Athens

Athens is such an interesting city...
We've been taking the metro and buses everyday. Everywhere is busy and crowded and dirty and covered with grafitti. Our group is staying about an hour away from the centre where we work with refugees. Our days have been full and long, but good and so rewarding.

Susannah and I are enjoying making breakfast everyday for the team...this morning we made french toast. Susannah is such a good detail person (she even thinks to pick flowers from the yard to put on the table).

I enjoy playing the piano at the place we are staying (it's like a big missionary guest house with over 100 beds--bunk beds).

At the refugee centre we took care of kids today, had english lessons, there was a men's shower ministry (where men can come and get clean). While that was on, us ladies went to the port where big ships come in. The missionaries here want to start a floating church because there are many refugees working on cargo ships that can't leave the ships--because they don't have any papers and would be sent back to their country or detained. So they want to have a church that will go out to the ships.

I haven't been run over yet...crossing the road here is quite the experience. You get used to dodging in and out of traffic though.

Tonight we saw the Acropolis and Parthenon all lit up at night. It is so amazing...I could hardly believe it was real. In a few days we will walk to Mars Hill, where Paul preached in the book of Acts.

It's been hot here and I've been having headaches...please pray that I'll have enough energy to give all I have to help these people. Our team is fun and we are enjoying being together...we have laughed a lot!

See some of you soon...next week!