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Turkey Study Tour with Eagle's Wings Missions
November 3-11, 2025
Led by Hugo Vasquez
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Trip Blog Posts
Day 06 - Ephesus
posted on Monday November 10 2025 at 11:00 pm UTC
Day 6 “… Ephesus stands—you may find it still— On the lee of a verdurous, pine-clad hill, …The City is old as the pines above, Old as the mountains, as old as Love; …” (1) Our journey concludes in Ephesus. At this moment we are near...
Day 5: Priene, Miletus, and Didyma
posted on Monday November 10 2025 at 1:00 am UTC
At 9:00am we arrived at our first destination called Priene. Built on the side of a mountain, we had a steep climb to reach the archeological ruins. When we finally got to Priene's streets our guide instructed us how this was a Hellenistic town that the Romans unusually decided not...
Day 04 - Aphrodisias, Turkish Pottery Shop
posted on Sunday November 09 2025 at 1:00 am UTC
Today we visited the ancient city of Aphrodisias. Its city gate and temple were amazing along with its stadium. We discussed Hebrews 12:1-2. “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that...
Day 03 - Hot Air Balloon Ride, Hierapolis, Laodicea
posted on Saturday November 08 2025 at 1:00 am UTC
Today found 13 members of our group watching the sunrise from a hot air balloon. What a way to greet the day. God is good! After that we visited ancient Hierapolis known as Pamukkale today. We saw where the disciple, Philip, was reportedly martyred and later a church was...
Day 02 - Sardis, Philadelphia, Colossae
posted on Thursday November 06 2025 at 7:00 pm UTC
We started our travels today in Sardis. There were so many things to take in, a massive gymnasium, and next to it, the largest Jewish synagogue in Turkey. Sardis also boasts an unfinished temple to Artemis and a 4th century Christian church. Revelation 3:3...
Day 01 - Smyrna, Thyatira
posted on Thursday November 06 2025 at 1:00 am UTC
We slept in Smyrna last night and started our trip today in ancient Smyrna, just a few minutes from our hotel. Revelation 2:8 NLT “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna. This is the message from the one who is the First and the Last, who was dead but...
Day 00 - ARRIVAL IN TURKEY
posted on Wednesday November 05 2025 at 1:00 am UTC
We have arrived! We have officially arrived in Izmir, Turkey!The first leg of our journey left Holland, MI heading to Chicago by van at 2pm followed by our international flight leaving at 8:20pm landing in Istanbul, Turkey. From there we took a connecting domestic flight...
Preparing for
posted on Saturday September 06 2025 at 11:40 am UTC
Our trip will be here before you know it! Once we're on the ground we'll post periodic updates and photos. Check back often or get update notifications using the subscribe options on this page. We'll be sharing our travel experiences online with you, our friends and family, to not only bring you along...
Preparing for Turkey
posted on Thursday July 03 2025 at 12:06 am UTC
Our trip will be here before you know it! Once we're on the ground we'll post periodic updates and photos. Check back often or get update notifications using the subscribe options on this page. We'll be sharing our travel experiences online with you, our friends and family, to not only bring you along...