Yasas Everyone

Yasas (Greek for Hello)

Signomi (Greek for I’m sorry) that I have not written resently. The internet here at camp is pretty sketchy. I was the camp nurse for our refugee camp. It was a challenging and rewarding experience. I never thought that I would be nursing in Greece, but God’s plans always outreach our expectations. There were many scrapes, headaches, toothaches, and cuts, yet through it all God has been so faithful and I have been able to show love to all of these people.

Love is an incredible thing, I think it might be the most amazing thing God created. I watched the refugee men, women, and children all week, and noticed one thing predominately: love. Their culture may be different than ours, yet there is the same longing to be loved that is all of us. Love is Jesus, and through the course of the week we found that four women said they had Jesus in their heart! Praise the Lord.

The women impressed me so much. Some have up to seven kids, and have gone through unimaginable horrors, and yet they press on with a smile on their face. They enjoyed camp so much. It was almost as if you could see their bondage being lified off of them thoughout the week.

The women did a lot of activities thoughout camp, but I think my favorite to watch was their time on the waterfront. For many of these women it was their first time swimming. They would jump in full garb, and giggle like little girls. They would throw themselves on the leaders of the camp, so that they could swim in the deeper water. They also loved boating and tubing. They would have the biggest smiles on their faces as they bounced up and down in the water.

God has truly blessed my fellowship with the other leaders at camp. We have all become friends = ) There are people from all ove the world, and it's incredible to get to know them and hear there stories. Oh, and I adore Greek food, by the way = ) Greek food here is nothing like Greek food in America...it is a million times better = )

God is truly working here in Greece. Thank you all for all of your thoughts and prayers. I feel truly blessed to have so many amazing people behind me.

Love to you all!!

Anika

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