Morley Update 2011 #10

Everyone,
It has been a busy, busy few weeks and it promises to continue to be that way for the near future. As you know we had our Easter outreaches this last month, culminating in our kids party on Wednesday. Of course I had to come up with a costume since it is now a tradition for me to humiliate myself at every kids party. This time I came as a giant chicken. I would include a picture but the photographer for the day has not made them available yet so I will try to include one next week. I led a kids song called Jump Jump Jump into the Light Light Light which has vigorous actions and seems to repeat endlessly. I have to say I was "poultry in motion" as I jumped, wiggled my tail feathers and did jazz hands for the big finish.

In addition to playing chicken, I wrote and narrated an Easter puppet show. It was the story of how the women came to the tomb and found it open. We had made tomb, with a black curtain over the doorway. When we pulled the curtain back there was an angel inside who told the women to go and tell the others that Jesus is alive. One women went but Mary stayed behind unable to believe that Jesus wasn't dead. Of course you know the story of how she sees a man she thinks is the gardener and asks him if he knows where they have taken Jesus' body. He answer is one word. "Mary", her name. As I told this part I looked out at 45 little dark eyed faces looking up at me, intent on every word. The room was quiet as I told them that just like Jesus knew Mary's name, He knows their name and He loves them very much.

After the puppet show the kids divided up into four groups and took turns going around to four stations. The stations were: cookie decorating, crafts, games and the story room where Nader told the story of Jesus through "Resurrection Eggs" - plastic eggs each containing a picture of the next part of the story. At the end of the day we asked what the kids learned and one little girl stood up and gave the story of Jesus in great detail, starting with the triumphal entry and ending with the resurrection.

Thursday Kent had some meetings and I stayed home to get my house back in order after having company for 3 1/2 weeks. I cleaned, did laundry, remade the beds and shopped the laiki. Today was more of the same. We have new guests coming in tomorrow for a few days and a short term team arriving on Monday - they will stay at a hotel.

Kent went in to Men's Farsi Outreach and Meal today. He met with a refugee man he has been talking with quite a big lately and said he met a couple of new men from Iran who spoke a little English. They both said they would come in to tea house tomorrow to talk with him again.

We have been surprised that our numbers have stayed high - all our outreaches were full. Usually this time of year we see fewer people because many try to leave during the holiday rush of Greeks going to the islands. Although quite a few are trying to leave we are seeing a lot of new faces so we will see how the next few weeks go. There is always the tension between being glad that we can do something for more people and feeling like we don't have time to really spend time with everyone when we are so full.
Thank you for standing side by side with us as we continue to be about our Father's business in Greece. We couldn't do it without you.

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