Funny you ask, but we have been in several places the past few weeks. All in all, we spent one week in Istanbul with Chara's parents. We had multiple opportunities to share about our faith in Christ there due to the prevalence of English speakers and the fact that it is a very religious (mostly Islamic) population. For example, I (David) asked a young man who took us on a tour of the Blue Mosque, is there ever a time in Islam when you know you are good with God and will go to heaven. Naturally he couldn't answer that question. I briefly got to share my testimony, and pray that seeds were planted in his life that will cause him to one day turn to Christ. In Athens, we attended a meeting with around 1200 of our new best friends who work all through Europe. It was a busy time, and after 4 days of meetings, worship, and listening to great sermons, we realized that you could feel both refreshed and worn out at the same time. Pray that, as get back into the groove here in Novosibirsk, that we will continue to press into language study, making as much progress as possible while getting as many people as possible a chance to respond to the gospel (even with our limited language) . . .
First, we were in Instanbul . . .
Inside the Ana Sophia . . .
Seaside in Greece close to the conference for all European personnel (no need to be jealous though, as we were in meetings the majority of the day!)
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First, we were in Instanbul . . .
Inside the Ana Sophia . . .
Underground cistern near the Ana Sofia . . .
Seaside in Greece close to the conference for all European personnel (no need to be jealous though, as we were in meetings the majority of the day!)
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