June 17-25, 2010
The focus of this trip will be to minister to college-age people in the Athens area. They will also be working with First Church Athens in a community outreach center located in a heavily populated area with immigrant and refugee families. A wide variety of outreach will take place in these centers. Such ministries may include Bible Studies, Computer training, tutoring, and English Clubs, music lessons, and art lessons.

Homeward Bound

We are starting the journey home today. God has been doing some incredible things in all of this. The biggest thing that God has been doing in us has been encouraging us. It was incredibly uplifting to be around a church that despite the persecution and what some would call a small amount of fruit [...]

Becoming A Servant

The church has a lot to be ashamed of. It is incredibly unfortunate that this statement is true but, the fact of the matter is, it is. We have not embodied Jesus. We have a lot to apologize for. That truth is what makes the ministry in Volos so powerful. They are earning the right [...]

Meteora

Today was a free day for us. We woke up early and after our devotions we headed out to Meteora. We had the day to explore and see the ancient monastery where Monks still live to this day. The monastery was unique for sure. I’ll leave an image to describe what I am sure I [...]

Volos

Volos has been quite the change of pace for us. In Athens we were constantly moving, fighting our way through crowds or, trying to navigate the public transportation system. In Volos things move at a much slower pace. We have been waking up in the morning and having a team devotional at breakfast and then [...]

Day 1 and 2

We have arrived safe and sound in Greece. Sorry for the delay in getting a blog post up. My computer and my luggage decided to spend a day in London seeing the sights while I was in Athens. I got my luggage back this morning and have not had time or the internet access to [...]

Departure

Today is the day. All the money came in and the Greece team is ready to go! We are leaving tonight at 9:15 PM. We stop for a layover in London. Then, we head to Athens and land at 5:35 PM. Pray that we would arrive safely with all of our baggage. Pray that God [...]

Greece is coming!

I am excited about this trip and about the people going on it. As I sat and heard their stories this past week, I was encouraged by their faith. Their stories ranged from walking through emotional turmoil with God over fundraising for the trip, all the way to God providing completely for the trip and [...]

Alithos Anesti!

This past Saturday night the Greece team piled into a van and headed downtown to the Greek Orthodox Church for their Easter service. So, it was one Greek and a bunch of Americans holding freshly bought candles that piled into an already packed out Orthodox Church to see the service. As it got closer to [...]

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