Dear Friends, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ from Athens. I would like to highlight for you the evangelistic trips we have had around Greece. It is a group of 9 mostly young people led by pastor George. Our first three were in Karditsa, Tripoli and Kalamata. In the month of April we went to central Greece for a two day trip and visited a sister who lives in Volos and then went to Karditsa, which is at the heart (kardia) of Greece, thus its name. We did evangelism at the main square of each city sharing the good news with whoever would listen and we also met with two small groups of believers in two different areas and we worshiped together and encouraged each other. 7 people gave their hearts to Jesus on that trip. Two people stood out to me, one of them would not talk with us without finding out if we were orthodox or not- he told us that his faith is “ortha” which means right (where the term orthodox comes from) and he said “I am right” before he walked off unwilling to listen. We also got to talk with an older man, Thomas, about the gospel and he was receptive. If you think of Thomas pray that the seeds sown into his heart will bear much fruit. My partner Konstantinos and I talked to a group of three young men who were in the army and they were very receptive. Please pray that they will continue to seek the Lord and that the Holy Spirit will bring back to their memory the things we talked about and make the decision to follow Jesus. We celebrate because a teenager, George, prayed to receive Christ in his heart. Please pray that they will stay connected to a group of believers so they can grow in Christ. In the month of May we went on a one day trip to Tripoli (Three City), which is in southern Greece. Every time before we start talking to people we pray that the Lord will lead us to people. As we started to go give the “good wishes” to people we were met with hostility. We were expecting it to some degree because as we had learned a little bit about the history we knew that the people of that city are very proud. One person walked away reading it and then walked back and forcibly gave it back. Though this was one person that was the overall feel from the people in general. When we saw this we all got together and under the direction of pastor George we started to worship and knelt to the ground to adopt the opposite spirit of humility instead of pride. When our worship time was over we went out again this time not telling them that we have a ‘good wish’ but rather with something to think about. The atmosphere had changed and people started to gladly receive them and it opened the door for conversations and 5 people received the Lord there. The last trip before summer break was in June. We went to the southern tip of the mainland in Kalamata, Kalamata olives anyone? In Kalamata we decided to worship and walk through the farmer’s market and talk to people. One of the people we got to talk to was a man who had recently lost his wife. He was grieving and at first he did not want to talk to us thinking we were Jehovah’s Witnesses and after that he did have a strong desire to steer the conversation to politics. Regardless we were able to share the good news of Jesus and pray with him. Please pray that this man’s heart will be touched by Jesus and the Holy Spirit will remind him of the things we shared with him as well as send others his way that will encourage him. At this last trip of the summer 2 received the Lord, and others accepted that we pray for them regarding their problems. We are planning to do these trips a monthly occurrence so please keep this team and trips in your minds and hearts. In His mission, Stephen and Evangelia. Thank you for being a part of our team both prayerfully and financially. We cannot do this without you. 100% of Every Donation Goes Directly to Reach Greece! For those who would like to give or to setup monthly giving click on the link: https://www.foursquaremissions.org/donate/people/larkin-stephen-and-evangelia/
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Larkins In Greece