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Gil Travel recently organized a Christian Israel tour for a group of 130 pastors and their spouses led by General Bishop Charles Scott of the Pentecostal Church of God International.

The trip was part of the Eagles’ Wings “Watchmen on the Wall” program to educate the Christian community about supporting Israel. 

Gil Travel coordinated Israel travel plans for the group which included meeting with Israeli government officials, taking a tour of the country and presenting a prayer covenant to Knesset on behalf of the 4,700 Pentecostal Churches worldwide.

“This educational mission marked the Pentecostal Church’s first official solidarity mission to Israel and the first Christian Israel tour led by Bishop Scott,” reports Iris Hami, Vice-President of Gil Travel.  “Gil Travel was careful to ensure that every detail, from departure to return, was strategically arranged to provide a rewarding and memorable experience for the entire group.”

Gil Travel operates weekly guaranteed Christian Israel tours from Sunday to Sunday.  For more information about Holy Land tours, Jewish Heritage Travel, or Non-denominational tours of Egypt, Jordan and Europe, please call 1-800-223-3855 or visit http://www.giltravel.com.

It’s normal to see a few Chinese tour groups in airports or other tourist locations, but when we found out the Chinese Travel Service setting up this trip, we had to check it out. We found out, as anyone traveling to a foreign country, that this tour group had many questions about what kind of preparations they should make for their trip to Israel. They wanted to be in compliance with the culture they’re not used to and be respectful for the local’s and their own sake. Will all the shops be closed on the day of rest? Are there Chinese restaurants in Israel? Where can we buy a menorah? Should we not bring any snacks with pork?

(Image: Destination Israel)

All-in-all, this is really exciting for two cultures separated by continents to connect for a leisure, sight-seeing and history. This is only the beginning; the trip marks the first of many similar groups from China going to not only Israel but several other nations on the Chinese Travel Service’s approved list.

This also heads up a series of airports that link from Tel Aviv and other outgoing routes in Israel. New goals are being set with increased visitors found from both directions. This helps a great deal with GDPs and GNPs alike. It’s also greatly encouraging to see the amount of interest found in Israel, which goes a long way for welcoming visitors entering the country.

Many countries have strange traditions you should be aware of when around the globe. Remember that world travel can have its share of unscrupulous people. Take Great Britian for example.
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