Here’s an update from two of our teammates who are networking with refugee relief workers in and around Athens, Greece in order for us to be better able to serve there. Today we spent all of our time in a Park. The need there is tremendous! The majority of refugees are from Afghanistan and Algeria. [...]
I served with a Servant Group International team on a Greek island. Each day we accompanied approximately 1,000 refugees arriving on the northern coast. The refugees arrive on shore wet, hungry, thirsty, exhausted and frequently in shock from the 6-mile journey. Most have been displaced from their homes for at least a month – many [...]
Still processing, but the first thing I want to say is that my team members were amazing! Everyone says mission trips change your life and I can now say that that is true. It wasn't as much helping the refugees, important as that was, but meeting 15 people who are unlike most people [...]
There was a flurry of last minute packing on Saturday morning. Some of our team had already flown out, but emergency blankets and ponchos were added to already full bags. They were weighed, measured, and found within the required limits (after some shuffling). Twenty bags in all were packed with supplies for our team to [...]
LE_Eithne_Operation_Triton - Irish Navy Pray for protection for refugees as they travel. Pray for separated families to be reunited. Pray that refugees would be welcomed and befriended by Christians in their new countries. Pray for the wars and unrest in the refugees’ home countries to end. Pray for wisdom and compassion for world [...]
By the time the refugees get to Greece, their thin cotton socks have worn out and they have weeks of walking still ahead of them and colder weather on the way. You can help a refugee by sending us a pair of new sturdy wool-blend hiking socks to take to Greece. We need them in all [...]
Martha Brooks is a wife, mom, blogger, and for a season volunteered in our women’s English program. Read more by her over at Savor the Crazy. I was very hesitant to write this post. I know people who are now giving their time, energy, comfort—their very lives, in the middle of the war-torn area of the [...]
A New Opportunity in Greece! Since January, over 150,000 refugees have left war-torn Muslim countries and perilously made their way to Europe. Greece is a primary entry point for up to half of those who make the journey. (Watch a short video about the refugee situation.) The evangelical church in Greece is doing all they can to [...]
