Connecting With Students

Classes officially started this week. It’s been easy to find students to meet and fun to begin new friendships on campus. More students congregate on campus this week than other weeks, even though the habit of skipping class has begun. We hung out with some students at a café last night after our first Greek language class and one of them—Aphrodite-- told us that she thinks that 10% of students actually attend class on a regular basis.

The team called and text messaged the 70 contacts we received from the summer mission project that reached out to Athens students in June and July yesterday afternoon. The responses varied. Some could barely recall the Americans and others excitedly made plans to meet up with our team this week. One guy, Peter, met two of our guys for coffee and said that he’d like to get together to read the Bible.

Please pray. . .
-that the Lord would give us favor with students-- those who were friends with summer project students and those we’re meeting on campus.
-that the Lord would give students curiosity about spiritual things and that they would engage easily in conversations with us about Jesus. Pray for soft hearts that will receive Him.
-for me and my choices regarding my schedule. I have to take Greek language classes in the evenings, which is not my preference. Sometimes we have events with students after the classes. I want wisdom and discipline to choose to rest and I want creativity and good places to rest.

Pictures: Above, my roommate, Paige, and I love going to the outdoor market on Monday mornings. The flower vendor always gives us each a rose. We feel like we're living in a movie! Below, my apartment building is the white one. Ours is the second balcony from the bottom. The University of Athens is at the end of the street on the left hand side of the picture.