My wife and I arrived safely in Thessaloniki around 10:00 on Thursday, December 6, whereupon we were greeted by Brothers Nesti and Charlie, who drove us back to the mission house to sleep. We stayed up a while and fellowshipped while folding tracts.
Friday morning, we met Bro. Joseph from Australia. Bro. Nesti and Bro. Joseph accompanied my wife and I to downtown
Thessaloniki where we walked the area, stopping at various points to pray for the city. We then met up with Brother Charlie’s family to transport them to the airport and bid them farewell.
After lunch we returned to downtown Thessaloniki to hand out approximately 600 gospel tracts. We then came back to the mission house, gathered our luggage, and “moved” into the Logans’ house.
Saturday morning, Bro. Nesti and Bro. Joseph came to the Logans’ house where we had breakfast prepared by my wife. Bro. Nesti, Bro. Joseph, and I went downtown to hand out approximately 1,000 gospel tracts while Irene went shopping. I was able to personally speak to a few Greeks, and I led a Nigerian man, Nikolas Tony, to the Lord while his saved Nigerian friend, Felix Anikan, listened and looked on. They said they were unable to come to church the next day because of work, but they promised to be there the following Sunday.
Upon our arrival from handing out tracts, we were greeted by a full table for lunch / dinner. Later we fellowshipped and folded gospel tracts, then went over my sermon for the following morning. My wife called some ladies about joining us for church but did not reach them.
Sunday morning, we picked up Nesti and Joseph and went to church. As Nesti, Joseph, and I prayed outside at the corner, Bro. Mikey Telemachus entered. We fellowshipped together before church started. We started church, prayed, sang, and preached. Bright entered during the preaching. There were a total of six adults present. After church, we returned back to the house, had lunch, and fellowshipped until Nesti and Joseph of Australia went back to the mission home and my wife and I took Bro. Mikey to his home. Bro. Mikey told us his nephew is saved, and he is going to try to arrange a meeting this coming week for us to meet and fellowship and encourage his nephew and his family to visit us at church.
We have truly enjoyed ourselves and count it an honour and a privilege to minister to the people of our heritage.
Pastor John & Irene Koletas
