Happy Friday! Wow, it’s been three weeks since we’ve posted any Friday photos. After the holidays, I think that we just needed some camera detox. Anyhow, I managed to snap some shots in the kids room this week. Thanks for praying for these precious little ones!
December 12, 2011
We had a great week of Christmas outreach parties (see Christmas update part 1 and part 2 for more pictures). We shared a great meal – salad, chicken, huge piles of rice, and dessert. A huge thank you to the local church groups that sponsored meals: the Evangelical Youth Movement, Nea Zoi Church, Egaleo Evangelical,… [Read more…]
December 9, 2011
Happy Friday! On Tuesday I shared some pictures from our first two Christmas parties. Here are some photos from Wednesday’s Christmas outreach. Enjoy!
November 11, 2011
Happy Friday! Wow – what a week here! It’s been a very busy work week. Tomorrow our friends Susie and Yousef get married (I’m the best man; Sofia is a flower girl). Sunday I’ll run the Athens Classic Marathon. I think that I’ll be ready for an IV drip and 24 hours of sleep by… [Read more…]
November 2, 2011
A project long in the making has finally come to be: Kingdom Beyond Borders: Finding Hope Along the Refugee Highway. Kingdom Beyond Borders is a collection of refugee stories and testimonies from 15 years of ministry at Helping Hands! What more could you ask for! While most of these stories pre-date our family’s arrival in… [Read more…]
October 12, 2011
After talking about the quiet desperation of refugees earlier this month, I thought that it would be appropriate to share more hopeful stories. Here is an update from my teammate Tasha: Hello from Greece! The past few weeks have been crazy here with the increasing numbers of refugee families needing help. It has been overwhelming seeing… [Read more…]
October 3, 2011
I really appreciated this update from our teammates Kent & Myrna. Please read: The definition for despair is: 1) To lose all hope; 2) To be overcome by a sense of futility or defeat… More and more we are seeing refugees who are “living lives of quiet desperation” (Henry David Thoreau). A few days… [Read more…]
September 9, 2011
Happy Friday! September is here and Fall is right behind it (or even already here, depending on where you live). Today’s edition of Friday’s Photos is a a look at the faces around our ministry center. Each face is a story, a life, a dream unrealized. Would you take a moment and pray over the… [Read more…]
August 12, 2011
Happy Friday! While we’re at a ministry conference (getting both sharpened and refreshed), I thought that I’d share some ministry pictures from last week. Thanks for your continued prayers as we seek to share and show the love of God in Christ with our refugee friends. Enjoy!
July 18, 2011
Wow – I can hardly believe that it is already late July! Where did the summer go? I guess that’s what happens when you head back to the States for four weeks in mid-June. Anyhow, I thought that it would be appropriate to catch you up on the happenings of the summer thus far (even… [Read more…]
April 22, 2011
ΚΑΛΟ ΠΑΣΧΑ // Happy Easter! On this Good Friday, I thought that I would share some photos from our recent Easter outreaches. In all, we’ll have hosted 3 family outreaches, 1 outreach for men, and 1 kids-only event. Over 500 refugees will have had an opportunity to hear and respond to the Easter story. We… [Read more…]
March 4, 2011
Happy Friday! March is here… and we’re hoping that Spring comes soon. We’re busy and too often tired (Emma apparently loves 2am), but God is good. His grace continues to sustain and strengthen us! We deeply, deeply appreciate your prayers – for our family and our ministry. Please pray for our friends “Z” and “H”… [Read more…]
February 11, 2011
Happy Friday! We’ve had a good week here: fewer transportation woes, a special grocery pack give-away, and a fun kids’ movie on Wednesday afternoon! Although we provide almost 400 really nice sit-down lunches (our very own Master Chef Themis – along with a host of volunteers – prepares some really great meals) every two weeks,… [Read more…]
February 7, 2011
Last week was certainly an adventure, at least as far as transportation is concerned. I’ll spare you the details, but cut-backs to the transportation budget have led to wide-spread striking by all forms of public transit. The buses, trains, and trolleys each called strikes throughout the week (and will quite possibly continue into this week)!… [Read more…]
February 4, 2011
Happy Friday! We’ve had an exciting week here. But I’m running late for our Friday Photos post, so I’ll save my ramblings for Monday’s post. Without any further ado, here are some snapshots from our week here. Enjoy!
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January 27, 2012
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