Christian Expedition

12/17/2024

🌍✨ Footsteps of Paul in Italy with Pastor Lew Miller ✨🌍

Join us on an unforgettable spiritual journey through the lands where the Apostle Paul walked. From June 9–21, 2025, we will embark on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure through Malta, Sicily, and Italy, following in the footsteps of Paul. This incredible trip includes visits to ancient churches, historic sites, and breathtaking landscapes that bring Paul’s journey to life.

🌟 Itinerary Highlights:
• Visit St. Paul’s Bay, St. John’s Cathedral, and the beautiful Upper Barrakka Gardens
• Explore Syracuse, Mount Etna, and the ancient streets of Taormina
• Visit the Basilica of St. Paul outside the Walls, and explore the Colosseum and Vatican City

💫 Includes: • Round-trip flights from Boston (BOS) to Malta (MLA), MLA to CTA, and the return from Rome (FCO) • 4-star accommodations & private motorcoach transportation • Daily breakfast (except 1) and dinner • Guided tours with licensed experts • Visits to iconic biblical and historical sites

🗓 Dates: June 9-21, 2025
💼 Reserve Your Spot Today!

12/13/2024

💫 Faith + Travel = Transformation 💫

Travel is not just about seeing the world—it’s about deepening your faith. At Christian Expedition, we take you on life-changing pilgrimages to some of the most sacred sites across the globe.

🌍 From walking in the footsteps of the Apostles in Israel, to praying at the ancient churches of Turkey and Greece, or experiencing the beauty and history of Italy and Germany—each journey is a spiritual adventure that brings you closer to God.

✨ Whether you're visiting the Holy Land, standing at the gates of the Vatican, or exploring the sacred mountains of Greece, we guide you to discover the deeper purpose behind every sacred site. These pilgrimages offer opportunities for reflection, renewal, and a deeper connection with your faith.

🛫 Ready for your transformative journey?
Let your faith lead the way, and experience the power of travel through a Christian lens with Christian Expedition.

📅 Contact us today to find out how you can begin your own journey of transformation.
📱 +1 (877) 234-3002 (EST) M-F
📧 [email protected]
🌍 https://christianexpedition.com

12/10/2024

🌍✨ Pastors, take a step into biblical history in 2025! ✨🌍

We’re excited to invite you to join us for two incredible pastors' familiarization trips to destinations that are significant to our faith and history. Even though we're just about a month and a half away from the first trip, we would still love to have you join us! These trips offer a chance to experience firsthand the places that shaped our journey at a low cost.

🕊️ Footsteps of Paul Trip
📅 Dates: January 23-31, 2025
🌍 Destinations: Greece & Turkey
📜 Highlights: Visit sites from Acts 16-20 including Neapolis, Thessalonica, Philippi, Athens, Corinth, and Ephesus.
💵 Price: $995 for pastors | $1,995 for pastors’ guest
🌐 Learn more at: www.christianexpedition.com/tour/8632/

🕊️ Footsteps of Moses Trip
📅 Dates: January 29 – February 4, 2025
🌍 Destination: Saudi Arabia
📜 Highlights: Explore the northwest of Saudi Arabia, potentially home to Mt. Sinai and the Split Rock of Horeb.
💵 Price: $999 for pastors | $1,999 for pastors’ guest
🌐 Learn more at: www.christianexpedition.com/tour/footsteps-of-moses-familiarization-trip-for-pastors/

👉 Special Offer: Pastors who travel on one of these familiarization trips and then lead a group from their church within 18 months will travel for FREE on that church trip and receive a refund for the familiarization trip!

Terms: Limit of 1 guest per pastor. Costs not inclusive of airfare, which may be obtained through Christian Expedition at an additional cost. Cost includes accommodation in a double occupancy room. Please see trip webpage or brochure for complete terms of service.

Spots are filling up fast, but we still have limited availability. Sign up today! ⏳

12/06/2024

🌍✨ Looking Ahead to 2025 with Christian Expedition! ✨🌍

As 2024 comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to start planning your faith-filled adventure for 2025! ✈

Join us as we explore the rich biblical history of Turkey, Greece, and Athens — where the early church took root, and where the Apostle Paul’s ministry shaped the course of Christian history.

🔹 Turkey – Walk in the footsteps of Paul, visit ancient sites, and explore vibrant cities with deep spiritual significance.
🔹 Greece – Stand where the Apostle Paul preached in Athens, discover the early Christian communities, and witness the rich heritage of the early church.
🔹 Athens – Explore the historic landmarks where Paul famously shared the Gospel, including the Areopagus (Mars Hill), and connect with the powerful legacy of faith that still impacts us today.

🗓️ Now’s the time to plan your journey for 2025! Embark on a trip that will not only inspire your faith but also connect you to the roots of Christianity.

🌐 Visit our website at ChristianExpedition.com for more details and to reserve your spot!

12/03/2024

We are pleased to share an important update regarding the situation in Israel. A couple of days ago, Israel approved a ceasefire with Hezbollah, signaling a significant de-escalation in hostilities. At long last, we believe a peace has been achieved which will allow for the resumption of church travel to the land where Jesus walked, taught, healed, died, was buried, and rose again.

Hamas in Gaza: Hamas has been neutralized by Israeli efforts, to the point that they no longer pose a substantial threat to Israel, its people, and its visitors. Furthermore, it has recently been reported in the Israeli news that what remains of Hamas may be seeking a full ceasefire.

Hezbollah in Lebanon: The ceasefire with Hezbollah is expected to bring hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, and Hezbollah strikes into Israel, to an end. With this ceasefire in place, all sites within Israel are accessible and safe to visit, including sites along the Lebanese Border such as Tel Dan and Caesarea Philippi, as well as the Sea of Galilee area, the Mediterranean coastline, the Dead Sea, the Jordan Valley, Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

Iran: The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is expected to also mean a de-escalation in hostilities between Israel and Iran.

The above information is derived from various news sources, and above all through conversation with our partners in Israel who are experts on the region, including its history and current geopolitics. Our partners have always looked out for the safety of our travelers above all else, as well as their subjective feelings of safety. During the past 14 months, they have never pushed us to start bringing travelers back to Israel, even though they had no business or income during this period. However, they now express their strong confidence in the country’s safety, and that it is time to resume travel to the country.

If you would like to let us know some dates that might work for you, we can hold hotel space for your group with no commitment and at no risk to you, while we finalize the details of the trip. We look forward to hearing from you!

11/26/2024

Don't forget about our upcoming, low-cost opportunities for pastors in January 2025!

Explore significant biblical sites on our trips, such as our: 'Footsteps of Moses: Pastors’ Familiarization Trip.'

This trip includes 4-star hotel accommodations, jeep tours, daily breakfast and dinner, and more!

See the full itinerary and trip details here:
https://christianexpedition.com/tour/footsteps-of-moses-familiarization-trip-for-pastors/

11/04/2024

New Trip Alert!! Washington D.C. for Homeschoolers and Families with Sam Sorbo! March 23-29, 2025.

As an education freedom advocate, Sam’s mission is to help parents and their children emancipate from our modern school system. A successful Hollywood film actress, writer, and producer, Sam stepped back from her own career to immerse herself in the home education of her three young children for over a decade. Recognizing the brokenness of our institutional system led Sam to understand there is much more to education than academics. As a prolific author, podcast and radio host, international public speaker, and mentor, Sam is dedicated to teaching families how to “educate…differently.”

Join us by going to www.christianexpedition.com/tour/8815 and reserve your spot! See places such as Ford's Theatre, the Spy Museum, the National Zoo, and of course the memorials and monuments of Washington, D.C.

10/23/2024

New January 2025 Footsteps of Paul Pastors' Familiarization Trip!

Christian Expedition will be holding a Footsteps of Paul Pastors’ Familiarization trip through Greece and Turkey from January 23-31, 2025. The price is of this trip is just $995 for pastors. Pastors are also invited to bring a guest at the guest rate of $1,995.

These price are inclusive of 4-star hotel accommodations, private motorcoach transportation, flights between Thessaloniki (SKG) and Athens (ATH) and between Athens (ATH) and Izmir, Turkey (ADB), the services of a tour guide, entrance fees as per the itinerary, and more. Christian Expedition can also help to arrange your flights from the United States to Greece, and back home from Turkey, for an additional cost.

If you attend this trip, and then return on a trip with Christian Expedition with a group from your church within 18 months, we will refund you what you paid for this trip.

For more information, or to register, please visit the trip webpage here: christianexpedition.com/tour/8632

If you know that you would like to attend, please register as soon as possible. The registration deadline (which is also the final payment deadline) is November 25, 2024, but we may run out of space prior to that date. We look forward to hearing from you!

10/02/2024

On this day in history, October 2, 1187, Jerusalem fell to the Muslim sultan Saladin, marking a pivotal moment in the city’s rich history. Previously conquered by the Romans, Persians, and Byzantines, Jerusalem had been under Muslim control for centuries.

Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, was a formidable adversary to the Crusaders. After defeating them at the Battle of Hattin, he laid siege to Jerusalem. When city officials initially rejected his generous terms of surrender, Saladin intensified his efforts. On October 2, he entered the city, aiming to preserve its holy sites.

The Al-Aqsa Mosque, previously a Christian church, was restored, while Christians could continue practicing their faith for a tax. The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the traditional site of Jesus’ crucifixion, was spared despite calls for its destruction.

Jerusalem's diverse history is evident today, from the Byzantine-era Church of the Holy Sepulcher to the Umayyad-era Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Christian Expedition offers group tours to Israel and other significant locations for the Christian faith, including Greece, Turkey, and Italy. Interested in leading a transformative trip? Let’s explore the Scriptures together and deepen our Christian fellowship!

09/20/2024

Earlier this month, it was announced that archaeologists working in Egypt discovered an ancient sword which was used by a member of the Egyptian military during the time of Ramesses II.

Many scholars hold that Ramesses II was the Pharaoh of the biblical Exodus narrative. The sword was found at Tell Al-Abqain, a site containing military barracks and supply depots. Swords of this type may have been carried by members of Pharaoh’s army as they pursued Moses and the Israelites when they departed from Egypt.

Christian Expedition has recently started to offer “Footsteps of Moses” Expeditions for churches. The itinerary begins in Egypt, where in addition to the Pyramids of Giza and other sites of general historical importance, it includes the region of Goshen, where the Israelites lived during the time of Moses. Also in Egypt, we see the traditional site of Mt. Sinai, and a potential site of the Red Sea crossing in Nuweiba. Groups will then visit Saudi Arabia, where they will visit another potential location of Mount Sinai, along with what some believe to be the Split Rock of Horeb. The itinerary concludes where Moses’ life concluded: at Mount Nebo in Jordan. More details can be found in the itinerary here:https://christianexpedition.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CE_Footsteps-Moses_Sample-Brochure.pdf

If you are interested in traveling with your church in the Footsteps of Moses, we would love to serve you. Please contact Trey at:
[email protected] or go to Christianexpedition.com to book!

09/19/2024

NEW Footsteps of Paul: Southern Italy trip with Christian Expedition!

Footsteps of Paul trips, typically covering sites associated with Paul’s Second Missionary Journey in Greece and Turkey, have long been popular with churches. However, there are other sites associated with the life of Paul that are not covered by typical “Footsteps of Paul” itineraries. In particular, the final chapters of the book of Acts speak of Paul’s presence in the following places:

-Malta, where Paul was shipwrecked (Acts 27:27-28:10)
-Syracuse, where Paul stayed for three days (Acts 28:11-13)
-Pozzuoli (Puteoli in biblical times), where Paul spent a week (Acts 28:13-14)
-The Forum Appius (Acts 28:15)
-Rome (Acts 28:16-30)

Our new “Paul’s Final Journey Expedition” incorporates these sites as well as others of more general historic interest and places that are on the bucket lists of many travelers, like:

-Mount Etna
-Pompeii
-Amalfi Coast

More details can be viewed in the itinerary at:
https://christianexpedition.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Southern-Italy-Pauls-Last-Journey.pdf

If you would like to travel with your church to a new destination that contains sites of biblical importance, please consider allowing us to serve you on a Paul’s Final Journey expedition.

Please contact Trey at:
[email protected] or go to Christianexpedition.com to book!

09/18/2024

These are opportunities for pastors to experience places of importance to our faith. If you travel with us on one of the pastors’ familiarization trips and then return on a trip with us (with a group from your church within 18 months), we will refund the amount you paid for your familiarization trip. This effectively means that the familiarization trip would be not just inexpensive, but free.

January 15 - 24, 2025: Reformation Familiarization Trip (Germany, Switzerland). $1,999 for pastors (flights from NYC area included)

January 23 - 31, 2025: Israel Familiarization Trip (Israel). $999 for pastors (flights from NYC area included)

January 29 - February 4, 2025: Footsteps of Moses Familiarization Trip (Saudi Arabia). $999 for pastors (flights not included)

Go to our website at Christianexpedition.com or copy and paste the URLs below for more information:

Germany and Switzerland: https://christianexpedition.com/tour/january-2025-reformation-familiarization-tour/

Israel: https://christianexpedition.com/tour/january-23-2025-israel-pastors-familiarization-tour/

Saudi Arabia: https://christianexpedition.com/tour/footsteps-of-moses-familiarization-trip-for-pastors/

We look forward to serving you!

09/17/2024

Augustine was born in 354 in what is today Algeria. By Augustine’s own telling, his earlier life was characterized by indulgence in sin. He came under the influence Manichaeism, a system of thought which was at odds with orthodox Christianity. He was a professor of rhetoric, and his work eventually brought him to Milan, where he came under the influence of Ambrose of Milan.

Famously, Augustine, while in his garden in Milan in 386, heard a child’s voice repeating the words, “Take up and read.” Augustine picked up Paul’s epistle to the Romans and read from it. This event would mark his conversion, and in 387 he was baptized by Ambrose. He entered ministry in 391 and became a defender of Christian orthodoxy against Donatism, Manichaeism, and Pelagianism. His writings, including City of God and Confessions, were determinative in the development of Christian theological reflection, and were important intellectual sources for the Protestant Reformation.

You can visit sites associated with the life and ministry of Augustine when travelling with Christian Expedition to Italy. At Milan’s Duomo, you can see the baptismal font where Augustine was baptized by Ambrose. You can also visit the ruins of Ostia Antica, the ancient Roman port where Augustine’s mother Monica lived, and where the two of them shared an important conversation about the Christian faith shortly before Monica’s death. In addition to sites relating to Augustine, Italy also holds a number of other sites connected to the biblical narrative and the early church. The Mamertine Prison in Rome is believed to have once housed Paul, and Sicily and the western coast of mainland Italy were visited by Paul during his final recorded journey to Rome (Acts 28).

If you are interested in travelling with your church to Italy, or to any other destination important to our faith such as Israel or Greece and Turkey, I would love to serve you.

Book your spot now for a transformative journey!

Contact Trey at: [email protected]
or visit our website. Link in bio. 🌐🙌

03/26/2024

Thank you, GCFA, for the warm welcome! We're excited to bring our passion for travel to this partnership, creating opportunities for shared spiritual growth and fellowship. Here's to the incredible journeys ahead! 🌍✈️

We are thrilled to introduce Christian Expedition as our newest Ministry Partner! 🎉 With over 25 years of expertise in crafting transformative travel experiences, Christian Expedition perfectly aligns with GCFA's vision of equipping congregations with spiritual growth and community enrichment tools. Read the full release now!
➜ https://tinyurl.com/gcfaChristianExpedition ✈️
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