Please use this prayer calendar to intercede for us while we are in Athens. We will be working with
our missionaries, Nathan and Lori Duhan in refugee day centers, serving meals, helping with
laundry, doing simple crafts with women and children, listening to the refugees share their stories,
and sharing the hope we have in Christ.
Friday, April 14--Saturday April 15
We leave for Athens Friday afternoon. Pray for efficiency guiding our group through airports, good health, safe and uneventful travels, that we will make our connections, and that all of our luggage and items will arrive intact. The team arrives late Saturday evening. Also, pray God would relieve any fears we have going into a new situation and culture. Pray that we will remain “flexible” for the entire trip!
Easter Sunday, April 16
We are excited to have the opportunity to celebrate Easter in Greece. Pray that we joyfully enter into the local church service and traditions celebrating our Risen Savior. “Easter, or Pascha in Greek, is the most important religious holiday of the Orthodox Church marking the resurrection of Christ and the chance of rebirth for mankind. When the clock strikes 12 on Easter Saturday, people tell each other Christos Anesti! (Christ is risen!) and Alithos Anesti! (He is truly risen!) as a response, while they bring back home their lit candles to bless their house and symbolize the Light’s return to the world.” (Greek Reporter)
Monday, April 17
This will be our first day ministering to the refugees. Kathy asks for prayer that God will open our hearts and eyes to each person that we meet, and that they will see Christ in us.
Tuesday, April 18
Pray for our encounters with women and children as we work on crafts together, that it will be a means of encouragement and will open the way for conversation and fellowship despite differences in language and culture.
Wednesday, April 19
Pray for our strength, endurance, good health , and that we remain flexible for whatever tasks we are asked to do at the day centers and that we will have opportunities to encourage and share with those we meet.
Thursday, April 20
Please pray for guidance and wisdom for Nathan and Lori Duhan, who are still in the process of applying for long-term visas to remain in Greece. They have encountered several obstacles.
Friday, April 21
Our last day in Athens. Pray for the hearts and minds of the refugees who are stranded in Athens in terrible living conditions waiting for their asylum claims to be processed. The camps here are meant to be temporary, but thousands of people have been here for over a year and are feeling hopeless and desperate. Pray that they will come to know Christ, who is our only hope.
Saturday, April 22
We fly back to Greensboro. Pray for safe travels and that we will be mindful of the Lord’s faithfulness, provision, protection, and works throughout the trip. Please pray for us as we transition back to our daily routines and continue to reflect on our experience.
Friday, April 14--Saturday April 15
We leave for Athens Friday afternoon. Pray for efficiency guiding our group through airports, good health, safe and uneventful travels, that we will make our connections, and that all of our luggage and items will arrive intact. The team arrives late Saturday evening. Also, pray God would relieve any fears we have going into a new situation and culture. Pray that we will remain “flexible” for the entire trip!
Easter Sunday, April 16
We are excited to have the opportunity to celebrate Easter in Greece. Pray that we joyfully enter into the local church service and traditions celebrating our Risen Savior. “Easter, or Pascha in Greek, is the most important religious holiday of the Orthodox Church marking the resurrection of Christ and the chance of rebirth for mankind. When the clock strikes 12 on Easter Saturday, people tell each other Christos Anesti! (Christ is risen!) and Alithos Anesti! (He is truly risen!) as a response, while they bring back home their lit candles to bless their house and symbolize the Light’s return to the world.” (Greek Reporter)
Monday, April 17
This will be our first day ministering to the refugees. Kathy asks for prayer that God will open our hearts and eyes to each person that we meet, and that they will see Christ in us.
Tuesday, April 18
Pray for our encounters with women and children as we work on crafts together, that it will be a means of encouragement and will open the way for conversation and fellowship despite differences in language and culture.
Wednesday, April 19
Pray for our strength, endurance, good health , and that we remain flexible for whatever tasks we are asked to do at the day centers and that we will have opportunities to encourage and share with those we meet.
Thursday, April 20
Please pray for guidance and wisdom for Nathan and Lori Duhan, who are still in the process of applying for long-term visas to remain in Greece. They have encountered several obstacles.
Friday, April 21
Our last day in Athens. Pray for the hearts and minds of the refugees who are stranded in Athens in terrible living conditions waiting for their asylum claims to be processed. The camps here are meant to be temporary, but thousands of people have been here for over a year and are feeling hopeless and desperate. Pray that they will come to know Christ, who is our only hope.
Saturday, April 22
We fly back to Greensboro. Pray for safe travels and that we will be mindful of the Lord’s faithfulness, provision, protection, and works throughout the trip. Please pray for us as we transition back to our daily routines and continue to reflect on our experience.
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