In Jeremiah 29:13, God tells us, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
What better way to seek God than to see firsthand where Jesus was born and grew up, where He conducted his ministry
and performed His many miracles,
and where He was crucified and died for our sins?
Each summer, the Vision Corporation will host the Pilgrimage to Israel Program, a core aspect of our discipleship ministry. This program is
a specialized, eight (8) day tour of the Holy Land sites located in Israel. Some of the sites visited on the tour include the Sea of Galilee,
Capernaum, Nazareth, Gethsemane, Jerusalem, the Chapel of Flagellation, the Via Dolorosa, Calvary, the Tomb of Christ (at the Church of the Holy
Sepulcher), the Pool of Bethesda, the Mount of Olives, Bethany and Lazarus’ Tomb in Bethany, Bethlehem (site of Jesus’ birth and the Church of
the Nativity), Jericho (site of the Mount of Temptation and the Sycamore Tree from which Zacchaeus beheld Jesus), Caesarea and Caesarea Phillipi,
Megiddo (location of the battle of Armageddon), Qumran (site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found), the Jordan River, and the Dead Sea.
The tour will be privately escorted by local, Christian tour guides who will present factual, historical explanations of each site.
The majority of the expenses for the Program will be paid by The Vision Corporation. However, each participant is required to contribute
a non-refundable deposit of $2,000.00, which will be applied to his/her individual cost. The following are included in the cost of the Program:
- Round-trip airfare from your city to Tel Aviv, Israel
- Round-trip transfers from Tel Aviv airport to hotel
- Six (6) nights at the Ron Beach Hotel, www.ronbeachhotel.com, located on the shores of the Sea of Galilee in Tiberius, Israel
- One (1) night at the King David Hotel, www.king-david-hotel.com, in Jerusalem
- Admission fees to all sites
- Tour guide fees
The Pilgrimage to Israel Program is open to both high school and college students of all Christian denominations. The Program is limited to
twenty-five (25) participants each summer. Selection is determined by individual application. The primary criterion is demonstrated church,
school, and/or community leadership. If you are selected to attend the Program, you will be required to teach a seminar or Sunday school class
about what you learned upon your return. You must provide, along with your completed application, a letter from either your church pastor or
youth minister indicating that you will be allowed to teach a seminar or class. Once your application is submitted, it will be reviewed by the
company’s board of directors, and you will be notified of your selection by mail. If selected to attend the Program, you must immediately
obtain a valid U.S. Passport if you do not already have one. For information on obtaining a valid U.S Passport, please see
www.travel.state.gov/passport.
Students interested in being considered for the 2009 Pilgrimage to Israel Program must submit an online application no later than November 1, 2008.
You must also submit a letter from your church pastor or youth minister indicating that you will be allowed to teach a seminar or Sunday school class
upon your return. You can send the letter directly to:
The Vision Corporation
ATTN: Pilgrimage to Israel Program
P.O. Box 950276
Oklahoma City, OK 73195
Today, at the Holy sites in Israel, Jesus is waiting for us to come, seeking Him with all our hearts. He yearns to reveal Himself as
the Living Lord to those who seek Him. He longs for us to find Him at the places that mark His earthly life. Jesus wants to reveal His sufferings to
us and call us to be disciples for Him. He is waiting to speak to us about the wonderful and incomparable way that is open to His followers.