Today we visited a church in Thessaloniki that is led by an American
pastor named Mike Long. The church has a ministry to the refugees. Right now,
they are working with 2 mothers that have 12 children between them. The fathers
are in Germany trying to arrange for the rest of their families to join them.
The church also operates a prayer room and helps refugees by providing a place
where they can make jewelry. Mile led us on a walking tour of Thessaloniki
and showed us some of the ancient ruins. There were some Roman ruins consisting
of a forum and market that date back to Paul’s day.
Ancient walls in a modern city
The Prayer Room of Mike Long's church
Ancient ruins under the modern city
Beautiful old Church
Remains of a Roman City dating back to Paul's time. This would be the market.
A beautiful old Greek Orthodox Church
Interior of the church
The Rotunda. As with many old buildings in Greece, this started as a temple to some god or goddess, was converted to a church and then became a mosque.
Interior
The Palace of Galerius
The White Tower. This was a defense structure and a prison amongst other uses. It was also known as the Blood Tower as it served as a place of execution for long-term convicts. It was renamed the White Tower when a convict whitewashed it in exchange for his freedom. Today it is a museum.
View of Thessaloniki from the top of the White Tower
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