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Our experiences sharing the love of Christ with the refugee community of Athens, Greece.
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I’m begging you: LOSE YOUR LIFE!
September 19, 2011
Where is your treasure? What do you value above all else? Your success, your reputation, your retirement account? How would you know? By looking at how you spend your time? Your money? Your influence? If your treasure is anything other than Jesus, you’re wasting your time, your money, your influence… your life! So, please, if… [Read more…]
Loving Muslims
September 12, 2011
As we all already know, yesterday was the ten year anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. There have been countless articles, books, radio programs, and TV shows on how 9/11 has changed our world. It’s impact has been profound in every way. This includes the world of missions. Marking the anniversary of 9/11, Christianity… [Read more…]
Ramadan: Pray for Muslims
August 1, 2011
Ramadan begins today. This is a holy month for Muslims around the world, a time marked by fasting and prayer. Many of our Muslim friends here in Athens will honor this holy month by not eating, drinking, or smoking during daylight hours. More importantly, it is seen as a time to seek God – seeking… [Read more…]
Radical
June 6, 2011
I’m reading through David Platt’s Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream. There’s some really good, really challenging stuff here. Following Jesus is certainly not for the faint of heart. As we’re in the midst of graduation season (high school and university), the passage below seems incredibly relevant. Graduates: No more good boys… [Read more…]
Soul Questions
April 4, 2011
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect…” (1 Peter 3:15). First, I believe that many, many Muslims are hungry to know about the hope that we have in Jesus. Yet unless Christians and… [Read more…]
Making Lemonade!
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…]
People Belong to God
January 31, 2011
We’re constantly saying goodbye. Working with refugees, we see dear friends and new believers moving on from Athens nearly every week. This is one of the most difficult aspects of the ministry here. Working in a transient community, we’re constantly saying goodbye. There are so many fears… so many unanswered questions. Will he find other… [Read more…]
Reason #114 to love Athens…
January 14, 2011
God is bringing the nations to Athens, Greece. There are well over half a million refugees and immigrants in Greece, the vast majority of which reside in greater Athens. Some estimate that in 2010 between 200 and 300 migrants cross the board from Turkey into Greece everyday! As a cultural, religious, and continental crossroads, Greece… [Read more…]
Muslims are People
October 18, 2010
Desiring God recently hosted their annual conference: “Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God.” Check out their media library for a lot of great resources and videos. Let me highlight one such resource: a panel discussion on “Loving our Muslim Neighbors: A Pastoral Conversation with Thabiti Anyabwile and J.D. Greear.” Both… [Read more…]
Technology and Missions
June 30, 2010
Technology is a blessing and a curse. Obviously, I’m something of a technology-lover. I love being connected to friend – despite thousands of miles. I love having resources (news, blogs, articles, ideas) available at my fingertips. Even as missionaries, I couldn’t imagine our time here in Athens without Skype, our blog or Facebook. However,… [Read more…]
Team Training Days
June 23, 2010
This week (Wednesday-Friday) we have a guest from the US teaching on working with Muslims – understanding the worldview, tracing the influence of history/culture/folk practice, and learning to communicate the gospel in ways that make sense to the Muslim mind. This friend works to mobilize, resource, and oversee our teams in the Muslim world –… [Read more…]
Mapping the Refugee Highway
May 26, 2010
The International Association for Refugees (IAFR) just posted the 2010 world map of the refugee highway. It’s a great visual of where refugees come from, where they’re going, and some of the stops along the way. You can see that Athens is a major path for those coming into Europe from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and… [Read more…]
Live On Mission
April 19, 2010
The Mars Hill Church (Seattle) recently offered these “Seven Ways to Be a Missionary in College.” I love it… but I want to broaden it, because I think that it is relevant (with a few word changes) to anyone seeking to live out the mission of Christ in their city. Here are a few of… [Read more…]
Round Trip Missions
February 8, 2010
Found some great resources at Round Trip Missions, a ministry of Christianity Today that’s helping the church rethink how we do short-term missions. There is some great stuff here about the church’s philosophy and approach to short-term missions (an experience shared by nearly 2 million Americans every year!). Short-term mission teams have been invaluable to… [Read more…]
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