In full swing. . .

Students fill cafeterias and cafes across campuses. They smoke and drink frapees (Greek whipped, cold coffee), spending hours chatting with their small groups of friends. Some days students can't get to class because buses and subway trains selectively strike. One day 15,000 students protested against the possibility of privatizing the universities. At three in the afternoon the campuses empty and students migrate to local coffee shops that look and sound like they're run by MTV or VH1. We have to be careful not to drink an entire frapee at one of these places or we're wired for the next twelve hours. 

As we hang out with students our conversations focus on anything form fashion trends to politics, from soccer scores to Madonna. Some of my favorite conversations have centered on pictures we pass around, asking which pictures represent their lives and their views of God. Many students want to figure out what they think about God. They know they want things that are good and true for themselves and the world. They're unsure of what's true. They're willing to have deep conversations about these things.

Please be praying that the Lord would open students' eyes to what is true and that He would lead them to trust Him for real life.

This weekend I'm traveling to the fall student conference that our national staff are pulling together.  Students will come who have grown up in evangelical churches. These students know the truth about Jesus. The conference is entitled, "Make a Difference." I'll be speaking during the first session about living in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Please be praying for the Lord to lead the Greek students and staff who go to the conference close to Himself. Particularly, I'm praying that they'll experience the Holy Spirit leading them and empowering them to live Christ's life among their peers who don't know Him.

You can pray, too, for our travel safety. Seven of us will travel from Athens to the retreat. I'll travel to Skopje, FYROM, after that to visit some friends.

Thanks so much! I'm so grateful for your prayers!!