Sunday March 23rd

This morning we were "off" because they're church service is in the evening and we'll be working at that. So some started preparing the noon(2 pm) meal, some rested, and some went exploring downtown. Today is an "American Meal" because they wanted us to share some of our American culture with them.  Fortunately we have Chef Bruce on this trip! :-) With him at the helm, we made Pot Roast with carrots, and potatoes.  After lunch we cleaned up and then set things up for tonight's service. Some of us stayed at the center and played Backgammon with the refugees living there.  Backgammon by the way is their national game, and everywhere you go you see people playing it. Around 6pm people started showing up for the church service. that is our signal to head to our "stations". Some of us are upstairs helping with the adult service, and some are in the basement working with the kids. After the service, EVERYONE gets fed, which is quite an undertaking. When they are all fed and have left for the night, we clean up again, and set the table again, but this time for us(all the people that help with the nights activities - usually there are about 30-40 of us). After all of that was done we celebrated Kim's birthday(great Europe Missions representative) with cake and much singing. It's been another full day here in Athens!
> ~ Josh