When Saul was on the road to Damascus, he encountered God and was blinded by a bright light that surrounded him.

As Saul approached the city, a heavenly light shone all around him. It was so bright he fell to the ground. Saul was a Jew from modern-day Turkey sent to arrest new Christian converts in Damascus.

Believed to be ten years younger than Jesus, ‘Saul of Tarsus’ was a Jew born in Turkey. It’s safe to say that perhaps there would be no Christianity today without his efforts and influence.