Morley Update 2010 #42

Everyone,

After a few VERY hectic weeks, Kent and I had some much needed down time. As you know we have had several people stay with us on vision trips, welcomed 3 interns, had a short term team come, I was away at a women's conference - where I got to share about the ministry, and we have been very busy with the flood of new refugees coming in. We realized that we had only taken 3 or 4 of our available 14 vacation days this year so we took two days off this week just to spend time together and catch up. Tuesday we drove to the north eastern coast and just poked around in the area - driving up little gravel roads to see where they led etc. It was a beautiful day and very warm - I had worn a tank top with a short sleeved blouse like a jacket, I was soon too hot and just went with the tank top. There were quite a few people swimming in the sea and we said if we had brought our snorkel gear we would have tried it. I think Kent would have wimped out pretty quickly though - he's not a big fan of swimming unless it is very warm. Wednesday and Thursday (which was a holiday) we spent at home doing little fix it projects and cleaning and sorting some areas of the house that had become piled with things that only gather dust. This might not sound restful but it was and we had a good couple of days.

The women's conference was a good experience. There were about 200 women there and I think my presentation was well received. One woman came up that night and asked how she could begin supporting Helping Hands (the ministry - not us) monthly. A couple other people mentioned that they would like me to come speak at their church so we will see what develops. I enjoy speaking and have missed getting a chance to do that. I was reminded once again that I need to get serious about improving my Greek.

While I was gone - Kent had "G" over to the house for the evening. We are so happy to see him becoming more and more of his old self again. Kent said that he offered to buy souvlaki pitas (grilled chunks of meat with other good things wrapped in pita bread) but George said he would not be able to eat it because of his mouth. There was some left over pasta in the fridge so Kent heated that up. He said George could only take tiny, tiny bites and it took him a LONG time to finish. Kent offered him other things later but he said no, he was full. No wonder he is so thin. Please pray that his jaw will get better and that Kent can continue to share with him.

I have seen my new young friend "M" a couple of times now. We usually play a game together and talk. I was disappointed last Tuesday because after we had been open a couple of hours with tea we announced that we were going to have Nader talk about Jesus to anyone who was interested. "M" wanted to stay but the man who is sharing their house said they needed to go. Pray that I will get a chance to share with her.

We are trying something new. On Tuesdays we will have a Farsi Outreach and meal for families. We will give out tickets to all families and divide them into two consecutive Tuesdays. We will serve a meal and then when people are done eating we will announce that we are going to have Nader share about Jesus and those who want to listen may stay and those who don't want to listen may go. We did this with just tea last Tuesday - out of around 150 people 60 adults and about 30 children stayed. We will do the same thing on Fridays for single men. Please pray for us as we continue to make adjustments in the way we do things in order to accommodate as many people as possible.

Thank you once again for your prayers, notes of encouragement and financial support. We could not do this without you.

Serving Him Together,
Kent and Myrna Morley
Tripoleos 76
Elliniko 16777
Athens Greece
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