Apostle Paul 2024 Itinerary – October 24-November 6, 2024

Greetings Friends! Tammy and I will be traveling with Fellowship Bible Church to Greece, Turkey and Rome as we follow Apostle Pauls footsteps.  Like our Israel trips we want to bring you along to experience the advancement of the bible through the land and see the rich history these areas have to offer.  I'll have to knock some rust off on adding to the blog, but our hope is you see and learn something new! For most of the trip we will be using a cruse ship as part of our tour bus as we navigate to each area.  Some of the ports do not carry biblical history but we may drop a few photos or comments on them as well.  If you ever have questions or comments, please feel free to do so!

Apostle Paul 2024 Itinerary – October 24-November 6, 2024

Friday, October 25 -Arrival in Athens and Tour

We arrive to Athens in the morning and will tour Corinth today, the wonderful Roman city where the gospel took ground in the ministry of Paul during his second missionary journey. On our trip back to Athens, we will see the place where Paul visited and preached the gospel on Mars Hill where new philosophies were debated amidst the pantheon of Greek gods. We end our tour in Piraeus, a coastal town on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea where we will board our ship the next day.   Passages: Acts 17:16-34; 18:1-17; 1&2 Corinthians

Saturday, October 26 Leisurely morning and Cruise Embarkation

Travel to the cruise port where we will board our Celebrity Ship-Infinity for our nine-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea.   Passages: Acts 27-28:16

Sunday, October 27 Cruise at Sea

Monday, October 28 Cruise to and tour Santorini, Greece

Tuesday, October 29 Cruise to and tour Ephesus, Turkey

Our transport and guide that will take us on our adventure to Ephesus. This beloved church was home for Paul for a while during his second missionary trip and one where some believe the Apostle John resided in his old age. Paul resided here for a season and deeply loved this church. He also wrote to Timothy, who pastored the church here.   Passages: Acts 18-20:17; Ephesians; 1&2 Timothy

Wednesday, October 30 Cruise to and tour Mykonos, Greece

Thursday, October 31 Cruise to and tour Philippi, Greece

Our transport and guide that will take us on our tour inland to Philippi. Paul planted this church on his second missionary journey. He was jailed here for causing an uprising after converting a slave girl. Lydia was also converted and baptized outside the city in a river that we will visit.   Passages: Acts 16; Philippians

Friday, November 1 Cruise to and tour Thessaloniki, Greece

Unlike the other ancient cities Paul traveled, present-day Thessalonica was built over the ruins of the past centuries. This is a more challenging site to see the layout and ruins but they do crop up in certain places we can observe. Paul was resisted here and the Jewish resistance stated about them, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also.” Sometime after the church formed and Paul wrote to them to endure and look forward to the return of Christ.   Passages: Acts 16; 1&2 Thessalonians

Saturday, November 2 Cruise at Sea

Sunday, November 3 Cruise to Nafplio, Greece

Monday, November 4 Cruise disembarkation and Flight to Rome

We disembark the ship in the early morning and travel to the airport to fly to Rome today.

Tuesday, November 5 Tour Rome

Today is an activity packed day as we will take tours of Rome, the capital city of the Roman Empire. Paul traveled here and was imprisoned twice before his death just outside the city. Passages: Acts 28; Romans

Wednesday, November 6 Depart Rome and head Home