Pittsburgh, PA – Oct. 13, 2009 – A pilot program was recently initiated by the Israel Ministry of Tourism to introduce influential Christian leaders to Israel and allow them to experience Israel for themselves. This trip of first-time guests was hosted and led by Mark and Susie Dreistadt, President and Vice President of Infinity Concepts.
On September 9, the Israel Ministry of Tourism welcomed nine mega-church pastors and their spouses on an eight-day educational tour of Israel, where they visited, taught, and prayed at biblical sites, and met with members of the Israeli Government.
“In Israel, we met friendly and enthusiastic people, enjoyed incredible meals and beautiful hotels, visited biblical and historic sites, and most of all experienced life-changing faith encounters,” said Infinity Concepts President Mark Dreistadt. “Everyone in the group continually echoed the same sentiment: Now that they have visited Israel, they will never be the same.”
The visit to Israel began at Ben-Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv on September 9 where the group was met by representatives of the Israel Ministry of Tourism. During their stay in Israel, the group spent time visiting many biblical sites as well as meeting with Nir Barkat, the newly elected mayor of Jerusalem.
The group featured pastors from California, Oregon, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Alabama, and Kentucky. Each of the participants on this educational tour of Israel have voluntarily committed to returning to Israel in the coming months with members of their congregations.
Infinity Concepts has been the Israel Ministry of Tourism’s agency-of-record for reaching the Christian community in North America since October 2006. Infinity Concepts president, Mark Dreistadt, has been to Israel more than a dozen times and led several pastors trips before starting Infinity Concepts in 2002.
For information about the trip, including itinerary, participants, and quotes from participants, please visit www.israeltrip2009.com.
