﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:57:42 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Climbing For Christ - Turkey</title><link>https://www.climbingforchrist.org:443/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/rss/category/2325/turkey</link><atom:link href="https://www.climbingforchrist.org:443/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/rss/category/2325/turkey" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Fallesen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[COVID-19 is like a ‘hungry lion’]]></title><link>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/covid-19-is-like-a160hungry-lion</link><description><![CDATA[   

  Kathmandu streets, normally clogged with traffic, are empty during the current COVID-19 lockdown in Nepal.  ( Photo by The Kathmandu Post ) 

   By Gary Fallesen ,  founding president, ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2021 18:47:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/covid-19-is-like-a160hungry-lion</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[a864bf0f-0c87-4791-941c-ee67ca8d7ad3-3413]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Fallesen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Dale Brons]]></title><link>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/dale-brons</link><description><![CDATA[   

  Dale Brons, second from left, with his two sons and son-in-law on Blanca Peak in Colorado in 2020.  

  Nationality:  U.S. citizen.  Occupation:  IT consultant.  Missions with C4C:  Turkey ...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2021 12:59:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/dale-brons</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[a864bf0f-0c87-4791-941c-ee67ca8d7ad3-3394]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Fallesen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Photo of the Week: Turkey]]></title><link>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/photo-of-the-week-turkey</link><description><![CDATA[    The Good Shepherd’s visit    

   By Gary Fallesen ,  founding president, Climbing For Christ   

   

   

   

  A shepherd with his flock on Mount Ararat.  ( Photo by Gary Fallesen ) ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2020 01:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/photo-of-the-week-turkey</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[a864bf0f-0c87-4791-941c-ee67ca8d7ad3-3335]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Fallesen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Photo of the Week: Turkey]]></title><link>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/photo-of-the-week-turkey-1</link><description><![CDATA[   
  Mount Ararat.  ( Photo by Gary Fallesen ) 
   
 Climbing For Christ has returned to Mount Ararat for the first time since 2015.   CLICK HERE  to read daily Dispatches from Mission: Ararat ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2020 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/photo-of-the-week-turkey-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[a864bf0f-0c87-4791-941c-ee67ca8d7ad3-2506]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Fallesen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Photo of the Week: Turkey]]></title><link>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/photo-of-the-week-turkey-2</link><description><![CDATA[   
  “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it?” ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 10:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/photo-of-the-week-turkey-2</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[a864bf0f-0c87-4791-941c-ee67ca8d7ad3-2505]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Fallesen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Holly DeSmitt]]></title><link>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/holly-desmitt</link><description><![CDATA[   

  Holly in the Pyrenees in France.  

  Nationality:  USA.  Occupation:  Systems engineer.  Missions with C4C:  Ararat 2020 and 2021. 

  How long have you climbed?  I have always felt at ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2020 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/holly-desmitt</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[a864bf0f-0c87-4791-941c-ee67ca8d7ad3-2525]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Fallesen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Missy Jean Dedrick]]></title><link>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/missy-jean-dedrick-1</link><description><![CDATA[   

  Missy weaving with women in Morocco.  

  Nationality:  United States of America.  Occupation:  Financial Management Analyst with the Utah National Guard.  Missions with C4C:  Morocco 2017 ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/missy-jean-dedrick-1</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[a864bf0f-0c87-4791-941c-ee67ca8d7ad3-2538]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Fallesen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Praying for Turkey]]></title><link>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/praying-for-turkey</link><description><![CDATA[    
  
  A Turkish military patrol along the Syrian border when U.S.-backed Kurdish forces were fighting ISIS to the south. The Syrian Civil War (since 2011) and the battle against ISIS led to 3.5 ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2019 21:43:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/praying-for-turkey</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[a864bf0f-0c87-4791-941c-ee67ca8d7ad3-2465]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Fallesen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Photo of the Week: Turkey]]></title><link>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/photo-of-the-week-turkey-3</link><description><![CDATA[   
  Trekking into the Aladaglar Mountains.  ( Photo by Gary Fallesen ) 
    CLICK HERE  to read the Mission: Turkey 2019 Trip Report, “Keep the faith:  Do not grow weary or give up; a harvest ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2019 03:03:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/photo-of-the-week-turkey-3</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[a864bf0f-0c87-4791-941c-ee67ca8d7ad3-2450]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gary Fallesen]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Photo of the Week: Turkey]]></title><link>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/photo-of-the-week-turkey-5</link><description><![CDATA[   
   Trekking into High Camp in the Aladaglar Mountains, where our Mission: Turkey 2019 team served.  ( Photo by Gary Fallesen )  
   CLICK HERE  for daily Dispatches from Mission: Turkey 2019.  ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2019 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://www.climbingforchrist.org/Postings/Articles-by-Gary-Fallesen/photo-of-the-week-turkey-5</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[a864bf0f-0c87-4791-941c-ee67ca8d7ad3-2446]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>