Ephesus!

Exploring Ephesus

 
We flew Pegasus (yes the airline that had an attempted hijacking by a drunk Ukrainian during the Olympics) They have a hilarious preflight emergency video

 

31 of us from the conference went including my flatmate Kate and my first flatmate Andrea

As long as it is a Genuine Fake I guess it is okay :) At least they are honest.

 

I only started recording when he got to the X so I missed the part about the I.

 

 Ever wonder where Nike got the idea for their brand? The greek goddess of victory - Nike
Bonus points if you can spot the swoosh symbol in the statue.

 

 Apparently going to the washroom was a social outing where more than one type of business was being done.

One enjoyable blast from my past was meeting up with Dr. Char Bates. She was the interm president at Prarie Bible College during my time there and is now a part of our TeachBeyond family. It was one of those I know you from somewhere moments when I saw her and it is was almost like a celebrity sighting when I realised who she was.

The theatre in Ephesus that is mentioned in Acts 19:29-31
The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul’s travelling companions from Macedonia, and all of them rushed into the theatre together. 30 Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. 31 Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theatre.  

 

 

 

 

Last stop of a pottery place where they did handmade Turkish pottery and tiles. Beautiful work and they are quite the crowd pleasers. Made it hard not to buy something afterwards.

And so ends a memorable trip. It was a grand adventure I look forward to the next one!

He is Risen

He is Risen Indeed

This Easter I joined my flatmates in celebrating the day of our Risen Saviour by attending a sunrise service. The service is held in Letna Park at a spot that overlooks the city. Since there was construction on the metroline we chose to walk to the park. This stroll required us to walk through the centre of the city in the early hours of the morning. As dawn was approaching we truly saw the darkness of our city as drunks stumbled out of the bars and the signs of our dark, sinful, fallen world were evident around every corner. Yet as we climbed the stairs to the top of the lookout we watched the light begin to grow and stretch out across the darkness.

Listening to the songs of praise and watching the light flood the valley I was reminded why Christ came; to be the light in the darkness and to be Hope for the hopeless. Czech Republic is veiled in darkness and I was reminded what a little light can do and how it can grow and spread and consume the darkness. Pray for the lights that are shining in Prague, that they may grow and reach every corner casting out the darkness.

During the service I took a video and decided to share it along with a smattering of pictures of Prague I have taken over my years of being here.