Vassula, founder of the
True Life in God Associations and author of
Heaven is Real, But So Is Hell: An Eyewitness Account of What is to Come, will be hosting TLIG's 9th Ecumenical Pilgrimage to the Holy that will visit the places most revered by Christians. This will be a unique spiritual tour to the most significant and sacred biblical sites, including Bethlehem, Nazareth, the Via Dolorosa, Golgotha and probably the holiest place for all Christians, the Holy Sepulchre, site of the Resurrection.
"I am excited about the Holy Land Pilgrimage as it is sure to the trip of a lifetime for those who participate. The places we read about in the Bible, hear about in Church sermons and see depicted in movies will come to life for this group of Pilgrims to the Holy Land. It should be an amazing journey," says Vassula Ryden.
The journey will begin with a visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to see the Grotto where Jesus was born. They will also visit the beautiful Chapel of the Innocents, Chapel of the Angels, Ein Karem, which is the place of the Visitation of Our Lady to St. Elisabeth and the birthplace of St. John the Baptist. Along the way the Pilgrimage will visit Jericho and Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found, and the house and tomb of Lazarus at Bethany.
Five nights in the eternal city of Jerusalem will see the TLIG Pilgrims walk in the footsteps of Jesus to Gethsemane before proceeding to the Lithostratos and follow the Stations of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa to Calvary and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Following Jerusalem the group will go north to Nazareth for three nights. Among the sights taken are the Mount of the Beatitudes, Mount Tabor, the scene of the Transfiguration, the Sea of Galilee, Capernaum and Tabgha where the Miracle of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes took place.
This Pilgrimage will be a journey to the very source of Christianity, the place where "the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us". For many, it will be a once in a lifetime experience which we will share as one family in Christ. Inspired by the True Life in God Messages, we welcome the opportunity to live and worship in unity with all Christians, as well as other faiths irrespective of denomination, nationality or "man-made" divisions.
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About True Life in God:
Vassula Ryden, author of "Heaven is Real, But So is Hell," established the Foundation for True Life in God in 2008 to support her worldwide ministry. The direction for the name came from God in 1987. He told Vassula, "I have chosen you as a blank canvas to fill it up only with My Work, which I will name: 'True Life in God.'"
Centered on the divine messages provided from God to Ryden, True Life in God seeks to share an urgent call to make peace with God and amend our lives through repentance, reconciliation, love and unity.
The Foundation, based in Geneva, Switzerland, assists with administrative tasks that would otherwise pull Ryden away from her speeches and travels. Supported by benefactors around the world, the Foundation is run by a team of volunteers who work for no salary.
Likewise, Ryden receives no payment for her speeches, books or other materials. In fact, the only people associated with the Foundation who are paid perform outsourced jobs, such as accounting.
"Acts of Love" form an important part of the the True Life in God messages. In 1998, Ryden was asked by the Virgin Mary to found the first Beth Miriam (or Mary's House) to help the poor in the Holy Land. Now, there are about 25 Beth Miriams in big cities throughout Africa, Asia, Europe and North and South America, where the poor can find food, shelter and the love of Christ.
In other "Acts of Love" projects, volunteer followers of True Life in God messages work with two schools and an orphanage in Bangladesh, where the ministry of True Life in God started.
Hundreds of people have attended the pilgrimages, including 800 individuals from 60 countries and 15 denominations who joined Ryden for a trip to Rome in 2011. For more information visit,
http://www.tlig.org About Vassula Ryden:
Vassula Ryden, author of "Heaven is Real But So is Hell: An Eyewitness Account of What is to Come," is a Greek Orthodox Christian speaker and author who is known worldwide.
Born of Greek parents, Ryden grew up in Egypt, until her family moved to Switzerland when she was a teenager. Then in 1985, while she was living in Bangladesh, she had a spiritual encounter that changed her life, as well as many others.
Ryden was working on a grocery list when she felt the presence of an angel. "My hand was taken as if by an invisible hand, and I let it go because I felt he wanted me to write something," she says.
At the time of the encounter, she had no relationship with God and hadn't received any religious training. Soon after that encounter, God allowed Ryden to experience a painful purification process. After experiencing this dark and lonely time when she did not hear from God, she made the decision to fully surrender to Him and put God first in her life.
Since then, she has had thousands of similar experiences, transcribing "messages" from God in a different style than her normal handwriting. The messages have been compiled in books, videos and other materials, which are promoted and distributed under the title, 'True Life in God' after Vassula was told by God in 1987, I have chosen you as a blank canvas to fill it up only with My Work which I will name: "True Life in God."
Ryden also has what she calls "interior visions" of heaven and the future and has foreseen three important events, which came to fruition:
• the destruction of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001;
• the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004; and
• the fall of Communism in the former Soviet Union.
But such "doomsday" prophecies are not the focus of her ministry. God's messages to Ryden emphasize His love and desire that all people have an intimate relationship with Him. They also stress the need for unity among Christian denominations.
Although she is Greek Orthodox, Ryden has a large Catholic following. She has cordial relations with many Vatican officials and presented a copy of "True Life in God" to Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.
Ryden lives in Greece with her husband, but she is a frequent traveler, having spoken in 79 countries.
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