Leftover T Shirts from Explosion
Most clothing donations for the refugees come from Europe, but the team did manage to bring about 100 TShirts that were left over from explosion as a donation.
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Camp experience
“If you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light shall dawn in the darkness, and your darkness shall be as noonday. The Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.” Isaiah 58:10-11 A refugee camp is a place that must be experienced to be understood, and even then there are only levels of understanding. I (Abbie) am experiencing it as a Eurorelief volunteer. I can understand that. But for the people of concern who live here, their understanding is raw and heartbreaking and kind and thankful. In the few short days I have been here, I have seen all of these and so much more that cannot be put into words: the stories that are too traumatic and unbearable to even imagine, but these stories intersect with such kindness and compassion that these people of different cultures extend to each other....
Why are you here?
I never thought I (Calandra) would get asked this question so many times. For the months leading up to this mission trip, I prepared to answer this very specific question once I arrived at the camp, since I knew at some point the refugees would ask me this. I needed to provide a genuine answer, not something scripted and rehearsed. Of course I wanted to “be the hands and feet of the Lord,” but honestly didn’t know how that statement would translate into action for me. I prepared to answer a question for everyone else that I had yet to answer myself. I attempted to give an explanation that I did not even fully understand to be quite honest. I didn’t have a specific reason. I just knew that God wanted me to go to Greece. “Why are you here?” is a question that sounds so simple, yet I struggled to come up with a short and quick answer. I struggled because the answer was not short and ...
Day 1: God of the Nations
After a couple of travel issues, we all arrived on the island of Lesvos, Greece either late last night (Saturday) or early this morning (Sunday). We were greeted by an unusual rain shower for July at breakfast and on the way to church which provided a reprieve from the typical 90 degree heat. We had two options for church this morning. The first was a Greek Evangelical church that had a combined Greek/English time of worship and a message translated into both languages. The other was Oasis, an evangelical church that refugees and many Eurorelief volunteers attend. This had familiar worship songs in English and had a message in English that was also translated into Farsi and French. At this church, shoes are removed at the door, and everyone is seated on mats on the floor. At lunch, we each got to compare our experiences. One of my (Aubrey) favorite experiences on any mission trip is multi-cultural worship. It's a reminder of how big and how personal our God is at the sam...
Finally made it!
It took (most of us) 25 hrs total to get here, but we've finally arrive, check into the hotel where we will be staying this week, and maybe even catch up on some sleep.
