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Turkey / Greece Signature Study Tour
April 24 - May 5, 2025
Led by Jerrell Jobe
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Trip Blog Posts
Day 09 - The Starting Line & the Finish Line
posted on Monday, May 5th 2025 at 12:00 am
Today marked the final day of our New Testament journey through the lands of Turkey and Greece. Over the past several days, we have walked the postal route of Revelation 2–3, listened to the words of Jesus to the Seven Churches, traced the missionary footsteps of Paul,...
Day 08 - Athens: Idols, Altars, and Divine Encounters
posted on Saturday, May 3rd 2025 at 6:00 pm
Today marked our first full day in Greece, and what a beginning it was. Towering above the city like a crown of stone, the Acropolis still dominates the skyline of Athens. You can see it from virtually every point in the city. It is a constant reminder of this place’s ancient...
Day 07 - From the Land of the Apostles to the Land of Philosophers: Hello Athens
posted on Friday, May 2nd 2025 at 7:00 pm
Today was a travel day, but not just any travel day. We said goodbye to Turkey and crossed over into Greece, and in doing so, we stepped from one chapter of Paul’s journey to the next. We moved from the landscapes of Asia Minor, where Paul planted seeds in cities like Ephesus , to...
Day 06 - From the Wine-Dark Sea to the Edge of a New Chapter
posted on Thursday, May 1st 2025 at 11:00 pm
This morning, as the sun rose over the western shores of Turkey, we stood at the edge of the Aegean—the “wine-dark sea,” as Homer once called it. Here, where history and poetry meet, we wrapped up our time in this remarkable land. One of our final Turkish stop: the ancient...
Day 05 - Ephesus: A City of Power, Truth, and First Love
posted on Wednesday, April 30th 2025 at 11:00 pm
Today’s Journey took us to the city of Ephesus. In the first century, this city was a hub of commerce, culture, religion, and empire. It boasted one of the largest harbors, the grandest agoras, and was among the wealthiest cities in the Roman Empire. But...
Day 04 - Patmos – When God Speaks in the Silence
posted on Wednesday, April 30th 2025 at 12:00 am
Today, we rose early, watching the first light shimmer on the Aegean Sea, as we boarded a private charter boat bound for one of the most sacred and stirring sites of the early Christian movement: the island of Patmos. It was here that the Apostle...
Day 03 - "I Know"
posted on Tuesday, April 29th 2025 at 12:00 am
Today marked Day Three of our journey, and what a day it was. We began by wrapping up our time in the Lycus Valley at the ancient city of Laodicea. Since 2003, Professor Celal Şimşek and his team have been painstakingly excavating Laodicea,...
Day 02 - Faithful to the End
posted on Sunday, April 27th 2025 at 9:00 pm
Today, we hit the ground running. We started just after sunrise and finished just before sunset — a full day immersed in the land of the Bible, with the Bible in hand, seeing the ancient world come to life before our eyes. There’s a saying...
Day 01 - The Cost of Faith, the Power of Witness
posted on Saturday, April 26th 2025 at 11:00 pm
Today marked the true beginning of our journey—our first full day walking in the footsteps of the early church. We began by listening to Jesus’ message to the early churches, starting our journey along the circular postal route that once connected them. Just as the...
Day 00 - ARRIVAL IN TURKEY
posted on Saturday, April 26th 2025 at 12:00 am
This morning, we woke up scattered across the United States, from the misty northwest in Seattle, to the rocky shores of Connecticut, from the sunlit coasts of Florida to the rugged landscapes of California , and everywhere in between. Fifty travelers. Backpacks...
Preparing for Turkey, Greece
posted on Tuesday, January 21st 2025 at 8:19 pm
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