Life In Greece

Life in Greece is much like life in the United States; the kids are still running around with nothing to do and the parents are running from jobs to the market then home each night. Life is not different around the world; ideas are different, languages are different but our God will never change. The foundation of the world and the hope of eternity lay in the hands of those who choose to explore the truths of God. The choice to take a gift we are not worthy of and live life with the secret wisdom of Christ. My joy is that the secret wisdom of God is no secret to those who believe in Him. The secret is revealed when we enter into the relationship with Christ.
The culture in Greece is very different from that in America. The Greeks are very into relationships and spending time with one other. They are not structured with tasks planned out for weeks to come and organization is unheard of. They truly live in the moment.
I will take some time to tell you some of the things I have done in Greece and how God has been moving in my life but I will not be able to fully explain the depths of His vision for me due to the fact that I feel like I will be putting Him in a box and limiting His mighty power.
The main focus of this week has been this community center that I will be working with when I return in the fall. This center is in a community that has been forgotten by Athens and are lower class. They are not the wealthy or middle class but live from penny to penny. Many of the kids in the area have to work to help with money and are not able to attend school. In the fall the center will function as a school for many of the kids but will also be used in many other areas.
I have been honored to met up with two teams of ladies this week who have also helped with the community center. The center will be ready to open tonight with many long days of hard work; putting together sinks, painting tables, and cleaning windows. Although each day many different tasks are performed the love put into the building is alive and growing. The love and the hope is based on what God has laid on each of their hearts. The amazing part of the work these ladies are doing is the mere fact that they will not see the full fruits of their labor; although they have been blessed with a taste.
Each person on each team had different gifts and different visions but Chirst brought all those different ideas and formed a beautiful evenly balanced group of ladies. The fact that for a week 12 ladies could all work in a small room with no air conditioner doing hard labor without complaining and bickering was an intervention by God himself. Christ was kind enough to give each person inspiration each day by revealing His truth to each of them in a variety of ways.
I will always remember these ladies and the blessing and acceptance they openly gave me. They will remain in my heart and share a special place never to be forgotten. Each one taught me something special and opened my eyes to Christ in a whole new light. They truly showed me the perfect love of Christ from the moment they walked into my life. I will continue to pray for each of them as they go their seperate ways and remember the impact they had in my life.