Pizza

Getting ready to eat pizza with the Eagle Lake Team and some of the
young people from our church in Pizzaria Spiderman.

Concert

Tonight the group from America and my family (except Rali - she is still in America) attended a concert in the Methodist church in Shumen. A German student's choir sang for us. Later we had dinner at Pastor Plamen's home.

Getting on the bus to Sofia

Rali has been preparing for a special event in Texas for 100 days but didn't have money for the ticket. A few days ago she got an email that God had provided the money for the airfare so she left - first to Sofia, then to Munich, Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth. Thank you, Daddy for another miracle!!!!!

The EL team building us a dog house

The Eagle Lake team clearing our back yard

Ali and Pervin

Tonight we had dinner at a very hospitable Christian family in the
Asian part of Istanbul - Ali and Pervin. The felowship was great, too!

Boat cruize

Grand Bazaar

Walking and shopping in Kapalicarsi (Grand Bazaar)

Having chai/coffee

Blue Mosque

We went to the Blue Mosque which is one of the big attractions in
Istanbul. We all had to take our shoes off and the ladies had to cover
their heads.

Haggia Sophia

Visiting St. Sophia was quite an experience. Once a church, then a
mosque, now a museum ... It's just something else.

Walking through Istanbul

Big Apple Hostel

After a long drive and 5 hours stay at the border 11 tired travelers
arrived in the Big Apple Hostel in Istanbul. Do you like the view?

On our way to Istanbul

Yesterday a team of 9 young people from the US arrived in Shumen. They represent the Navigators and the came to our town with a mission to serve. Part of the schedule included a trip to Istanbul for 3 days. So, yesterday afternoon, my friend Vlado and I headed to Turkey with 2 vehicles full of Americans. On the way we stopped at a rest area and the lady that collected the coins for the toilet turned out to be ... guess what? ... from Shumen, Bulgaria. It's a small world after all!