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Turkey Study Tour with The Donelson Fellowship

June 9-19, 2025

Led by Tommy Swindol
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Day 03 - Hierapolis, Colossae, Laodicea

posted on Friday June 13 2025 at 8:00 pm UTC

RESTORING OUR VIEW OF THE GOOD LIFE. Today, we began the day with a spectacular hot air balloon ride over the city of Hieropolis as we studied the geography of the Seven Churches of Revelation. Our group was nervous but had an absolute blast!   Then, we put boots on the ground in the archeology...

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Day 02 - Pisidian Antioch

posted on Thursday June 12 2025 at 7:00 pm UTC

RESTORING OUR VIEW OF THE GOSPEL. Today was wonderful as we learned what it means to restore our view of the Gospel. In a time when Rome claimed their own gospel, their own Son of God, and their own peace and salvation through the Pax Romana, the one true Gospel can grow dim. We visited the ancient...

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Day 01 - Antalya Harbor, Perga, Roman Road

posted on Wednesday June 11 2025 at 4:00 pm UTC

RESTORING EYES TO SEE.   What. A. Day. Our team did a wonderful job with a full day today! We began at the Attalia (Antalya) Harbor where Paul, John Mark, and Barnabas sailed out on Paul’s first missionary journey. It was the perfect place to sit and more fully understand who Paul was...

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Day 00 - ARRIVAL TO TÜRKIYE!

posted on Tuesday June 10 2025 at 7:00 pm UTC

WE ALL MADE IT TO TÜRKIYE!!   And when I say “all,” I do mean all of us made it! Those whose flights were delayed, those who were coming in from a different country, those who didn’t think they would make their connecting flight—we all made it (thank you Jesus!)....

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Preparing for Turkey

posted on Sunday February 09 2025 at 12:08 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...

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