Morley Update 2012 #46

Everyone,

This is my last update for the year 2012 and what a year it has been. Who but God could have foreseen the changes in our lives this year would bring? In March Kent became the team leader, in April I was hospitalized twice with blood clots and a small stroke, in June our children's leader moved to England, in July Heather and Chris Shepherd who were planning to join us were denied a visa and moved to Turkey, in November our dear friends and the founders of this ministry Scott and Vicki McCracken announced that they will be moving back to the states this summer. Add to this the coming and going of refugee friends as well as interns and short term teams and you can see how it might have been a rather stressful year.

Through all these changes we have seen God at work. Kent did not seek and even initially resisted taking the leadership position but God has given him a peace about it and blessed him with Christy and Nikos as a leadership team. Nikos provides wisdom and leadership and Christy is very detail oriented and helps to keep things running smoothly. Though my health continues to be an issue at times we are adjusting and I continue to function as the short term team and intern coordinator as well as help out at the ARC on a reduced schedule. The week our children's leader left, the Lord provided two interns who stepped in and were a great help over the summer as we were adjusting our children's program. Our young Afghan friend "G" continues to grow and work with the kids and my teammates Donna and Ritsa have filled in the gaps nicely. Over the past year especially, the political and economical climate in Greece has worsened. In some cases this has led to a growing distrust of foreigners. Whether it is related or not, we have seen several people denied visas in our ministry and in other ministries over this last year. Please pray as we have several new people wanting to join the team and we worry about them being able to get the necessary papers.

We have definitely seen the Lord working in the lives of refugees as well. Our believer friends have continued to grow and the Lord has added new believers throughout the year most recently the three women who were in a seekers Bible Study. As well as believer friends here who often help in the ministry: teaching, translating, cooking and sharing, we also have several believer friends who have moved on. Kent has two friends in Kurdistan who became believers here and who want to share Christ with their own people. Others are in various countries and are involved in local churches or Persian fellowships. Greece continues to be a hub where God is reaching the nations.

As I look back on 2012 and ahead to 2013 I am excited to see what God has in store. 2013 promises to be a banner year in our lives. Kent and I will both turn 60 - Kent's birthday is January 12th so he doesn't have far to go. We will also celebrate our 40th anniversary this year. Due to an agreement with Greece over social security issues Kent and I will spend 6 months of the coming year in the states. We will be attending our daughter's wedding May 4th in Mexico and then head to CA for Kent's dad's wedding. We will spend much time reconnecting with our supporting churches and individuals and hopefully forming new relationships as well. I will take the time to get some needed medical attention and we look forward to a bit of extended time with our parents, kids, grandkids and extended family.

We pray that this new year will hold blessings for all of you. We are continually thankful for your faithfulness to us and to the Lord. Thank you SO much.

Serving Him Together,
Kent and Myrna Morley
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