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 [...]
Join us for a fascinating half-hour with an Iraqi Christian woman who is making a real difference in a really hard place. As the director for schools serving thousands of students, she desires to see lives changed and Christ honored in her country. This conversation will give you a unique glimpse into a part of [...]
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 [...]
My home in Iraq was flooded with refugees. In less than 3 months the population doubled. There were estimates of over 2 million refugees living around us – in empty schools, unfinished buildings, and, if they were lucky, in someone’s home. Most of them were not so lucky and there was great debate over what to [...]
WORLD Magazine has just named our refugee school in Iraq as the International Winner of its annual Hope Award. We are so glad to have been a part of this project and to have so many of you joining with us to bring hope in the shadow of ISIS. 2015 Hope Award International Winner: Khanke Refugee School, Iraq [...]
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 [...]
We now have five teams serving in Iraq: at each Medes School serving over 3000 students, in refugee camps serving Yazidi, Ka’kai and Christian families, an English training center, and a prison ministry partnership.
