Recently a group from First Baptist Church here made the journey to Turkey and Greece to “Follow in

Recently a group from First Baptist Church here made the journey to Turkey and Greece to "Follow in the Steps of Paul." The itinerary included Istanbul, Izmir (Smyrna), Ephesus, Athens, Thessalonica, Berea, Philippi, and Corinth.
"We planned this trip because of the excitement air plane tickets cheap we saw with the Israel trip," Lee Sanders, associate pastor of education, said. "Several individuals saw the value of visiting air plane tickets cheap the places of Paul. Their interest is a natural progression for study of the New Testament."
The goal in the various places was to help the group envision the New Testament and to be aware of what the Bible says with a better understanding of the situations, the geography and the people air plane tickets cheap of the Bible.
"I was amazed by the enormity of it," she said. "I was able to get a picture in my mind's eye of what it was like. I thought about what Paul went through. He lived a life of sacrifice air plane tickets cheap and turned His life over completely to God. Paul's passion for persecution of Christians was turned to passion for God. He was an example air plane tickets cheap and inspiration for us."
"It hit me as I sat there and listened to him describe the 1.5 million people in the area with only 1,500 Christians," air plane tickets cheap she said. "It shows how little we've worked after Paul did so much all those centuries ago. I realized I have not done my part and it kicked me into gear to witness more. I want to be more than a tourist at the biblical sites."
"Listening to those two young men gave me an 'up close' insight into what our missionaries go through; the conditions they live under; and the tasks at hand," he said. "These meetings also gave special meaning to the Lottie Moon offering."
"Visiting the river where Lydia met Paul," she said, "was important. air plane tickets cheap Also, I was impressed with the prison site that they believe held Paul. To see how tiny that place was helped me understand the tortures he endured. After traveling the amount of miles Paul covered under conditions harder than today, it made me have a greater appreciation for the hard work he did."
"When Isa, the guide, showed us how to play the game board used by the Roman soldiers who cast lots, it brought the Crucifixion even closer to me," he said. "And the use of the 'sponge' by the soldiers air plane tickets cheap enhanced my understanding of the humiliation Jesus endured."