Field Trips

1. Bethlehem Area: This trip includes:
        A. Israeli Settlements: Bethlehem is surrounded by a number of settlements. Participants will see firsthand what is considered to be one of the largest obstacles to the peace process.
        B. The Separation Wall: A visit to multiple locations along the wall. Bethlehem is surrounded from all sides by the wall and at least two locations will be visited to see the impact of this wall on the town of Bethlehem and its surrounding villages.
        C. Refugee camp: Bethlehem has three refugee camps. Participants will take a tour of at least one of these camps. They will meet camp residents and listen to their stories about daily life experiences and their hopes for the future.
        D. The Nativity Church: This fourth century church is the birthplace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2. Hebron: Although Hebron is a city of refuge in the Old Testament, no city in Palestine today exemplifies the conflict and the tension more than Hebron- with its divisions, checkpoints and settlements. Participants will also visit the Cave of the Patriarchs (the Ibrahimi Mosque) – a holy site for the three Abrahamic faiths.

3. Wadi Al Qalt: This is one of the best places to experience desert spirituality. It is a four hour hike from Jerusalem to Jericho through the Judean desert with a visit to Saint George- A Greek Orthodox Monastery. The hike will conclude with a visit to the city of Jericho.

4. Jerusalem: Visit the impressive sites of the Old City: the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Western Wall, Jerusalem's city walls and gates, the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives, and the Shrine of the book that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls in the Israel Museum.

5. Weekend visit to the North: 2 nights in Nazareth - Visit Galilee, Capernaum, the Mount of Beatitudes, Capernaum, Megiddo, Cana, Nazareth and Caesarea Maritime.