At Corinth on Friday. Imagine standing where Paul preached and stayed for a few years. These are ruins where you can freely walk around....and we did. 

You see the canal? Dug out to facilitate ship transportation - It separates

the mainland of Greece from the peninsula. 

Thanks Eleini for your sweet hospitality at your family's cottage in the village. And for telling your story of how your family came to faith! 
So great!! 

Can I post the video if I can figure out how? 

Richard's class.

The team minus some of the YWAM and OM "kids" who had left the day before. Volunteers come from many places and various Christian churches. 

The "longer term" team is led by Eleini - a strong, confident and grounded Christian woman. She is supported by Ana and Jackson (USA) and Laura from Edinburgh.


Each of them are dedicating this time of their lives to this work.  
Other volunteers come for a few weeks to a few months, depending on their availability and the type of visa they are allowed. Such is the case with Amber and Adam Wood and their two sweet young daughters and Amy and Philip Woodward and their 2 teen sons. 

In short the work is to love on the refugees with open arms and wisdom. To offer them some sort of English training, share meals, clothes, milk formula, some legal assistance....but MOSTLY family. Everyone needs family. ALL the time. 

Last week in Omonia, Athens, Greece

In the 2nd week we tackled the topic of geography - vocabulary and application. 

In small groups after vocabulary was mostly grasped they created their fictitious countries. 

The sweet young girls created the country of GIRLS - inhabited ONLY by girls - population: 8,000,000! National food - coffee and sweets! 
Capital city - LOVE! 

Two of the men, created this country: PEACE. Capital city: SAFETY. "S" , one of the men had recently lost 2 brothers back in Syria. Peace and Safety are heavy on his mind. "S" had been a police officer in Syria and he has a beautiful wife and 3 very young, sweet children. He'd told me about their leaving Syria and how close they were to death crossing the Mediterranean in a wee boat. "S" is eager to learn, laughs easily, and is learning Greek as well as English. But...after he'd heard of the death of his brothers....he had times of distraction and sadness. Rightly so. And this explains his themes for the map. Being part of the Omonia Church is so helpful for ones like "S" who can receive comfort and family to help in healing and adjustment!