In The Steps of the Apostle Paul

On Monday a group of 50 people from HTC and other churches are heading to Greece on a pilgrimage in the steps of the Apostle Paul. In particular we will be tracing the part of Paul's second missionary journey narrated in Acts 16-18.  This was the journey through which the gospel of Jesus Christ came to Europe for the first time.

So like Paul we will be starting in Neapolis (now called Kavala) and visit Philippi, Thessalonika, Berea, Athens and Corinth, taking in other ancient sights on the way to get a feel for the world in which Paul preached the gospel. Much of what Paul saw is still visible, including the wonderful remains of ancient Corinth pictured above. 

Greece is obviously a country much in the news at the moment, and we will be having the chance to hear about the work that local Christians are doing to support both fellow Greeks living with economic hardship and those who have arrived in Greece after journeys every bit as dangerous as the ones Paul undertook so many years ago.  So it promises to be a very special journey for us all.

I will be providing daily updates on our travels so that we can all have the chance to reflect on the amazing step of faith that Paul took then - and what it means for us today.