Stories from the Field

August 2003

Athens, Anyone?

There is something happening in Greece other than the Olympics coming in 2004. There is the unprecedented opportunity to reach out to Greek citizens and tourists before, during, and after the Games. There is nothing like sport to bring people from all over the world together for a few moments.

Recently, we had a volunteer team come to Athens and minister to kids at an evangelical camp outside the city. This was important because being anything other than Greek Orthodox as a Greek citizen means being ostracized and ridiculed. Greeks are very religious, but know little about the Bible and having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. They follow traditions and rituals without allowing God to impact their lives on a daily basis.

Would you consider coming and helping us proclaim and glorify the "unknown God" to the citizens of Greece and to the hundreds of thousands of tourists who will be here for the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad next August?

—The Athens Team

Projects in Athens:

International World Changers
June 19 - 26, 2004
For more information, call 1-800-789-4693
Collegiate Teams