Voting Results

There are so many things I could write!
To follow up on the last update, I’m encouraged by what the Lord did through our voting outreach.

• Almost 500 students voted.
• Our interactions with students were enjoyable. They wanted to “play our game.”
• We’ve made some friends who have spent more time with us and have shown interest in spiritual things since the outreach.
• Students, who don’t own their own computers or have easy access to computers on campus, have taken the card with our e-mail address and have found our websites.
o 78 different students went to the website that displayed the results and tells about our student group.
o 32 of them went from there to our site devoted to knowing God personally.

I’m also encouraged by our friendships with Greek students. They’re growing in breadth and depth.
• We’re meeting more and more students.
o Some girls that Amy and I met texted us when they couldn’t find us in our usual spot at the café in the theology school last Thursday.
o Friends we meet on campus introduce us to other friends as we spend time with them. When we have parties, the groups of students easily mix and enjoy one another.
o When Paige (my roommate) and I were grabbing lunch to eat with some people she met through the voting outreach, a girl helped us buy sandwiches and asked for our phone numbers. She’s been texting me all week, trying to find a time for us to meet.
• Our conversations are surfacing interest in learning about Christ.
o Students tell us they want to discuss the Bible with us.
o Students say they want to make their faith their own—to figure out what they believe personally.

Please pray with us
• That the Lord would continue to lead us to conversations and relationships with people He will draw into a relationship with Himself.
• That He would free up schedules for good conversations with students.
• That He would lead us and students in our conversations to more fully understand and experience abundant life in Him.

The Gift of Two-Wheeled Adventures

I'm loving having a bike.



I enjoy the convenience of taking it downtown for class and errands. I love riding it on the mountain behind my place that's set up like a national park. Last Saturday I rode up and hiked around. The view of Athens and the sea is beautiful!

The Post About Greek Students Voting That Wouldn't Post Earlier

Hi All!

We decided to take advantage of the big voting week in America to try a different approach to connect with Greek students. We created a ballot for students to vote for the American President. Then we put different categories for them to choose-- their university, major, political party affiliation (this is big here-- kind of like a sorority or fraternity), favorite soccer team. 

We're using the event to launch our website where Greek students can learn more about who we are and what we do To see the results of the mock election, students will (hopefully) visit our new website. From the site, they can easily contact us for more information. They can also easily connect to another site that helps students to explore the Bible and know how to trust Christ. 

We made our first effort today at the Philosophy building of the University of Athens. We collected 236 votes from students. Students had strong responses to our "game." They either had strong interest to vote or they definitely didn't want to vote. We found that if one student in a group wanted to vote they all voted. We made some good connections with students, some of them wanting to know more about our group. Tomorrow we go to Athens Polytech.

Please pray with us. . .

-for favor with students. For new relationships to be built. For responsiveness and interest in who we are and what we offer.

-for enough responses for our responses to be credible to students. 

-for the students to explore the website. For students to move on to explore spiritual things on the websites. For students to be drawn to the Lord through all of this.

So grateful for you!