Morley Update #4

Everyone,



Well we are beginning the last leg of our trip home to Greece. We have been in Elgin at International Teams headquarters for the past three days having some meetings with the team of people here who work so hard to support us as we serve in Greece. Yesterday we had the privilege of sharing for a short time about our ministry with the staff at their weekly lunch together. These "home front" people are the unsung heroes of the missionary world. Many of them are former oversees missionaries themselves and they now serve here in the states making it possible for those of us on the field to continue to serve by managing our accounts and insurance, working with teams and individuals who come to help in the short term, training both new missionaries and providing on the field training and support where needed. They provide leadership and vision, keep us accountable and are our cheerleaders and prayer warriors. Some of you got to hear Kent preach about FIATs (Faith In Action Teams). He talked about the fact that there are former Muslims living in Greece and elsewhere who are now Christians because of our Faith In Action Team. You as our supporters and prayer partners are part of that team, the wonderful people we serve with in Greece are part of that team, and the staff here at Elgin are part of that team. Together we are bringing people to Jesus who could not get there by themselves. So as you pray for us on the field don't forget to pray for those serving here in the States as well.



On Friday we will fly to MA to spent a few more days with our kids and grandkids and then fly home to Athens on the 17th arriving on the 18th. Our time here was a great time to reconnect with family, friends and our supporters. God confirmed to us again that we are exactly where he wants us to be in Greece. Let me share a few praises. As you know we came home when we did because of visa problems. Because of an error we made we were told we needed to come home and start the process over to apply for our residence permit. This meant going to San Francisco to apply for a new visa. This is the first step and is usually a visa for 3 months which gives you time to go to Greece and go through the application process which includes an incredible amount of paper work that must all be translated and submitted, getting a lung xray and TB test, applying at your local government office and then waiting sometimes for months for a decision as to whether they will grant you your one year permit. I was dreading going through this process again. When we got to the Greek Consulate office a few weeks ago to pick up our passports with the new visas in them we were amazed to find that he gave us not only the normal three month visa but that he gave us the one year permit so we are good until March of 2012. This means we don't have to do anything when we get back to Greece until it is time to renew again next year. Hallelujah!!



Another praise concerns our team mate "N". While in Norway a year ago "N" was able to participate in broadcasting by satellite into Iran. He was able to preach, teach and do interviews with others. He has had the desire to continue to do that while in Greece but didn't have a camera of the professional quality needed to do this. We said we would maybe ask around in the states if we could find anything. We had been here for a month and were visiting one of our churches in the Seattle area. One morning we were having breakfast with friends and she happened to mention that the church had bought some video equipment that they were not using and were in fact trying to sell one of the cameras. I told them about "N" and his desire to continue to broadcast but about his lack of a camera. This couple immediately offered to buy the camera and send it home with us if it was what "N" needed. We put him in contact with their media guy and in fact the camera was exactly what he needed so we have it with us to take back to him. What a blessing and confirmation that God's hand is on 'N" and on his ministry!



As many of you know one of our supporting churches went through a rough time and closed it's doors. This meant that we needed to find a way to replace the support they had been giving as well as a bit more. All in all we were around 650 dollars a month short. Through the generosity of one of our churches as well as some individuals God has provided for our support. We continue to need partners in this area as there are extras (like the two root canals Kent needed) that aren't covered by our regular support but we are so thankful to have our day to day budget covered! Thank you to all of you who give faithfully so that we can continue on with the work in Athens.



In my last update I asked you to pray because our friend Dr. Joseph had not heard from his wife in Pakistan. He did hear and they are safe for the moment but please continue to pray that they can get out of the country and be reunited with him. Also pray for his application for asylum to be processed and granted. The work in Greece continues and we are excited about how God is moving in the lives of refugees. I want to share just one quick story that I received from a friend that I loved. Our refugee women's bible study has been studying the book of Matthew. The muslim women know about this book because it is part of the Injil (the Gospels) one of Islam's holy books. This particular day they needed to look quickly at a verse in Galatians. The women were very intrigued by this new book and had many questions. Was it about Jesus? What did it say? Could they read more of it? Tasha who was leading that day had trouble getting them to go back to Matthew so they could continue the lesson. There was much discussion that day and the study ran over by about an hour. Finally Tasha who wasn't feeling well that day said "We need to stop. That is all for today we will begin again next week". One of the women turned to another woman and said "Let's go to my house, Tasha can't stop us from reading the bible there!" I'm sure there was much secret reading of Galatians that day! God has created a hunger to know the truth in these women - pray for them that they will recognize the truth and accept it.



Thank you to everyone who made our trip so fruitful and so enjoyable. We loved being with you and spending time with you and now we return to the work God has called us to together. For those of you we missed seeing, know that you are always in our hearts and prayers. Thanks for being part of our team - my next update will come from Greece!



Serving Him Together,
Kent and Myrna Morley
Tripoleos 76
Elliniko 16777
Athens Greece
011 30 210 96 38 625
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