Day 11- Athens
We arrived early Monday morning at the Port of Pireaus in Athens, the foundation of Democracy. After disembarking, we were met by our Tour Guide, Aliki (Alice) and we drove through downtown Athens to the original Acropolis in Greece. We visited the Parthenon (temple for the goddess Athena, patron deity of Athens), the Erectheum, the Areopagus (Mars Hill), where the Apostle Paul stood and preached the Truth of the Gospel to a Gentile intelligentsia. We walked up the ancient (and original) steps by which Paul ascended to the top of the Areopagus to speak to the philosophers; and what a view!!!! I said some prayers for my family and the people of St. Mary’s by the Sea (my extended family). Paul was a courageous man, and my prayer is that we all may be inspired, just like Paul, to be witnesses to the Good News of Jesus Christ wherever the opportunity arises.
We arrived early Monday morning at the Port of Pireaus in Athens, the foundation of Democracy. After disembarking, we were met by our Tour Guide, Aliki (Alice) and we drove through downtown Athens to the original Acropolis in Greece. We visited the Parthenon (temple for the goddess Athena, patron deity of Athens), the Erectheum, the Areopagus (Mars Hill), where the Apostle Paul stood and preached the Truth of the Gospel to a Gentile intelligentsia. We walked up the ancient (and original) steps by which Paul ascended to the top of the Areopagus to speak to the philosophers; and what a view!!!! I said some prayers for my family and the people of St. Mary’s by the Sea (my extended family). Paul was a courageous man, and my prayer is that we all may be inspired, just like Paul, to be witnesses to the Good News of Jesus Christ wherever the opportunity arises.
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| On Mars Hill- If I could preach like Paul |
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| A view from Mars Hill |
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| Views of Athens- Modern Olympic Stadium |
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| Athens- Syntagma- House of Parliament |
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| Athens- Constitution Square |
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| Athens- National Library |
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| Academy of Athens |
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