Heritage Study Programs presents:
A mission to Israel and
A Holy Land Advanced Bible Study Program "In the footsteps of Jesus and the Jewish patriarchs".
On Location Advanced Bible Study Program Sessions:
We will also learn about the plight of Christians in the Middle East:
In the region as a whole, Christians account for between 2% and 5% of the region's population, versus 20% 100 years ago. Lebanon's Christians are at the mercy of the Shi'ite Hezbollah, whereas in Syria Christians are victimized by Sunnis. In Iraq they are walloped by everyone. In the Palestinian Authority Christian numbers are falling sharply too, as evidenced by the Muslim majority in once- Christian Bethlehem. Gaza's Christians are running for their lives.
The one steadily growing Christian community in the Middle East is to be found in much-maligned little Israel.
Only under Jewish sovereignty are Christians safe and free from serial terror and harm. The one beacon of genuine liberality in an unkind and callously intolerant region.
Our trip to Israel is hardly likely to win accolades from the self-styled enlightened world, but we must be silent no more!
We will also focus on the
status of Jerusalem and the region's Security & defense