THE HOPE CENTER: We are so happy to tell you that as of Oct. 21st, The Hope
Center finally has a website, in both English and Greek. This has been a dream
of ours for years and after countless hours of hard work and the cooperation of
many volunteers, we are live! You can visit the site at www.hopecenter.gr or www.kentroelpidas.gr for those
of you who prefer Greek!
This
website is so important to the ministry because it has been reported that more
babies are being saved around the world through the use of the Internet than
any other way. Girls who find themselves in unplanned pregnancies are going
online to see what their options are.
We are
also able to dispel some common myths through the truths we present
on the website, such as using a fetal development chart which shows that life
begins at the moment of conception; that the embryo is a child from the start,
not just a mass of tissue for months.
Now that
we have this valuable tool, we are on a publicity campaign, spreading the word
that this help is available. Towards this end, Mike spent four days in Northern
Greece hanging our posters in pharmacies, eateries, shops, and bus stops
throughout small villages there. Lots more to do, but we are off to a good
start!
Additionally,
it was really fun to see the first Hope Center baby, who is almost 1 yr.old
now, again. Little baby Sef (pictured above) and his Mom stopped by our office
for a visit. Isn't he darling?
PERSONALLY:
The weeks are flying by for us as we are wrapping up our time here in Greece.
We have hosted a garage sale and have emptied our apartment of most of our
furniture. We will move into a furnished flat above our church in mid November
for our last month here.
For
those of you who missed reading last month, we have felt God calling us out of
Greece and will be pursuing
working alongside a
national church, in mentoring and discipleship somewhere in Mexico and/or
Central America, beginning in 2015.
In the
meantime, Hellenic Ministries has graciously agreed to continue processing
the financial gifts you send on our behalf until the time we have a new mission
selected so you are able to continue giving as normal through them.
Please pray
with us:
- For God to use the new website to help many to choose life for their unborn children.
- For God to move Greek men and women to join the prolife movement here in Greece.
- For us to finish well here and for wisdom and direction for future ministry.
