September GWOM: ΕΠΟΧΗ - SEASON

July GWOM: Η ΚΑΙΝΗ ΔΙΑΘΗΚΗ - THE NEW TESTAMENT

Πρόσφυγες - Refugees

What a privilege it has been to be part of two refugee camps this month. The second week of June Mike served a camp for 26 Muslim refugee men. These men were from Morocco, Algeria, Iran, Syria and Nigeria. They spent five days together at camp enjoying Persian food, fun times in the sea and sharing about who Jesus is.

The next week both Mike and I served at family refugee camp where we hosted 20 Afghan families (88 people total). It was an incredible time to just love on these people as we did crafts, archery, played games and swam together. They enjoyed the refreshment from the city and we loved sharing with them truths about Jesus from the gospel of John, Jesus as the Good Shepherd, the Light of the World, The Bread of Life, and the Way and the Truth and the Life.

Please pray that the many of these people will come to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.

Απεργία May 5, 2010

Please pray for the people of Greece as there is tremendous social unrest and tension here these days. We are praying that God will use this national crisis as a catalyst to bring people to Himself.

In the midst of all this, our pastor taught us from Ps 11:3 "When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?" Stand in the righteousness of Christ and make use of every opportunity to speak about the unshakable Hope we have in Jesus.

We pray that the Greeks will see the foundations being destroyed and will turn to the only One is able to save them.



Our city May 5, 2010. Mike rode his bicycle through this mob to get to and from our center, about two blocks from here, to work with the refugee men. So thankful God kept him and the others safe, so much work to do.

Police say 25,000+ people demonstrated in Athens during a nation-wide general strike. As usual, it began peacefully, but became destructive and violent. We ran our Wednesday like normal with refugee men's showers and laundry along with a Bible study discussion group with lunch. All this to the sound of sirens, chants, tear gas canisters going off, smoke rising from the city, etc...

νέα εγγονή (feminine) - new grandchild

We were so blessed to be in Wheaton for the birth of our sixth grandchild, Ruby Renee Lowe born Mar 31, 2010 to parents Mike and Nisha Lowe. She joins her brothers, Jackson 5.5 yrs. and Griffin 1.5 yrs.

A Muslim or a Man?

Today at the shower ministry I met a man from Palestine. He had tears in his eyes as he talked to me about his family and what took place in his hometown. He is from Gaza, which is controlled by Israel. He told me how one day he was part of a group of Palestinians throwing rocks at the Israeli troops to protest their lack of food and medicine when suddenly helicopters and troops opened fire on them with machine guns. He watched as his brother and his father were gunned down. He just managed to escape the shooting spree with his life and then realized that he had to escape from Gaza or he would die too. So he left all he had and traveled to Greece by way of Turkey. When he arrived, he found no work and no hope. He told me of being beaten and robbed by the police here on the street.

He approached me because he said he could see my heart as I was serving the refugees and asked me where I was from and what I was doing here. I told him that I was from America and that I was here to help people like him. He asked about the organization that I was with and I told him that we were followers of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. He told me that he knows God and that there is only one God. I agreed with him but also told him that to get to God he needs to come through Jesus. He looked at me and said, “I am a Muslim” and I said, “I don’t see a Muslim, I see a man.” He thanked me and stayed by my side the rest of the day helping me translate and moving the men through the showers. As he got ready to leave, I turned and gave him all the change in my pocket and I said I hoped to see him again.

As he left and I began to clean the showers, I prayed that he will see the Truth.

Please pray with me for this man and for the many others who see a difference in us as we serve them. Pray that they keep asking about why we are different and that Christ will shine through in all we do.

Wheaton Bible Church GO Team! κουζίνα

What an incredible privilege it was to host a construction team of 8 men from our home church this last week. From the beginning to the end of the trip, Mike and I were incredibly blessed by their visit. It was so fun to meet up with people that we knew from back home and to work alongside them at the HM hall in downtown Athens.

With their help, we were able to begin a remodeling project that HM has been dreaming of for years; moving the kitchen from the 8th floor to the 7th floor. In just 5 working days the team was able to accomplish so much. They tore out existing structures and laid floor drains, plumbing, electric, did plastering, framing, drywall, taping and poured a concrete floor for the new kitchen and adjacent office space.

It was a long week of work, with many, many hours of labor but also filled with plenty of laughs and spiritual fellowship as the guys worked side by side. I am sure the hit of the week was the cooking that was done for the team by Akbar's wife, Leyla. What a gift her gracious and joyful service was to the team, not to mention a huge relief for Peggy!

Now that we have started this renovation, it is only a matter of time before it can change the way the hall is used as we serve the refugees and the homeless there each week! We ask you all to continue to pray that God would send more teams here to finish the work that this team started.

Could God be asking you to be part of a construction team to Greece in the future?! We hope so!!

Many thanks and blessings to these guys. We love you all, Mike and Peggy