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After my slight slip up in my previous post I am glad to say that I have indeed figured out what the date is.
(I am so tempted to stop right there and let that by my blog entry, but I'm not going to do that... but pretend I did, okay?)
Bonnie and I are headed out on Tuesday to see family and friends in Alabama and Georgia. So, not that you were expecting any posts, but if you were, you probably shouldn't for a week or so. I hope everyone has a good week!
Thanks to all who have been asking about my health. I am doing well. Other than pulling my hamstring last week (I am getting older unfortunately) I have no complaints. |
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You thought I had disappeared and forgotten about you and this blog? Nope. I have been working on documenting over 6,000 pictures from my trip in May... and at 1:38 this morning (just a few moments ago)... I FINISHED! Okay, technically I finished my first pass, but it is going to be good enough until I feel I need to do more and fill in the question marks. But I am ignoring that. I finished. I wrote a 56 page document to give the basic details of 6,000 pictures.
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The trip was great but exhausting. I love going on these trips. Not only do I learn a ton, but I also come back so motivated. Seeing the places in the Bible and growing in understanding at the struggles that the early Christians faced as well as spending time with great Christians of our day gets me focused and zealous.
There is so much that most Christians in America take for granted and do not understand. For many of us, Christianity is a religion of comfort and tradition. However those of the past and in other parts of the world today prove that Christianity is a matter of faith and conviction. They sacrifice everything for their faith. They give up their families and their standing in society. They give up their security and risk their lives. And I feel pretty confident that they cannot understand us. When they take such risks to assemble with the saints, how embarrassing it is for us when the slightest hint of a headache, or a few minutes extra homework or any number of other excuses keep us from assembling together.
I have over 6,000 pictures to go through. I have put a few online on my flickr account, but it will take a long time to get through all of these. Still, it is good to be home, and I am starting to feel like myself again. |
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We got home early this morning (1:30 AM) after a 33 hour day of travel. Many of us were having internet access problems which is why there were no updates or pictures from me. I will start to work on all of that soon, but I am generally taking today off. |
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We are still and Izmir. I am having some internet problems here. I have access, but I cannot get even one picture to upload (just one picture has been trying to upload for about a half hour now). So I will hope for a better situation tomorrow night. For now, you will have to wait. I took just under 600 pictures today.
Today we got on the bus for about a 2 hour drive to Pergamum. The acropolis was fabulous. It was breathtaking. I can't wait to get pictures up and to get to talk about what all was there and its significance.
We went to lunch then saw some more ruins in Pergamum, hit a museum then headed toward Thyatira. Thyatira has very little excavation done there. There is a modern city built on top of the ancient one.
It is amazing how far apart these cities were. We drove the distance between them in a few hours, but thinking of travailing these roads on foot is impressive to think about. Paul's missionary journeys were truly journeys!
Tomorrow we leave this hotel. Hopefully I will be able to upload pictures tomorrow night. Then again, I might have no internet access at all. |
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