“I can finally text my family and friends, read a book or go online! It’s the best feeling” says with a big smile 35-year-old Afghan Saaede, who is learning to read and write at our place in Kypseli. She had never been to school in Afghanistan, but for the past 1.5 year she has started Farsi and English lessons and now a new world of knowledge has opened up before her…
Porto Astro – Team GO
Our strength is our volunteers! A huge “thank you” to the Go maintenance team from Grace Baptist Church in America, who for the 10th consecutive year “rolled up their sleeves” and helped us improve our facilities at Porto Astro.
New Life in north-western Greece
Imagine more than 30 Afghan women crowded into a container home in a Greek refugee camp to hear the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is a reality and we give God all the glory for the ongoing ministry in Ioannina and three nearby refugee camps. What began as a bible study during Operation Joshua 2018 has expanded to…
Bringing back lost smiles
“Now that you’ve fixed my teeth, I can look for a wife too!” said a homeless man jokingly, as he left the Dental Office of The Good Samaritan. How much truth was hidden in those words! How would we feel if one of our front teeth suddenly broke, and we were embarrassed to smile or even speak until it was fixed? A beautiful smile offers self-confidence and comfort in interpersonal relationships…
Get your own baby bottle – piggy bank
If you are tired of carrying change and don’t know what to do with them, we have the perfect solution for you. You can get a baby bottle from us and put coins from the supermarket in it. With the money you raise, we will be able to support women who…
Νeeds next to us
“Who would have thought that this 82-year-old man, unshaved and suffering from a broken leg, use to be a Mathematician at the University in his youth? After chatting for a while, I asked him if we could help him in any way. He replied, ‘as you know winter is coming and I’m not prepared for the cold…could you give me a blanket?’
Our Pediatric Clinic was filled with Joy
Smiles like this brighten up our days and give us strength to continue giving generously to those in need. The child that visited our Pediatric Clinic, was examined and vaccinated for free. His mother, originally from Sierra Leone, arrived at our clinic very sad that day, as her asylum application had…
“There is still hope for me”
Mariam attended the Farsi literacy class at the Good Samaritan Center, where she heard about Jesus for the first time and received prayer. She was also taking some Bible study classes with two of our staff members (Cameron and Dumitritsa), until her husband forbid her to come to any kind of religious lessons again…
«Christmas Boat»
On the 16th & 17th of December we will meet for one more year with our sailing boat Morning Star in Chalkida. In a festive atmosphere of companionship, we will offer hot chocolate and sweets along with live music, face painting and much more! It will also be a wonderful…
Scented Candles
It’s very satisfying when you create something with your hands, and even more so when you can offer what you made for a good cause! At the beginning of December, the Hope Center team organized a class on making scented candles. The wonderful creations were then exhibited at…