Wow! What an amazing day! We started the day with a visit to an elderly home just north of Athens. We brought chocolates for them, they had sweets prepared for us. We sang for them, they sang for us. Ann, Michael, Sarah, and Louis performed a skit. James, Amy, and Kara sang as a trio. An elderly man, Spiro, sang a solo. Our team encouraged the people with words spoken from their hearts, and the elderly did the same for us. It was an incredibly moving time!
After the elderly home, we loaded on the bus and made the picturesque drive along the coast of the Aegean Sea to Cape Sounion. We were escorted by Dino and an excellent guide to visit the Temple of Poseidon. From there, we drove back to Athens to take part in the Love Meal at Evripidou. We put together gift bags with many of the items we brought from the States. The refugees were grateful and surprised they were each going to receive a gift bag. It was a great blessing. Our team sang two songs for the 250 refugees, performed a skit, and T.K. played a masterpiece on the piano that he composed himself. We helped with laundry, scrubbed bathrooms for the shower ministry, helped serve the meal, and set up the center for the next day. We heard a powerful testimony from an Iraqi man. I'm sure your kids (or the person you know on the trip) will tell you of his story. It is very powerful, and cuts to the heart!
(We will post pictures as we work through some of the challenges we're having with that.)
We will be without internet access tomorrow at the camp Porto Astro. God is doing some amazing things within our group already, and we ask that you continue to lift our team and our mission up in prayer.
Thank you! The Athens Team sends their love! Goodnight.