Welcome to Toledo - Spain not Ohio

Our last day in Spain was spent in the old city of Toledo. Toledo is an ancient fortress and has been inhabited since the stone age. There are Roman ruins around the town. Islam ruled here for centuries and the locals drove them out in the middle ages. The entire area is an archaeological treasure.

Toledo was the religious and political capital of Spain during the 1400s-1500s. From Toledo the Spaniards went out to the conquest of mexico, Central and South America. Toledo was the center of the Spanish Counter-reformation. If Toledo and the Spanish had welcomed the Reformation the history of the entire world would have been much different. Toledo and all of Spain expelled their Jewish population in 1493. Into Toledo flowed the plunder from the New World conquest. Toledo is a beautiful old world city and is a center of history for the last 1000 years.

Tomorrow we fly out of Spain and to Frankfurt Germany. From Frankfurt we catch a flight to our hometown, Nizhny Novgorod were we will arrive at 11:00 PM local time.

The Cathedral in Toledo
This Cathedral is Magnificent

Four Photos showing a Panorama view of the City

Here is a video from the same location

Photos from the Madrid Missions Conference

Here are a few photos taken while we were in Madrid attending the Foursquare Europe Missionary Conference.

The Ever-present fast food from America

A Spanish Palace

In Front of an old Spanish Palace

Karen in the Palace Gardens

A Touch of New England in downtown Madrid

Another Fountain

Foursquare Missionaries during a break

Rehab Center, Nizhny Novgorod Russia

Here is another video taken while I was teaching at the drug rehab center operated by Cornerstone Church. This video was taken 2 weeks ago

Flamenco Dance

We are in Madrid Spain for the European Foursquare Missionary retreat. Last night we had a fun evening going into Madrid for dinner which featured real Spanish Flamenco dancing.

Madrid Spain - Conference

We are outside of Madrid Spain attending the Foursquare Europe Missionary conference. The weather is warm and sunny. The fellowship is great. In four years this is the first time we have done this. All of us from Europe, about 40 missionaries are enjoying getting to know each other better. This is a real treat for all of us.

We haven't shot many photos. Above is one of Karen and Adam Hartel, missionary to Norway, as they lead worship.

Below is a shot of coffee break and a few of our Foursquare missionaries.