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Is there anything more exciting than sharing knowledge? 26-year-old Afghan Siyahmovy learned to read and write Farsi at our Centre. So she can now teach her mother tongue to her 8-year-old daughter, who in return has become…

“It’s nice to look forward to what new thing you’re going to learn today! Farsi and English classes have opened my mind and I’ve gained confidence. It is important for both men and women to study. It is only when you start learning that you understand the value of education and realise that it is for the benefit of all.”

“What could be inside?” wondered the children’s little hands, as they went through the bags donated by the staff of our Children’s Hospital. As part of the information about the free medical services we offer, about 42 children from Ukraine along with their mothers received gifts of…

“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…

“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…

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…

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…

*Darya was one of our students in the Farsi literacy class at the Good Samaritan Center. God gave us many opportunities to spend time with her, to pray and encourage her, and share from the Scriptures. She opened her heart to Ghazal, one of our staff members. Through times of prayer together, God ministered to her broken heart and started healing her pain…

“Your God performs miracles and gives us children!” is what more and more women tell us excitedly, after visiting our medical and social center “The Good Samaritan”. The word spread once when one woman became pregnant after 7 years of trying and another after 4. These two stories spread like wildfire among refugee women, giving us the reputation that our r gynecology department is…

“A few years ago, my husband came to Thessaloniki and while I was still in Iran, he started an extramarital relationship. A while later, we met up in Athens and I became pregnant. That’s when I discovered the relationship he was in and I was heartbroken. For several weeks I went to “The Good Samaritan” crying and sharing the embarrassing situation I was in with the staff…