Food with Friends and Aspendos Theatre

Yesterday (Friday, March 19) we met the International Workers we will be travelling with the Guinea. It was great to finally be able to put a name to a face, and talking with them got me so excited again to get going. We had a few questions answered for us, but the one answer that has stuck with me the most, came from the question "What temperature does it get down to at night?" The answer, "Well, it gets down to about 30 degrees, plus humidity. We don't have air conditioning in the house, but we do in the car, so that is why we drive so much!" Wowsers, I have a feeling we're going to be a sweaty mess of people when we leave on our LOOOONNNNGG trek home. I'm so excited to get going and to be able to experience something so different from what we already have. Looking out at the Mediterranean and knowing that the top of Africa is just on the other side, makes me so pumped!

Throughout the day yesterday we were able to connect with some old friends and catch up, which was really awesome. For those of you who know and love the Orr's, we were able to spend some time at lunch with them catching up and listen to the awesome things that have been happening along the Silk Road.

Today (Saturday, March 20) we had the opportunity to travel to Aspendos theatre- it was incredible. Aspendos is the best preserved Roman amphitheatre in the entire world. Concerts were actually still being held there until the late 90's, but due damage caused by fitting in modern sound equipment into the theatre, it is no longer used that way. One of the individuals who led worship this week, actually stood at "centre stage" and sang, and we could hear him perfectly all the way up to the top. It was incredible, and it just blows my mind how they could build it like they did with the resources available in 155 A.D.

It was really great to be able to see the theatre, and imagine being in the seats as Paul standing at "centre stage", gave a message to the crowd. It has been so great to get to experience some of the history of the Christian faith. I had no idea about all the ancient cities that are in modern day Turkey, and I look forward to the day when I can come back.

Cam and I are going to be flying to Istanbul tonight, 5:00 PM our time, so.... 9:00 AM your time. We're going to overnight in Istanbul and head off to Paris first thing in the morning and then on to the capital city of Guinea, Conakry. We will be experiencing something entirely different, and are really looking forward to it. We will keep you informed as best we can, as I have a feeling internet in Guinea may not be readily available, but we will do our best!

We will soon be taking our last look at the Mediterranean, and this coming week will be swimming in the Atlantic instead...