Today was a slower day for laundry and showers at Alliance, and not as many people dropped by as the previous days. This allowed us to spend some great time chatting and practicing English with some of the teen girls and making beaded bracelets with a group of ladies and teen boys. Most of this particular group have been in Athens for a year and have applied for asylum in other countries like Germany and Sweden.
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L to R: Fara 14, Rohid 17, Nadim 16. Several shared their stories with us. Nadim walked out of Afghanistan with his parents and 2 sisters, and then took a ship to get to Greece. But tragically during their journey his 17-year-old sister fell off the ship and was killed by the propeller. Rohid is gifted at jewelry making. He and his father are hoping to join his mother and younger sister in Hamburg, Germany, but they have no idea when, or even if, they will be approved to go.
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Rohid made this and several other beautiful bracelets while we were together.
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Christine, (left) an Alliance volunteer, making bracelets with one of the ladies. Christine and her husband are from Germany and have been at the Alliance Relief Center for a few months; she is an expert at all the jobs that need to get done. She is kind, cheerful, and has a special way with the children. It's been a joy to serve with her this week.
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