June 7

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From Bro Logan:

Today was a day full of trying to get paperwork for the electrical hook-up at the church building. After waiting in lines, making phone calls, driving to multiple locations in the city, and meeting with people in the know, we still have not completed all of the hurdles but are much closer. While we were occupied with this activity, the ladies did their shopping.

While driving into the city, my phone rang. Another move of God. Several weeks ago when the first team was here with Bro. Knox, the Lord brought a Romanian family toward us during a street meeting. The opportunity for me to witness to them in the Romanian language was a real joy. They had been living in Thessaloniki for about a year. I had given them a tract with my phone number. Today they called while we were driving. Excitedly they asked, “Do you remember us? Have you found a place yet for Bible studies and church? We really want to meet with you as soon as possible. Do you think you could have the building ready for this Sunday? We are looking forward to coming.” We were (are) speechless. They had not given me their phone number but had kept mine.

Tears filled my eyes as I watched the dear man (Gregorios) who had labored as an electrician in our house and the team house speak with Bro. Takis about faith in Christ. We have prayed and loved this man for more than a month now. Gregorios is a hard-working man who loves his family and is searching for the truth. For some reason he sincerely loves us. He has introduced his wife to us and many times has helped us while refusing payment for his services. His countenance and spirit is better than the majority of believers I know. When I ask how he is doing he responds with, “Glory to God”. The man reminds me of Cornelius. He is trying to be a good person, and he is, but he needs to be born again. Please pray for this dear man and his family. He reads all our tracts, hugs us, and openly speaks with us about the Lord while quoting parts of the Bible. Bro. Takis even invited him to visit Zakynthos Island as his guest. He said he had been wanting to visit there for many years and couldn’t believe the offer. He said he wanted to get away from this vile world and go someone peaceful where he can pray to God. Bro. Takis said, “I’ll go with you to the mountain, and we will pray together.” He knows the priests are fake but still has things mixed up doctrinally. PRAY FOR THIS MAN DEAR SAINTS OF GOD. Bear the burden of this man in intercession with us!

Update from Linda and Nicole:

Woke up our first day rested and well. Praise God. The Logans graciously gave up their home for us to stay here with the ladies while Brother Brent and his son stay in the team house with Angelo. They have made it very comfortable for us. What selfless people they are here doing the Lord’s work.

Spent day with Logan family ladies buying groceries and then exploring area around their house with their youngest daughter Lydia. Were able to give out tracts en route. Most accepted, but some refused, telling us clearly they were Greek Orthodox, so were already Christians. One neighbor near their house was especially friendly. When he saw us, he walked over to talk to us. He thanked us for giving him a tract and assured us that he would read it. His name is John. Please pray for John’s salvation. He has what looks like a decorative Greek Orthodox personal prayer chamber in his front yard.

After dinner with the Logan ladies, Linda and I ventured out to learn to catch a bus here to help with getting around. The Logan ladies walked us to the bus stop near their house, and we made it successfully from there to the main bus station at IKEA and then back to their house by about 11pm. En route while learning about the bus routes/system, we were able to pass out many tracts personally, left some on vehicle car doors, and had a few conversations with those that could speak English. Big crowds there at the bus station…but a rough crowd as it was late evening time.

At the main bus station at IKEA, we had a deep conversation with a Greek Orthodox security worker. We started the conversation by asking him to read John 3:16 out loud to us in Greek from the tract. He gladly did, and he even translated it into English for us. His English was very good. When we asked him if he believed what he had read, he quickly and confidently answered yes and that he was a Christian. However, after a few more questions, he soon went on to explain that he was Greek Orthodox, had recently seen the priest, which was his “window to God” (his words), and he believed everyone can have their own religion in their own country. When we asked him if he had ever read the Bible, he said that he did not have a Bible, nor could he trust the Bible anyways because it was just written by men. He admitted he did not know where he was going when he died, but insisted on believing in his own way. He is 24 and his English name is George. Please pray for a change of heart in George and that he’d humble himself before the true God and Savior Jesus Christ.

While I continued to talk with George, Linda began witnessing to 3 teens at the bus station. They did not express any interest in the tracts, and mostly mocked Linda, but they ended up riding the same bus back that we did, and opened up to practice some basic English expressions with us.

Many of the people here have been very kind to help and talk to us. Most will receive a tract. The last soul we handed a tract tonight on our walk home (a young girl probably in her early 20s) from the bus station responded by smiling, and saying in perfect English, “Thank you!”

Tomorrow we will get to begin our day by helping to clean the building where the church will meet on Sunday for the first time. What a privilege to be here for the first service!

Grocery shopping with Logan family ladies

Night bus crew witnesser

Reading a tract on the bus

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June 6 Part 2

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Afternoon Street Meeting of June 6

It was a joy yesterday to take the gospel again to the streets of Thessaloniki. This time we went with Pastor Takis Korianitis and Bro. Anestis, both from Zakynthos Island. Literally, as soon as we exited our parked car, a man approached Bro. Takis to try and sell something. The conversation quickly turned spiritual with the man admitting that he could not be saved because he was a thief. Bro. Takis told him of the love of Christ for his soul and that Jesus had loved another thief once, the one by him on the cross. The man was overwhelmed at the simplicity of the gospel and received the tract with the phone number. Before the day would be finished, Bro. Takis would be shocked as well at the openness of the people in this city to the gospel. A door of opportunity has evidently been opened here.


Evening Meeting Concerning the Building Contract (June 6th)

THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED. WE HAVE THE KEY. RENT HAS BEEN PAID. TOMORROW CLEAN UP WILL BEGIN. It will take a miracle, but we will attempt a Bible study there on Sunday. We are waiting on some final paperwork that must be done before the electricity is hooked up. The water is already there. Nothing could have gone more smoothly. We are indebted to the Spirit of God who brought this to pass, to those who prayed for this, to the faithful supporters of this work that enabled this to be financially possible, and to Pastor Korianitis who unselfishly signed the contracts by faith for us in order to make everything legal with Greek authorities. May Jesus Christ be praised! Bro. Logan, Bro. Korianitis, Bro. Angelo, Bro. Anestis, and Bro. Logan’s son Benjamin gathered together inside the building and prayed together for the Lord to sanctify and use the building for the glory of Jesus Christ and the propagation of His word. Bless the Lord!

Bro. Angelo and Bro. Takis having dual conversations about the word of God at the same time.

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June 6

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Brother Angelo sends these highlights of his weekend:

The last time I saw my cousins and my mum’s sister was twenty-two years ago. Then I was lost as could be. Now I am saved as could be. I set off on a beautiful scenic bus ride to preach the precious gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. When I spoke to Pastor Takis from the Bible-believing church in Zakinthos asking if he knew my aunt and uncle, he said he had been witnessing to them for years and that his nephew works at my cousin’s restaurant and that his brother owns a restaurant across the road from my aunty. Coincidence or God’s divine providence?! It is amazing how our God is always answering prayer, even when we know nothing of it.

When I approached my aunty in their store with Brother Takis and got talking with her she did not notice me as I was acting as a tourist. Then Brother Takis asked her if she had any family in Australia and she said, “I do.” Then I said, “I am Sofia’s son Evvangelos Goussis.” She nearly had a cardiac arrest. It took me half an hour to convince her it was me, poor thing. We hugged and kissed and she told me it was the time of her son’s wedding and I was welcomed to come. Praise God, it was a wonderful opportunity to testify of God’s simple plan of salvation to my cousins. Numbers were exchanged and tracts were passed out. I learned that my cousin’s wife Dianna is from Thessaloniki, so in the winter they will be living in Thessaloniki as their business closes down. He took my number and said we would catch up. My aunty also told me Rita, another aunt lived in Kavala one hour from where we live, and her daughter lives – you guessed it – in Thessaloniki. Praise God.

There was an older man called Nikos at the table where I was sitting. As we got talking I preached to him JESUS. He listened with a tender heart and took a gospel tract. We spoke for about an hour. The amazing thing was that his brother Jimmy is my dad’s best friend and lives in our street back in Sydney. Can you believe that?! Please be praying for precious souls who have received the living seed who must be saved before its eternally too late. thank you for praying; God is doing a great work here. PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME — TRULY LORD GOD HOW GREAT THOU ART!!!!

Team 2 – Travel Report

Linda Stand and Nicole Josey, from THE BIBLE Baptist Church in Deland are the second team assisting with Project Thessalonica. Tuesday / Wednesday were their eventful travel days. They write:

It is Thursday 9 a.m. We are up and raring to go. I believe we will get to work in the new building today, along with exchanging money and buying groceries.

We had good flights, no delays, including the long uncomfortable one from Chicago to Germany without any sleep. The turbulence was very bad during the night as we went through a lot of storms. We did get a bit of a nap on the benches before our last leg.

There were no problems going through Customs. All the tracts made it through. Praise the Lord!!

Linda got her first Passport Stamp and Nicole’s book is full.

We witnessed to a man on the first flight. He could not understand why we would care enough for people to make a trip to tell them about Jesus. He listened to the gospel, was very polite – but rejected it. He did take a tract. We could see he had NO joy, and he could see we had plenty. Pray for Justin to be saved.

On our flight to Germany, the only Chinese woman in the whole flight was sitting across from Nicole!! Who planned that I wonder? They hit it off and Nicole, who speaks Chinese fluently, did all she could to proclaim Christ to her. She did take a tract, Praise the Lord.

After napping at the Dusseldorf airport, I woke up to Greeks talking all around me. The teaching from Brother Bernard’s classes at THE BIBLE Baptist Church kicked in and we were off in conversations. Most of them knew English, only the elderly did not. I enjoyed using the Greek I had learned. The people were very kind and patient, smiling as they watched us pause to think of the next word. We realized we had NO tracts, as all the English ones we had brought for use in Greece we passed out in the airport in Chicago and all the Greek ones were packed in the check in luggage.

A man from Albania sat with us for the last flight. He did not understand English or Greek (nor Spanish, or German, or Chinese). We now knew what it was like at the tower of babel. We tried to do drawings of the Cross, and Empty Tomb and pointed to nails in hands (the sign for Jesus). He shook his head and pointed upward. I got out the laptop and showed him all the slide photos of the Good News Club lessons and songs with a lot of detailed photos of Jesus, that we use teaching the children in the public schools back home.

We assume he had some kind of religion as he did the mark of the cross as Catholics do, but when the liquor cart came by he was trying to buy us drinks! Pray the Holy Spirit will work with the seeds that were planted.

There were also two G. O. priests in black with hats on that flight. We had the opportunity to talk to one. He was rude and cut us right off before we could tell him anything about Jesus. He had a big wooden box hanging around his neck and held what looked like a small New Testament size book.

We are so thrilled to be here. Please pray for us.

An American Christian, witnessing to a Chinese woman in her native language, enroute to give the gospel in Greece.

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June 5

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Project Thessalonica not only depends upon the workers in the field but upon the prayers and support of those at home. The doors to the city have not come open by chance. The response of the people, the doors of opportunity, and the liberty we have enjoyed all redound to the glory of a living God who has heard and answered the prayers of His people. Brother Angelo has returned to the city, and with him Pastor Korianitis and some other men from the church in Zakynthos Island. Team two from the states, Linda Strand and Nicole Josey, fine witnesses for Jesus from THE BIBLE Baptist Church in DeLand are flying over today. There should be a full crew on the streets this week. Lord willing, contracts will soon be signed for the building which will house the church.

As with all that we have done for Jesus, our only means of fund-raising for the project is PRAYER. Since the first reports went out on May 15 we are happy to report that just under $8000 has been sent to help with the work in Greece. To God be the glory.

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June 2

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Please pray for Bro. Angelo from Friday (1st) through Monday (4th) as he has traveled 12 hours by bus from Thessaloniki to Zakynthos Island to be with Pastor Takis Korianitis of whom we have written. He is the dear Greek brother aiding our efforts in so many ways especially in legal areas (photo).

During this visit, Bro. Angelo is attempting to witness to his aunt, uncle, and other relatives for whom he has prayed many years. We mentioned how God has been working in their lives in a previous update. Although very excited to be going, he expressed sadness in leaving Thessaloniki only for a few days. This man’s heart is truly in this city for the sake of the gospel.

Also, we want everyone to pray for the contract for the building for Bible studies to be finalized this coming Tuesday (June 5). Things are looking good for this possibility with God’s help and grace.

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May 31

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Another good day of giving the gospel on the streets of Thessaloniki. Below is the highlight.

While Angelo was preaching on the street in Greek, an older man came out of nowhere rather abruptly toward Benjamin who was holding a scripture sign. Not getting a response in Greek from Benjamin, he went straight toward Angelo even though he was in the middle of his proclamation. I thought this was an interruption of the devil. I couldn’t have been more wrong. This man gets right in the face of Angelo and says, “Are you the man I have been calling on the phone about the church? I am Theodore.” Angelo stopped preaching in unbelief. “Yes!” The man embraces Angelo in a long bear hug for all the world to see. Another divine appointment. Meanwhile, I am in engaged in a stout confrontation with a G.O. man who sarcastically asks me where I get money to be able to do what I do. Throwing it back in his court, I ask him where he gets his money. He stammers and stutters to find an answer that won’t come. Before he can change the subject, I pose the question again. He nervously says, “I work to get my money.” I reply to him, “I work too…for Jesus.” He quickly moves on to another subject to contend with me about his god (the Greek Orthodox church). Not knowing we were conversing in English, Angelo comes over thinking maybe the language barrier is hindering the conversation. The man and Angelo go at it with scripture on one side and vain religion on the other. Standing on the sidelines hearing it all is Theodore. The dear man who has been calling us several times waiting for us to open a church for Bible studies after he found our phone number on a tract. I am thinking that the stout argument may be perilous for this new soul. The G.O. man turns directly to Theodore and warns him to stay away from us because our words will draw him into heresy. Before Angelo can rebuke this devilish attempt at subversion, Theodore says, “This man is speaking the truth. You are wrong. I don’t need to go to a priest to get forgiven. I can go directly to Jesus just like Angelo says.” Hallelujah! The G.O. man walks off angrily after we have a few more words. Theodore continues to beam and tells Angelo that he can’t wait for us to open a place where he can come hear the word of God. We can’t wait either. Pray that the details of the contract and building renovation will move with speed.

Another door of opportunity was opened when we had a meeting with the landlord of the Missions house. The landlord, who had not yet met Angelo, has his same first name in Greek. He has always been hesitant and cautious about who we were but after speaking with Angelo for about twenty minutes, you would think they were best friends as all the suspicion seemed to fade away. Angelo gave him the gospel clearly with hopes of many more opportunities to water the seed sown.

The effectual prayers of God’s people continue to make a difference day after day.

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May 30

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FROM BRO. BRENT:

Angelo’s last name is Goussis. Before he arrived in Greece, I was shocked to find one of his distant cousins working in our rental houses as a plumber. Nick Goussis is 22 years old. He was shocked to learn of Angelo coming and could not understand why he would leave a good job in Australia to come to Thessaloniki to tell people the word of God. We set up a meeting with him. For over two hours we enjoyed one another’s company over a meal while telling this young man of his need of repentance and faith. He stated his fear of death and said he was not ready to die. We both told him we were ready to die and meet God because of the gift of salvation through the person of Jesus Christ. He was shocked at how simple the plan of salvation was. He is the typical young person caught up in striving for money, women, and the good life. He also admitted the emptiness inside. Please pray for his soul. Angelo was very direct with him about his sin but very loving at the same time. We ended our conversation by giving him a Bible. He was overwhelmed that we would give him such a gift. He kept looking at the inside page almost dumbfounded. Angelo quickly pulled out another version which was approved by the G.O. church in case this was a problem to him. Nick quickly said his mother had one of those, and he was uninterested in that one. He wanted the one we gave him. He was just in awe of receiving it.

Finally, our day hit a crescendo over a phone call. Bro. Angelo called Pastor Takis Korianitis on Zakynthos island. This good brother has been used by the Lord to open so many doors for us. Although he and his Independent Baptist church is eight and a half hours from us, he has used his legal status with the Greek government as an umbrella for all of our activities in order for them to be legal. He also is willing to sign the contract for us on the building for the church. This will legally allow us to start a church in the city. The selflessness, trust, and love this brother has is an example to the believers. Anyway, back to the conversation. While speaking with Pastor Takis about the status of our contract for the church building, Angelo asks if he has ever heard of his uncle and aunt (mother’s sister) who live on this island. Angelo had been praying for years for the Lord to send someone to witness to them about the gospel. When Angelo spoke their names, Pastor Takis began laughing aloud for joy. He said, “I have been witnessing to them for years. Now I know how we can better reach them! Their nephew can come and help me show them the gospel!” Words can’t convey the explosion in Angelo’s heart. God had answered his prayer by sending a witness without him knowing it, and by God’s grace in the future, he himself will make a trip to show them Jesus with this good Pastor. Angelo said, “I just can’t take much more of this.” These divine appointments continue to show themselves on a daily basis. Sometimes it seems we are just along for the ride as God is doing His work.

Yesterday we received a call out of the blue from some fellow believers who live more than 2 hours away from Thessaloniki. They are relatives of a dear Christian lady in Rochester, NY. who attends Old Paths Baptist Church. They said they would like to come to Thessaloniki to meet us. This occurred today. They have no Bible believing church in their city and stated their interest in coming to our Bible studies when we open the building for church services. What a joy to know that the Lord has His people everywhere and that they are willing to go to great lengths to find fellowship and the word of God! Just amazing. We were also pleased to meet with some other of their relatives, one of which lives in Thessaloniki with her family. Pray for these dear people.

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May 29

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(Bro. Angelo’s report)

Thanks be to our God for another day to head out with the Logan family to tell precious souls about the saving power of our saviour Jesus Christ.

Brother Brent took us to the Galerius’ Arch, a small fishing pond a great place to witness. As the scripture signs were stationed in position the gospel tracts started to flow. Then brother Brent starts to preach the gospel and the conversations start. A crowd gathers and people start to ask questions. As I look around, everyone had groups of people all around them engaged in conversation. Some ridicule, others reject thinking we are JWs, but many for the first time hear about the true living God and his love and his simple plan of salvation for their souls. Mrs. Cindy has 4 Greek young people around her speaking in English (picture 1 below), Benjamin is witnessing to a young man from the USA that is G.O. (picture 2 below), Bro. Brent is contending with a man about the difference between believing the Bible and tradition (picture 3 below), while I have 2 young men with me engaged in conversation about Christ. ALL OF THIS IS GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME.

These young people that Sister Cindy was witnessing to were complaining about Lydia being so young and that it was wrong for her to have no choice in the matter of what she was doing in passing out gospel tracts. Too bad the G.O. don’t apply the same reasoning to baptizing babies against their will. I explained to Anastasia, one of the girls, the Gospel of Jesus and that they have a free will to choose to accept or reject the Gospel. It was their choice. Praise God for a family that loves precious souls for whom Christ died. I pray that Christians back home would witness to my loved ones like that.

God leads me to a man sitting on a motor bike whose name is Gregory (picture 4). He is an off duty policeman and though he listens, he prefers to trust his G.O. religion. He said his brother is a priest but sadly says no one can be sure of heaven. He did not care for the word of God, but he heard the truth. Pray the Gospel will ring aloud in his heart and mind.

Bethany and Lydia come back to my back pack to reload gospel tracts as they pass out so many. Meanwhile, Brother Brent calls me over as he is witnessing to a young homeless lady who is addicted to drugs. As I start to share my testimony and show her the scriptures, she starts to read verse after verse (picture 5 below) as brother Brent distracts the drugged out boyfriend who was barely standing.

She starts to cry and wants to die. She shares that she has had so many over doses and is upset because God will not let her die. I explained to her that God loved her so much and wanted to save her soul and there was nothing worse then going to an eternal hell fire. Her name is Costadina. She says she wants a new life and wants to be clean inside and free from drugs and sin, but then sadly the addiction kicks in and she looks at me and says can you by me cigarettes.

Meanwhile brother Benjamin is witnessing to a man named Nikos another off duty police officer (picture 6 below).

This man looked so upset waving his hands around as I got closer. I could not believe what I was hearing, he was saying angrily, “the church, the priests are all corrupt thieves. They want money to bless, to pray, to marry, to baptize, to confess sins to. I am not going to give them anything. I am not going to pay for my salvation.” Benjamin and I could not agree more with him, and we told him salvation is a FREE GIFT FROM GOD. His face lit up and we said he could call to do a Bible study with us. He said he would. PRAISE GOD.

Brother Logan adds

INTERESTING OFFER
The National Greek Opera house of Thessaloniki has offered us a one day’s rental of their huge building to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and have a mass Bible give away in the city. The price was not cheap but neither was it exorbitant. I do not know if we will follow up on this or not, but it is interesting that they would even allow it. Similar meetings have been held in Romania and Moldova with great success. The open doors here are vast to say the least. We just need wisdom concerning which and when to enter.

Some events of the day lead into the report for the 30th….More to come…

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May 28 (part 2)

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Brother Logan writes:

We had a good witness in the city. We also spent more than an hour in the main city post office. The ladies in charge of mass mailings ushered us right in saying that usually appointments must be made in advance but strangely today there was no one tying them up. We were told that excluding business addresses and suburbs, there are 420,000 residences in Thessalonica receiving mail in boxes. We asked what just the DELIVERY would cost. She said we could negotiate but that the price would be about 4 euro cents per piece, which equals 16,800 euro to reach every dwelling in the entire city in 5 DAYS through a postman in each area. At the current exchange rate this equals $21,000.

Before we got any further, she asked what we wanted to mail. Angelo told them straight up that it would be the gospel of Jesus Christ with further instructions to contact us. She said NO PROBLEM as long as we WERE NOT Jehovah’s Witnesses. Amazing! She advised that it should be done in envelopes so people would not throw it away without reading it. She also said that she will send us a quote soon that would include the cost of the envelope, printing, stuffing, and delivery. I have no idea what this will cost, but we will wait for the quote as well as check other sources for pricing.

Angelo witnessed to both ladies, and they received gospel tracts gladly. While we were exiting, they said, “Times are so hard in Greece right now. People are searching for something. If you mail this to everyone, you will most likely get a large response from a lot of hurting people.” Tell the brethren to pray about this. If we had people on the streets every day for eight hours a day for a year just putting tracts in post boxes, we couldn’t cover half of the city with tracts in my opinion even IF we could get into all of the apartments (which is doubtful).

Large expense but a small price for the souls of men and for the peace to be able to say, “We are pure from the blood of all men in the vast city of Thessaloniki.”

Brother Angelo writes:

Praise the Lord for another day to go out and lift up our sin-forgiving saviour; preaching singing and passing out gospel tracts. Because of the word of God people are drawn to the scripture signs one after the other. They ask what is this as they receive gospel tracts from brother Brent and Benjamin his son who arrived in Greece last Friday.

Some respond in disgust saying if it’s not G.O. its blanky blank and so get out of our country. Then Brother Brent gets a bite and throws me the line.

A middle-aged G.O. man named Thanasis (picture 1 below) asked what we are. I said not JWs and he started to listen with a tender heart, hearing for the first time in his life of the one who loved him enough to die for him and that JESUS is the saviour, not any church or anyone or anything else. It is all about JESUS. He smiled and walked away saying thank you.

As Brother Benjamin gets all excited as he passes out tracts with one hand and holds the word of God in the other hand I see his dad calling me to come and talk to two very inquisitive G.O. ladies. They are very genuine sweet ladies. I told them straight away we are not JWs and this put them to ease. Then what are you? I said we are Bible believing Christians trusting in JESUS CHRIST alone for our salvation. One of the ladies asked the questions. The other was anxious to go because of work but Roula asked away, question after question. We believe the same thing you are telling us. I said aunty Roula if you both died right now where would you go? They said only God can know. I then explained God’s simple plan of salvation. Roula did not want to leave but her friend had to get to work and basically dragged her off. They were amazed that the Bible actually taught that JESUS CHRIST was the only way to the Father. I quoted John 14:6 and she helped me finish the verse.

There are people everywhere. This is deep sea fishing at its best. We can’t give out tracts quick enough. Some mock, some scorn, but most take them. One young lady Eva (PICTURE 2 below) takes a tract from brother Benjamin and as she starts to read the back of it (they all do that) I tell her straight away that we are not JWs but Bible Believing Christians preaching the good news about JESUS and his love for you. She sighed with relief and said that they are hated here and everyone here would think your JWs. I asked the question if she died right now where would she go. She told me she was a big sinner and on her way to hell fire and her only hope was confessing her sins to a priest. If she did not confess every one of her sins in time, she said sadly and tearfully, she would go to hell. I told her the priest is a sinner like all of us and cannot help you. Let me tell you about one that is not a sinner who can help you. I pleaded with her to turn to JESUS. After I explained the gospel she read all of John 3 and 1 John 5:9-13. She never ever heard of anything so beautiful. She smiled with new hope and said, “Thank you for giving me this good news. You have brought me close to God.” I tell these precious souls I am just the messenger it is God’s word speaking to their hearts and if they want to know more from the Bible they can call.

Picture 1

Picture 2

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May 28

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Brother Angelo writes:

Hey my brother its FULL ON. “EVERY DAY WITH JESUS IS SWEETER THAN THE DAY BEFORE”

I spoke to Illias again and he wants to come to church when we start. He invited himself. We are talking on the phone and building a friendship. I rang Avra the lady who rang us to see if were meeting anywhere and she was so excited that we found a building to rent. She offered to come and help do whatever she can. She said she was thinking about us when I rang and was overwhelmed thinking we had forgotten her. Then a man by the name of Theodore, not the pest, an older sounding man has been trying to call my phone last couple of days. I finally got him on his phone. He said he saw us on the street singing preaching and giving out Gospel tracts and wanted us to know he is one of us and wanted to tell us that everything we are doing is 100% of God. He wanted to tell us thank you for coming to Greece because its people need JESUS. When I told him we found a building he was excited and told me to call him so he could come and meet with us.

Brother please keep us in prayer as we pray for you. It almost does not feel real what is happening. PRAISE BE TO OUR GOD ALL GLORY TO HIS NAME ALONE.

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