Israel Friendship Retreat with Pastor Joel Hess and Grace Community Church

February 6 - February 18, 2027, 10 nights and 11 days in the Promised Land

with Joel Hess

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Israel is a bucket list trip. What believer wouldn’t want to walk where Jesus walked?

A trip to Israel is like a year in Bible college. Visiting Israel like stepping into the pages of your Bible.

But there’s even a better reason to travel to Israel.

Millions of Christians have visited the Holy Land, yet many Israelis have not met a follower of Jesus, like you.

Why? Because most are trapped in a tour bus and holed up in a hotel, out of reach  of everyday people.

You are invited to an Israel Friendship Retreat. 

It’s a retreat because this is designed to encounter God in Israel. 

It’s friendship because the best travel is seeing places and people too.

Each day you will have quality time to hike, learn, and pray at places where Bible heroes walked.

Plus every day you will be invited to help Isareli organizations making a difference in the lives of people.

You will even worship with Jews and Arabs who are followers of Jesus!

You could be the first evangelical Christian a Jewish person has met.

Our tour company, Philip's House, will introduce us to Israeli believers, Jews, and Arabs. Our licensed tour guide will give us time for personal reflection at Bible sites. 

Israel's leading tour company, Sar-El Tours, partners with Philip’s House to provide the safest and best in travel, accommodation, professional tour guides, and opportunities to help. Sar-El has kept 1.25 million international travelers safe over 31 years.

Let’s meet Jesus in the Promised Land.

Joel Hess

Philip’s House tours are about ENCOUNTER. Get sand in your shoes that the disciples shook from their sandals.

ACTIVE: Explore the paths Jesus walked. Scan the mountains on the horizon that his eyes saw.

REFLECTIVE: You are encouraged to take a paper Bible along. You will have time to reflect on a passage written about the spot where you stand. 

RELATIONAL: Meet Jews and Israeli-Arabs. Some are secular, some are religious, and a few are believers in Jesus. Israelis you meet will cause Bible personalities of history to spring to life in your imagination.

PHILIP’S HOUSE hosts ACTIVE tours of ISRAEL for INFLUENCERS from all nations to make Israeli FRIENDS and return home to a life of huge INFLUENCE.

This Israel retreat price includes medical travel insurance, land tour, tour guide, breakfast, dinner, tips, and your return flights.

Choose what works for you:

Pay in full today $4,699

OR

Make monthly payments $4,799 ($100 deposit and equal monthly repayments)

A trip to Israel is an investment into your relationship with the Lord that pays dividends for the rest of your life.