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Top: Clare Bridge and College and The Quadrant, Clare College.Bottom: Fellows Garden, Clare College and The River Cam.
Dear Zion,
Things here in Cambridge are great! I just wanted to drop a short note to let you know that things here are fine. I am sorry my
correspondence has been so light. Classes and traveling and other things have kept me busy. I just wanted to thank you for your continued support of me both in prayers and finances.
Today, I had a modern church
history class and later I have a philosophy/ethics class. I am taking a few classes at the music facility and also teaching choir myself here. We play soccer a lot; I am getting better! Every year Weshfield plays
Oberuersal in a grudge match, so we had better get better. I miss all of you dearly and will do better with correspondence. Check for journals and sermons on the web.
Your Seminarian,
Ryan Drevlow
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Holy Land (12/12/06)
I hope things are fine in ND! I have been on the trip of a lifetime. We started out at the Mediterranean Sean and finished at the Garden Tomb.
We saw so much in five days that I can hardly describe it. My favorite point would have to be sailing on the Sea of Galilee. I hop you are well, I am crossing over into Jordan today, continue to pray for me
Ryan
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Athens – Acropolis (12/12/06)
Dear Zion,
In this postcard one can see the Acropolis in the picture. Very near, but not pictured here is Areopaugus where Paul preached to
the Greeks. My trip has been so fascinating thus far. Continue to pray for me as I pray for you. Thank you for all you have given me so far and all you have done for me.
God’s Blessings,
Ryan Drevlow
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Petra – Jordan (12/21/06)
Dear Zion Lutheran Church,
I hope this postcard finds you all well. Yesterday we visited the ancient city of Jerash, It is one of the best
preserved ruins of a Roman City in the world. Today we will visit Petra the site on the front. Thank you for all you have done for me. Your prayers and gifts mean so much to me.Your Seminarian,
Ryan Drevlow
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Dear Zion Lutheran Church,
It is Christmas Day and I am in Egypt. I feel like Joseph escaping Herod. We have enjoyed our time here in Egypt and have traveled with a very
“local” tour group. We have gotten a very good feel for Egypt.
I missed all of you over Christmas and hope you are well and enjoying your holiday.
Your Seminarian,
Ryan Drevlow
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Istanbul – (12/30/06)
Dear Zion Lutheran Church,
How are you? Today we are headed to the ancient city of Ephesus. Istanbul was great. We spent 2 days there and saw
the Blue Mosque, Haghra Sophia and the Grand Bazaar. The Haghra Sophia was a church and for a period of time it was the largest and oldest. In 641, the Muslims invaded and converted it into a mosque. After
that the church has never been a church. I am missing all of you and hope you are well. Thank you for all that you do for me in my preparation for the ministry.
Ryan Drevlow
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Ministry of Culture (1/2/07)
Dear Zion,
Greetings to you from the ancient city of Philippi. Pictured on this postcard is the “Prison of St. Paul”. Tradition says
it was here that the chains fell of Paul and the Jailor was about to kill himself when Paul told him not to fear.
Thank you for all you do!
Ryan Drevlow
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Holy Meteora: Net Ascension (1/8/07)
Dear Zion Lutheran Church,
I am nearing the end of my trip. This will be my last postcard. Meteora was a beautiful area of Greece. There were
monasteries perched on high boulders. Very picturesque.
Blessings,
Ryan Drevlow
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Greece: Euzones Soldiers
Dear Board of Education,
Sorry for the handwriting, I am in a car headed to Corinth. They are two cities Old Corinth and New Corinth. Paul
planted a church here in the late 50’s A.D.! The city was important because they would portage ships over the isthmus between the Mediterranean and Aegean. We will see all the places St. Paul was talking about. We
might even stand where he stood.
God’s Blessings,
Ryan Drevlow
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London
Dear Zion Lutheran,
It is good to be back in merry old England. To be truthful, I would have preferred to come home and tell all of you about
my travels. I suppose that day will come. Thank you for all that you do for me.
Ryan Drevlow
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