"So, we put out to sea from Troas and sailed straight across to Samothrace Island; and the next day, to Neapolis. From there, we went inland to Philippi, the leading city of the district of Macedonia, and a Roman colony. We spent some days in that city.
On the Sabbath, we went outside the city gate, to the bank of the river, where we thought the Jews would gather to pray. We sat down and began speaking to the women who were gathering there. One of them was a God-fearing woman, named, Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a dealer in purple cloth.
As she listened, the LORD opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying. After she had been baptized, together with her household, she invited us to her house, 'If you think I am faithful to the LORD, come and stay at my house.' And she persuaded us to accept her invitation." - Acts 16:11-15
Lydia Of Thyatira
(Luke gives but a few details of a journey that probably lasted two years. Paul's letters give us an idea of the unremitting work he undertook to form believers and their leaders: a mission is more than gathering people together and preaching to them; it has to arouse and convert those who will give life to the community--a life of its own and which will continue to develop.)
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