Days 1 & 2 – Saturday-Sunday, January 4-5: Depart from Chicago, Arrival in Amman, Jordan
God brought together a total of 34 for this January 2025 Israel trip. This includes church groups from Maine (15) and Indiana (8). Unfortunately, we two individuals in the group could not make it “last minute.” We will miss them!
The entire group met in Chicago for our direct flight to Amman, Jordan. Everyone endured the 12 hour flight. Upon arrival, we were met by Salaam who helped us through the slow Visa procedures. Upon boarding our bus, we then drove to our hotel. The Amman traffic was slow. We freshened up for dinner at 7 p.m. before retiring for the night.
We are all thankful to God for the safe trip, the on-time flights, and all our luggage that arrived with us! We are all looking forward to our first full day as we cross into Israel tomorrow!
“Today we embarked on our 14 day Israel trip. We gathered in Chicago for our flight to Amman, Jordan. All went well! We are looking forward to crossing into Israel tomorrow morning!”
Day 3 – Monday, January 6: Crossing into Israel via Allenby Bridge, Shephelah: Gezer, Beth Shemesh, Azekah, Beit Guvrin, Lachish, Beersheba
