Runners take your mark...

Well if you understand that statement you know that we have arrived in
Athens. Athens is home to Socrates, Plato, Xeno, etc. This a place
of great intelligence, but most confused spiritually. Today we walked
alot but we saw the Parthenon, Athens government central. There were
so many people and you can see the frustration on workers at the
locations. There is so much history on this piece of property. Last
night we walked a few blocks from our hotel and overheard a opera
going on. It was a nice sound ringing out. We even saw centurions
and others in costumes which kind of makes you dream a bit.

We went over to Mars Hill the place where Apostle Paul preached to
these very intelligent, stoic, and misguided people. Have you ever
tried to tell someone about God to a person who is smart, stubborn, or
unsure? It's hard to explain Jesus' resurrection to those people.
Paul on Mars Hill knew this but coming to his pinnicle in his travels
knew it was important to speak truth.

Honestly this is our job still today to tell about Jesus' resurrection
even if we/I are/am afraid.

We read I Corinthians.

After our start this morning we had a day to explore Athens on our
own. So I shopped for...wouldn't you like to know.

Well I am unable to use Internet because it coat quite a bit so I am
waiting until Rome. Sorry for the delay but my money is running short
with the Euro sucking our American dollar (1,45e for ever $1.00 US).
I believe that tomorrow is an exciting day in Rome as Manchester
United play Barcelona, I think we will miss the craziness. This is a
big deal. Pretty exciting huh Thomas Sears.

I am ready to hug my family I hope today has been a great day and am
looking forward to hear how your interview went Becca. I am proud of
you. I love you Becca, Dean, and Maddox. Just few more days.