Thursday – Çanakkele to Kuşadası

It’s actually 1am on Friday as I write this. This wil be short as I want to get some sleep and then try to Skype with my life group in about 5 hours or so.

We toured Çanakkele in the morning-praying for the city. The 6 locals we met the night before are from the church of about 20 in Çanakkele. The only other believers they have met are each other. The closest church to them is about 5 hours away. We were the first believers they have ever worshipped with that were not from their local fellowship. Think about that for awhile, imagine that being the case in your life and then spend some time in prayer (thanking God for the fellowship you have and that He would keep these believers strong and encouraged in their faith.)

 A couple of our guys got haircuts at a Turkish barber, complete with the burning of hair off the ears. We packed up the van and headed south for Kuşadası, with an hour or so stop at Troia (ancient Troy). A little time in the belly of the horse and then a quick spin through the 5,000 year old ruins (most of it in the rain) and we were back in the van, heading once again for Kusadasi. Unfortunately, my iPhone was locked up in the van so I didn’t get any photos-I’ll have to get some from one of my classmates and post them later.

We stopped for lunch in a little town famous for its cheese and have some tasty little meatballs (more like medalions (which we are going to count as our homage to National Hamburger Day (they were actually more tasty than most hamburgers I’ve ever had.) Back on the bus and heading southward once again.

We finally checked in to our hotel (on the beach) in Kuşadası at 11pm, put our luggage in the room then went out for dinner. I’m sharing a room with Blake tonight and it has a commanding view of the Aegean Sea. There’s lightning and thunder in the distance to help us go to sleep by.

Gonna sign off now and then head to bed. I’ll try to add photos tomorrow.

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