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Carelinks | Greece
W
e spent a most encouraging time recently
with the group in Athens. It was a
pleasure to baptize an extended family- they
are Iranians but have been in Greece about 15
years and are established there. The mother,
Zohreh (far right in the photo - a former
Muslim who has never eaten pork nor tasted
alcohol in her life); her son Hadi, her daughter
Diba and her husband Farhad; and her other
son Mehdi and his wife Bahareh.
They were initially attracted to the Gospel by
our simple presentation of the Lord Jesus,
without all the theology which they had
encountered elsewhere which made it so hard
for them to clearly grasp what Christianity was
all about.
Here we are enjoying Greek coffees together
afterwards. Several were in tears after the
baptisms. The real Christ was the One they
had searched for for several years- and now
had found. So many prefer to spend a lifetime
searching, but others know the truth they are
looking for when they find it and are
unashamed to say they have found it.
Carelinks | Italy
W
e continued the feeding scheme and
outreach in September, supporting
brother Joseph and his amazing house group
of genuinely interested folks. We had a great
team from the UK, and it was truly a spiritual
experience to work together in catering, food
and clothing distribution, as well as Bible
distribution and reading those Bibles together
and with others.
The migrants are kept in ‘camps’, such as
disused schools. They are taken from the
beaches when they arrive on to the camps
where they can stay for six months. But food
and clothing are not provided, although local
organizations provide some camps with these
things. The camps therefore vary immensely.
Muslim organizations take food for the
Muslims, who are the majority in the camps;
Baptism service at coffee shop in Italy