We made it safe and sound with no problems. Sorry we haven’t
been able to send an update sooner. We spent the day in Athens on Sunday and
traveled to the camp on Monday. Since then we have been busy setting up camp,
cleaning EVERYTHING, making beds, setting up tents, working in the kitchen,
prepping all the crafts for the women and children, and bonding as a team!
The camp is an incredible work of God. We have heard
testimonies of men who were baptized last week from Afghanistan, Syria and
Iran. We are also working alongside teams from Sweden, South Africa, Brazil,
and other ministries including The Helping Hands & Oasis. All this is
conjunction with Hellenic Ministries.
The refugees have been here since Wednesday. Since they have
arrived, our schedule has included worship time, discussion groups, craft time
for the kids, swimming in the sea, and lots of fun games and activities. Our
team has taken on many duties such as meal preparation and serving, waterfront
patrol, washing dishes and cleaning bathrooms, and directing activities and
crafts. We’ve had many interesting encounters with spiders, snakes, large
beetles, and glowing phyto-plankton.
The refugee families are from Afghanistan and Iran, and many
of them are separated from family members, whom they have sent on ahead of them
to countries like Germany—in hopes that they will be reunited someday. They are
all very sweet and eager to build friendships, and the children are especially
energetic and excited about everything.
Please continue to be in prayer for the relationships we are
developing here, and that the Lord would provide the energy we need to continue
serving with joy. Our time here is over halfway over, and we want to make the
most of these remaining days! Thank you all for your prayer and support!
