SIGHTS SOUNDS FLAVOURS AND MUCH MORE
Greetings All,
I have seen so much in the past week that I want to share. The ever present excuse of a lack of time and computing skills <no pictures yet> is one I will employ yet again.
I am no theologian or church historian but I do want to share a great sadness. Turkey includes the cities of Istanbul <Constantinople was set up as the Chrsitian capital of the Roman Empire in 330ad>, Antioch <where the disciples were first called Christians>, Ephesus <the home of St Paul> and Cappadocia <the home of Basil, Gregory and other Church Fathers>. In Cappadocia alone there are over 400 historic churches that date from the 3rd to 15th Centuries. The punch line in this = I have not found a single living church community. So very, very, very sad.
The sights and sounds and flavours have blown my mind but my heart is full of sorrow. Perhaps the fact that I am the only guy amongst a group of 6 on tour should go some way to cheering me up!
Take Care. Paul
