Later in the week we visited the village of Namusaala where Titus, WOH Uganda’s Director, Grew up. We visited his mother’s house and the school that he helped start. The kids parents were there and the students did a drama about some of the problems facing families in the village.
The students had songs for everything. [...]
After attending the morning church services on campus, we visited my Ugandan coworker’s new house that he is building. After that he took me to his uncle’s house and then to the Cultural Arts Center in Kampala where we ate dinner and watched dances from all around Uganda.
Music: Samite – Mbulakalevu
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In October, I went to Uganda with work. My main responsibility was to interview people and get footage for a profile video about our ministry there. I also got some footage for personal use. This video starts off that series.
When we arrived, the first order of business was the dedication ceremony of the new Words [...]
Every year I do a slideshow of the Photos I took the previous year. This one is a little late, but still fun!
Music: Passion Pit – Moth’s Wings
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This is the final video in this series. It is a little recap of the whole trip
Music: Jónsi – Boy Lilikoi
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We had a 15 hour layover in Paris, so we tried to make the best out of a bad situation.
Music: Orba Squara – Sky Cloud Winter Breeze, Yann Tiersen – La Noyée, L’autre Valse D’amélie, Pearl Django – Under Paris Skies
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We did a lot in one day when we were in Cappadocia. We rented a car and drove around to see the scenery and then we went to a giant ancient underground city. We finished off the day with a stop by the city of Avanos which is famous for it’s pottery.
Music: Do Make Say [...]
The Goreme Open Air Museum is one of the most amazing places on the planet. The rock formations are amazing but what’s more impressive is the homes and churches carved inside the rocks. The churches were originally decorated with red ochre then the frescoes were added but later defaced by invading Arabs in the 6th [...]
Sometimes on trips, things don’t go exactly as you had planned.
Music: Orba Squara – Sky Cloud Winter Breeze, Yann Tiersen – La lettre d’explication
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Sara and I hike 7km in the heat over a mountain to the tourist-town of Oludeniz and then walk past the Lycian tombs in Fethiye.
Music: Balmorhea – Settlers
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After a long day in a bus, we arrived in the valley town of Kayakoy. Up on the hill sits a Greek ghost town abandoned in the 20’s. This video is our visit there.
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Music: Orba Squara – Sky Cloud Winter Breeze, David Gray – January Rain, Alarm Will Sound – Jynweythek [...]
We took a day trip to the calcium cliffs of Pamukkale (which means “Cotton Castle”). Ancient Greeks came to Pamukkale to enjoy the hot springs and use it as a spa. It is a UNESCO world heritage site and is one of the most surreal places we visited on our trip.
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Even though it was around 95 degrees, we still went out to see the ancient city of Ephesus. The Celcus Library is one of the most ornate ancient structures we saw. This video also features a little bit of our carpet shopping experience and some shots of the storks that were right outside our hotel [...]
Leaving Bergama, we arrive in the city of Selcuk, the larger city where tourists stay when they want to visit nearby Ephesus. We visit the huge weekend market and the Basilica of St. John which was just across the street from our hotel.
Learn more about the Basilica of St. John here: Basilica of St. [...]
Our next stop is the ancient city of Pergamon. It was the location of one of the Seven Churches of Revelation as well as the birthplace of modern medicine. The ruins perch high on a mountain overlooking the city of Bergama and contain the most amazing theatre we saw as well as one of the [...]