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How to Order a Pizza

Our work at the center is still going very well. We have had people showing up nearly every day except Friday for English lessons. But today almost no one has appeared because the metro is on strike. I have loved teaching much more than I thought I would, which is good because it is a much larger part [...]

2020-11-11T12:54:26-05:00July 25th, 2016|Categories: Europe|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

My Syrian Baba

Here's a first-hand account from one of our team members one what it's like to serve refugees in Athens.  It's been a whirlwind this week. It's hard to reconcile the anxiety and hesitancy I had right before arriving to the joy that seems to course through my soul. It is not a sugar sweet happiness, [...]

Seeing the Red Cross

One of our team members this month is a nurse! We are so grateful for the medical personnel who have joined our one week trips; their help is so valuable! Today I went to the newest squat (formed this week after the Idomeni camp shut down). Shortly after entering, a woman saw the red cross on [...]

2020-10-27T11:14:51-05:00June 8th, 2016|Categories: Europe|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |
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