Morley Update 2010 #27

Everyone,

God is moving in Greece - especially among the Afghan women! For some time we have had a group of women who have not only become friends but seekers of truth. Five of these women now meet weekly with three of our team mates for Bible Study. They not only study each week but read at home and call with questions about what they have read. One of these women has accepted Jesus but is still very shy about it not knowing what women outside the group will think. Recently we participated in a family camp put on by Hellenic Ministries. Our friend Sahar, a former Iranian refugee, who is a strong Christian and worker in the kingdom led the discussion times at the camp. The women were asked to write down their questions about the Bible or about Jesus and turn them in so no one would feel frightened to ask whatever they wanted. They had some great discussions and at the end of the camp TEN women said they would like to continue to study the Bible! We will have the first of those weekly studies next Tuesday with Sahar leading. Please pray for these two groups of women. Pray that God will complete the work He has started.

We had a good three days of meetings with Erik Olson. Erik is the director of Muslim Ministries for International Teams and he gave us a lot of good information. He lived in worked in Iraq with the Kurdish people and has a real heart for this ministry. We talked about Muslim's world view, their values, their culture and how all of that fits into the way we share Jesus with them.

Thursday night we had one of those special evenings where different cultures were gathered around our table. This was especially sweet because we brought our Pakistani friend Dr. "S" together with our Greek friends Fotis and Mary. Fotis is one of the guiding/preaching elders in our church. Erik Olson also joined us. Dr. "S" was able to share with Fotis and Mary the trials he has gone through and his anguish at being separated from his family. Fotis assured him of his love and support and that we would pray with him. Fotis also asked Dr. "S" to share a bit of his story with the church next week so the church can also pray. Dr. "S" talked about how he came to faith in Jesus Christ and his desire to be baptized. We will have a day soon where the church will gather either at the sea or at Kosmo Vision Center's pool and baptize Dr. "S" and then have a meal together. We are so thankful for the body of believers God has led to to be a part of and how they have welcomed our friend with open arms.

Saturday was a special day for our team. We saw our team mate Carolyn join her life together with "E" our Iranian brother in Christ. Their wedding was a sweet blend of cultures as the whole service was in English and Farsi. Most of the wedding was in the western style but they also included the Iranian "Honey Ceremony". The bride and groom dip their little finger into the honey and feed it to each other to symbolize their sweet and happy life together. Iranian couples also give a gift of sweets to the guests, so we were given little boxes with a piece of Iranian Candy and a Maple Sugar Leaf from Canada.

I wish all of you could experience the richness of culture that we see as our lives cross paths with people from all over the world. On our dining room wall it says "Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations..."Psalm 46:10 God is truly being exalted among the nations here in Greece - thank you for being a part of that. We love you all.


Serving Him Together,
Kent and Myrna Morley
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Elliniko 16777
Athens Greece
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