem Part 2Day 12 - Qumran, Masada, and the Dead SeaDay 13 - Carmel Ha'ir, Mahane Yehuda,and Yad Vashem
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Jordan River, Israel
Rev. Frederick Benzel of Lincoln, Cal., Rev. Billy Richards of Brooklyn, and Rev. Jacquelyn Seward of Collierville, Tenn., assisted Rev. Jerry Clark, tour director, in the first-time baptisms of James Dial of Cottage Grove, Ore. and Erica Agree of Chicago, and the baptism renewals of more than 60.
It was the third time C.J. Corbett of Saint Robert, Mo., was baptized in the Jordan.
Being baptized in the historic river was particularly emotional for Margie Holmes of Atlanta; Corey and Sara Mills of Davenport, Iowa; Charlesann Jones of Baton Rouge, La.; Eva Woods and her sister Jacqueline Goodwin, both of Milwaukee; Tamika Brooks of Saint Gabriel, La.; Delores Hayes of Shelbyville, Ky.; and Lynda Tache of Las Vegas.
Saturday’s other highlights: Tour members experienced walking through the peaceful Dan Nature Reserve which includes the world’s largest spring, and Caesarea Philippi. There also was a stop overlooking the Syrian border.
Following lunch, tour participants were awed viewing the Ancient Galilee Boat (or Jesus Boat), discovered in 1986 by two brothers from Kibbutz Ginosar near the Sea of Galilee. The boat, which dates to the First Century and is similar to the type of boat used by the Disciples as well as the type of boat used by the Jews against the Romans in the nautical Battle of Migdals, required an exhaustive 11-year conservation process.
Dinner speakers: Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder/president of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, and Rev. Wilfredo DeJesus of Chicago, vice president of the Hispanic Evangelic Christian Outreach Group in America, both thanked participants in the Journey Home Tour for standing with Israel.
“When Christians come from afar, then that for us is an incredible source of comfort,” said the Rabbi, who also serves as Israel’s Goodwill Ambassador to the Evangelical World and Latin America.
“I’m convinced God will bless your visit,” the Rabbi told the dinner gathering.
Pastor DeJesus led a prayer for the peace, protection and prosperity of Israel.
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