The Journeys of Paul
From Home to Rome
Tarsus to the eternal city.
May 21 - June 6, 2012
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here to go to the 2009 Home Page
for the first tour
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Library, Ephesus
Turkey
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Berea, Monument
Greece
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Theater in Pompey
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Welcome!!!
The Journeys of Paul - 2012
Come follow us in the footsteps of Paul. The top
webpage pictures are of biblical locations still in
existence where Paul walked. And all are Cities
that Paul visited. Some longer than others. Acts
19 tells the story about the theater in Ephesus.
The acoustics are great. Depending on the guide,
the structure in Philippi is said to be the cell at
the back of the jail building as mentioned in Acts
16. Walking on the Areopagus in Athens is a known
space where Paul visited as told in Acts 17. While
in Corinth he met Aquila and Priscilla as told in
Acts 18. And of course Rome. The Colosseum was
commissioned in the early 70's AD just years after
Paul's death, so it wasn't there during the two
times he was there, but the above picture was so
striking ... and with it's destruction but continued
longevity, it seemed some how fitting to what we
were learning.
The 2012 tour was about starting at the beginning of
Paul's mission and traveling overland to as many of
the sights as possible. Basically the only sites we
were unable to visit or drive to were the island
visits. The 2012 tour for me was "the rest of the
story" and started in Paul's home town of Tarsus.
Actually we landed in Antioch next to the border of
Syria, where Saul and Barnabas were called upon by
the Holy Sprit and sent to Cyprus and thus began the
first mission trip. (Acts 13:2)
The Areopagus is a touching place to be. It's
one of the few places we know he was standing on.
Like I mentioned with the Via Egnatia on the 2009
page, we were 1900 plus years too late to
meet with them on the hill, but this was the next best thing.
By reading Paul's words and then being there,
brought a whole new appreciation for his travels and
to his words . Awesome!!!
These kinds of experiences were felt throughout both
trips. Between Mark Moore and the guides,
surprises were abundant. The trips were
greatly filled with blessings, laughter and love.
Nothing was more surprising to me than the visit to
a Whirling Dervish Ceremony ... well maybe the hot
air balloon ride over Cappadocia, to name a couple.
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