“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 gynecology department is the “godly fertility center”, to the extent that our staff has even received messages from women who live abroad asking for advice.  

In Muslim culture, a woman who isn’t able to have a child is a great embarrassment. In such cases, the husband can have another wife in order to have children, even if he is the one with the fertility problem! These women come to our center carrying this great burden with tears in their eyes. Having the opportunity to talk about their problem gives them great relief and at the same time, they receive the hope and assurance that God can make the impossible possible. With time, they calm down and, in the end, many of them get their desired result - they conceive.  

At “The Good Samaritan”, women don’t just receive medical help. They also find respect, love and empathy. These are three reasons many women ignore the hassle of getting to the center (coming from distant places such as Malakasa, Eleonas or Skaramagas and possibly paying 4 euros to get there!). Who wouldn’t travel several kilometers to receive love…