Itinerary!

I am very blessed and excited to be participating in Wheaton in the Holy Lands 2010! What an incredible opportunity. I appreciate your prayers! I will hopefully be updating this blog with a picture every day, or at least every other day (but that does depend on our internet access in Greece, Turkey, and Rome). You can see below the itinerary, which includes Jerusalem for 3 weeks, then Turkey, Greece, and Rome for the remaining 3 weeks.

The dates of WIHL are May 16 - July 3. We spent a week studying on Wheaton's campus, and now we are abroad for six weeks. The website for the program can be found here.


Wheaton in the Holy Lands 2010 Itinerary


WHEATON COLLEGE

May 16, Sunday: One week of on-campus instruction begins.

ISRAEL

May 23, Sunday: Departure for Israel.

May 24 – June 12: Israel portion of the program. We will be staying and studying at Jerusalem University College, a beautiful campus with a breathtaking view of the Hinnom Valley ("Gai Hennom" in Hebrew) in Jerusalem. A calendar of our time in Jerusalem can be found here. Once you get to this page, click on "JUC Calendar." This should download a pdf copy of our schedule!

TURKEY

June 12, Saturday: Arrival at Istanbul. Dinner and overnight at Istanbul.

June 13, Sunday: Istanbul city tour. Dinner and overnight at Istanbul.

June 14, Monday: Take flight to Izmir. Visit Ephessos – Return to Istanbul. Overnight at Istanbul.

June 15, Tuesday: Chora museum, Grand Bazaar, meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch. Overnight at Istanbul.

GREECE

June 16, Wednesday: Departure for Greece. Dinner and overnight at Kavala.

June 17, Thursday: Departure for Philippi. Dinner and overnight at Thessaloniki.

June 18, Friday: Thessaloniki city tour. Dinner and overnight at Leptokarya.

June 19, Saturday: Morning half day tour to Dion. Free afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Leptokarya.

June 20, Sunday: In the morning – Service at the Evangelical Church of Katerini. Overnight at Kalambaka.

June 21, Monday: Visit monasteries. We continue to Athens. Dinner and overnight at “Bethel,” Camp Center of Hellenic Scripture Union in Kifissia.

June 22, Tuesday: FD tour in Athens. Visit the Acropolis, the New Acropolis museum, the Ancient Agora, and Mars Hill. City tour. Dinner and overnight at Bethel.

June 23, Wednesday: We leave for a 2 days tour to Peloponnese. We visit Corinth and it’s environs (Diolokos, Cenchrea, Acrocorinth). Dinner and overnight at Nauplion.

June 24, Thursday: We visit Epidaurus (ancient theatre) and Mycenae (prehistoric citadel). Return to Athens. Dinner and overnight at Bethel.

June 25, Friday: Morning – free. Lunch at Bethel. In the afternoon visit Archaeological Museum and Cape Sounio. Dinner and overnight at Bethel.

June 26, Saturday (my birthday!): Full day tour to Delphi. Return to Athens. Dinner and overnight at Bethel.

June 27, Sunday: At 9.00 attend the service at the Greek Orthodox Church. (Cathedral). At 11.00 service at First Evangelical Church. Free afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Bethel.

June 28, Monday: Free day. Option: visit a Saronic gulf island or Athens. Dinner and overnight at Bethel.

ROME

June 29, Tuesday: We depart for the airport. Flight Athens – Rome. Overnight in Rome.

June 30, Wednesday: We have a 3 hrs tour of ancient Rome. Visit Colosseum and the Forum. Afternoon free. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

July 1, Thursday: We leave for the Vatican. Free afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Rome.

July 2, Friday: Free day.

July 3, Saturday: Departure for the airport: Rome – Chicago.