Dear Friend: To view this in your browser click here These are truly unprecedented times. You may have seen Greece in the news a lot lately. Greece is in a very crucial season. There are long lines at banks everywhere you look. People are afraid and desperate. There is a daily charge/withdrawal limit for the people here of 60 euros per day. This makes it difficult for people to pay bills, when they don’t have access to their money. There is also a vote today whether Greece will stay in the European Union. This is a critical time for this country. We believe that God has brought us here at such a time as this and feel a great burden to pray and raise awareness- to give a call to prayer for Greece. Please stand with us in prayer lifting up Greece. Jesus is the answer. He is all-sufficient. “God is able to do abundantly above and beyond all we can ask or think.” Ephesians 3:20 “Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession. Psalm 2:8 So we are contending and praying for God to give us Greece. When we tell people that we just moved to Greece. They are always very curious, everyone's response is ‘why did you want to leave California to come here in this season?’ it takes all we've got in us to not say that we are here to share the love of Jesus. We suffice to say that we love Greece and the people and that is why we are here. They are mostly people we interact with regularly so we pray as we continue those interactions that divine conversations will happen that will open up their understanding of God's love and His desire for a personal relationship that they have never realized before. An unexpected surprise was the arrival of our ‘Abz' among the many nicknames we’ve given her. Abigail wanted to serve the Lord in serving a missionary family as a nanny for the summer. She's a wonderful girl with a soft heart for the things of the Lord and with strong convictions about life. You can follow her blog for some of her experiences here http://www.smalltownclouds.com/topics/adv-greece/ . She has helped us with homeschooling finishing off the year (one more week left!!!) as well as being a positive influence for our girls while we are busy putting multiple lesson plans together for the upcoming VBS called 'Center of the New Generation’. As well the follow up program that will take place during the school season. Operating the playground while providing after-school tutoring as well as english and music lessons for the community. We are settled in our apartment now. Stephen got his permit to live in Greece for a year! Yay! It took over 2 months, but praise the Lord we have it. Stephen’s parents came for a week to visit, which was a very sweet time. We have had friends from our church back home The Church on the Way come spend most of a day with us, which was so sweet and encouraging. Stephen has preached for the youth three times now, one was tonight. Evangelia is finding her rhythm with homeschooling and finding balance with a new and very different schedule. The girls are loving their new home and having their own space. They love being involved at church and have made friends. They feel at home, which we love, and now they are begging for a puppy… :) Greece is having a very crucial vote today. VBS starts tomorrow. Also we have the camp for the youth the following week. With the economy in such a bad shape and camp a week away no one has paid yet. Today is the deadline for youth to pay for camp or it will be cancelled. The cost is $100 per person. If anyone feels inspired to give a scholarship please send me an email. Thank you all so much. You are in our hearts and prayers. We love you. Stephen & Evangelia Larkin Prayer Requests:
Greetings from Gabriela Zoe & Agapi (Left) Lines at banks all over Athens. (Right) Very loud protests of people wanting out of the EU. Check out our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/larkinsinGreece we will be posting a video greeting from our family soon. God bless you. Thank you for being a part of our team both prayerfully and financially. We cannot do this without you. For those who would like to give or to setup monthly giving here is the link: https://www.foursquaremissions.org/donate/people/larkin-stephen-and-evangelia/ God bless you! 100% of Every Donation Goes Directly to Reach Greece! Click the donate button to give financially today or go to https://www.foursquaremissions.org/donate/people/larkin-stephen-and-evangelia/and follow the prompts to donating online. On Check memo line write: "Greece Led By Larkins" and make Checks out to: Foursquare Missions International PO Box 26776 Los Angeles, CA 90026
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Larkins In Greece