Israel Update September 7, 2024 Please pray for Israel as they fight to eliminate terrorism and protect their citizens. Hamas in the south and Hezbollah in the north, Israel fights on the sea, in the air, on land and underground, all the while being attacked by unfair media, rampant anti-semitism and believe it or not, many U.S. politicians. When Israel launched the Rafa campaign, as usual they dropped hundreds of thousands of leaflets, sent hundreds of texts and phone calls to Gaza residents revealing their targets in advance, warning them to get out of harms way. [What other army does that?] Total civilian casualties were 6, yes  6, and that was an accident. While truly sad, its not the thousands that Hamas falsely claimed. There is no shortage of food in Gaza. Hundreds of trucks are delivering good, high-protein food with more than enough for everyone in Gaza. Hamas leaders commandeer the trucks for their soldiers and lastly sell the free food they don't want to civilians. Israel must be supported and encouraged to win this. Pray for our two aircraft carrier groups now supporting our long-term ally. Pray for lasting peace in Israel. My friend John Delancey is leading a tour there right now, with quiet skies and no fears. 

In March 2025, our "Footsteps of Jesus & More" tour of Israel with the option of 5 amazing days in Egypt, could be the trip of your dreams. Biblical places and events you've heard about come to life at Magdala, Caesarea, Tiberias, Jordan River, Cana and more. Just six months from now we spend our first night at the Mediterranean Sea, then experience springtime in the Galilee. You'll read the Beatitudes in your Bible where Jesus taught them, step into the Jordan River, enjoy an amazing float in the Dead Sea. Pick up a smooth stone in the Valley of Elah as you remember David's defeat of Goliath. Stand on Mt. Carmel where Elijah defeated the prophets of Baal, see the Jericho walls that "came tumbling down".  Visit the Ein Gedi oasis, fortress Masada, see the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, walk the Via Dolorosa and Palm Sunday roads, stand on Temple Mount, pray in the Garden of Gethsemane. We'll visit Bethlehem, Shepherd's Fields and the Garden tomb. Our Egypt extension includes a beautiful hotel on the Nile River. We'll see the Pyramids, Sphynx, King Tut's treasures, Luxor's Valley of the Kings where most of Egypt's Pharaohs were entombed. Click on our Itinerary tab above to check out our tour. We have excellent pricing for 2025 travel. Reach us personally by clicking the "About Us" tab above. Registration for March, 2025 is open.  For a clear and printable brochure as well as easy online or US Mail registration options, simply click here. 

Tour groups like ours are traveling in Israel now. Many airlines are again flying into TelAviv including Lufthansa, Air Canada, British Airways, Austrian Airlines, Swiss Air,  ELAL, Air Europa, Turkish Airways, United, Delta and American Airlines.  My friend, Rick Ricart, President of Imagine Tours, with several others have made several trips to Israel since the Gaza attack last year. They visited hotels, sites and our on- site partners across Israel. Groups are traveling safely now in Israel. That's the reality, quite a contrast to distorted, mainline media.         David   Stokes

Our April '23 Greece tour was absolutely unforgettable. Beginning in Thessaloniki and Philippi in the north, where Lydia became the first Christ-follower in Europe, and a jailer and his family were baptized into Christ well past midnight! From there we traveled south to Athens, then our three-day cruise to Mykonos, Ephesus, Patmos, Santorini and Crete.  We witnessed Todd and Lori's baptism in the Agean Sea! Those on the optional  Rome extension saw the Sistine Chapel (largest church building in the world), the Forum, Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, catacombs  and Mamertine Prison where Paul wrote 2 Timothy.  We concluded our pilgrimage where Paul was buried... outside the city walls of Rome.