Carelinks | Turkey

Another visit was made recently to the refugees we earlier baptized in Turkey, and there were another 22 baptisms. Brother Andy Taylor reports:

“When I arrived back in the UK, owing to a rail strike, I had to take a taxi to re-unite myself with my car which was parked on a sister’s driveway quite near Gatwick Airport. The taxi driver was a Muslim who knew the importance of the area of Turkey I had just been in to first century Christianity. The point is that there is a large community of Iranian refugees in the 600,000 strong city of Denizli, which is within less than 10 miles of Laodikaeia [Laodicea] and Colossae. A large number of these ex-Muslims have accepted our Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour. It was our privilege to baptise 22 men and women last Monday, in an indoor swimming pool at a simple rural hotel, in idyllic surroundings in an area with so much importance to the first century church. A simple breaking of bread followed, and a meal of local whole fish was prepared for us, which we all enjoyed. The next day Bro Peyman, who was such a great host, our new Bro Javad and I were privileged to visit the Laodikaeia site, which archaeologists are still working on. Jesus indeed still stands at our door and knocks (Rev 3). We have wonderful new and ‘old’ brothers and sisters in Denizli, who would love more contact with those of us in the ‘West’”.