Posts Tagged as ‘ARC’

February 22, 2010

Within a Yard of Hell

I don’t beg much, but PLEASE read this eye-opening reflection about the situation in Athens from our friends Tim and Rachel (who are now serving in Rome) after a recent visit to our ministry center.

Some want to live within the sound of church or chapel bell; I want to run a rescue shop within a [...]

March 9, 2009

The Need and the Call

Beginning today, we have a new schedule for our Tea House ministry.  This is a direct result of the chaos we experienced a few weeks ago, literally getting overrun with refugees.  We are still in the process of tweaking things, but here are a few of the bigger changes: we will operate on a Monday-Friday [...]

February 16, 2009

Overwhelmed

Saturday’s Tea House was, indeed, overwhelming.  There were far too many people for our staff to handle:  too much of a crowd, too much pushing, too much yelling,  too many demands.  When we opened our doors at 11:45 am, we let in about 200 people before the line collapsed and we were forced to shut [...]

January 30, 2009

Friday Photos – 30/1/09

January has come and gone.  Time really does go by quickly.  Wow!  Another Friday, another batch of photos from our life and ministry here.  Enjoy!

An Afghan friend and I… and, before you ask, no, I don’t know why I was making such a funny face

A teammate, Tasha, handing out rice and beans
Beans for the little [...]

January 28, 2009

1 Post, 2 Points

Every Thursday we offer showers to about sixty men.  Two by two, we slowly work our way through the long list of those waiting.  Most of these men sleep in the park or are squatting in a building without water, and rely on this weekly shower to feel human (not a hyperbole). While there is [...]