Thursday, January 29, 2009

Easter in Istanbul, April 9-12

EASTER IN ISTANBUL

EASTER in Istanbul

Welcome to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ with

the Greater Grace Church in Istanbul .

We will start on Thursday night, April 9, with a rap.

On Friday , April 10, we will have a Classical Concert and

on Saturday the opening of “Escaping Day” Art Exbibition.

Sunday we will wake up early and worship Jesus gazing

the sunrise over the Bosphorus straits.

Sunday will be full of Bible messages and worship and

Fellowship. Evangelism will be a daily option.

Those who will be going on the Seven Churches of Revelation

Tour will leave on Sunday evening and return back to Istanbul

on the following Thursday, April 16.

Sign up by sending the following information

by March 15, 2009 to pmsirvio@yahoo.com



Name and Surname
Country of Citizenship
Arrival information
Departure information
Alternative number 1,2 or 3


The price of the air-fare to and from Istanbul from your own country

and the visa expenses are not included in any of these alternatives.

Sporty Alternative 1

Madras on the floor

Thursday to Sunday = 3x10= 30 EUR , total /person



Normal Alternative 2

Hotel accomodation in a double-room with breakfast

Thursday to Sunday = 3x40 = 120 EUR, total / person



Normal with the seven churches Alternative 3

Hotel accomodation in a double-room with breakfast

Thursday to Sunday = 120 EUR

Seven Churches of Revelation Tour = 350 EUR total 470 EUR / person

Single room extra 20 euros/night

Flight extra Istanbul – Izmir - Istanbul (in stead of bus) = 200 EUR



Welcome!

Monday, January 26, 2009

yesterday's sunset was beautiful

fast growth

Fast growth is not healthy.
It’s a deception.
This is one of the reasons for the global financial mess.
The illusion of easy, fast productivity followed by
personal prosperity is a trap.
“Do not overwork to be rich;
Because of your own understanding, cease!
Will you set your eyes on that which is not?
For riches certainly make themselves wings;
They fly away like an eagle toward heaven.”
Proverbs 23:4-5
Jesus spoke about fruit that will last in John 15:16
Yes, it’s strongly connected with endurance,
patience, waiting and trusting.
There is a promise in Galatians 6:9 that we shall reap
if we don’t grow weary in well doing.
Maybe we will see the results of our right choices
in a couple of days, maybe in thirty years
or maybe only in heaven.
I cannot think of a better place than heaven for reaping.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

endless fixing

"no"

We cannot underestimate the spiritual element in our lives.
Everything relates to that.
In the fast spinning world we naturally end up spinning
around with the rest of the creation. Things happen even
without our initiative and planning.
Without doing anything besides being a person you are
included in all kinds of activities and mysterious projects,
your name is filling the endlessly hungry mailing lists.
I believe that one of the true indicators of our value is our
ability to say “no”.
You have to protect your life from all kinds of temptations
and so called opportunities that continuously lust after your
signature.
I remember opening a bank account in Turkey.
The staff was very helpful and patient.
We went through half a kilo of papers full of small print
paragraphs that even the worker didn’t consider worth
reading. Paper after paper was stamped and the process was
every so often interrupted by me singing my name here and there.
I signed at least twenty times and I understood that with my
refusal to sign the process would be immediately stopped.
My signature kept those papers flying.
This is a clear example of God’s greatest gift to man,
the free will. Even the unbelieving world has to honor that.
With that we navigate our lives through the jungles of
temptations, dangers and opportunities.
With man’s decision even his eternal destiny will be
executed.
Every time when man says “no” God’s integrity is manifested.