In the week leading up to the Easter holiday break we engaged students on several levels in hopes of helping them understand more about the true meaning of this “holiday” and the significance it has for them personally. The conversations we had were phenomenal all week. Some students were abrasive and others were very interested and desired to talk more about Jesus. We heard many times, “This isn’t something that we talk about openly or at all for that matter. We just celebrate it each year.” I pray that there are many students who are reflecting on Christ in a more personal way now. I pray that through these conversations they are wondering if maybe their view could possibly be inaccurate? Please scroll down to view the different outreaches we executed.
Expressions of Hope
We hosted an “art” party that gave students different ways to express how they felt when they reflected on the sacrifice Christ made on the cross on their behalf and the hope provided through His resurrection. We had close to 20 students come and it was pretty cool seeing their different perspectives.
Giannes "New Start"
We went on both the University of Athens and Polytech campuses and put up a comment board for students to write down their thoughts in response to the statement: “We believe Christ is Risen” What do you think/feel?”. On one of these days our friend Anna went with us and it was awesome to witness as she engaged students in conversations about Jesus. Many students were abrasive while others were intrigued. One thing was for certain, they were discussing Jesus. I was told that conversations like that rarely happen if at all between friends here.
University of Athens: School of Philosophy
Giannes Getting Sign Ready
We ended our week with a showing of the Jesus Film. We had 7 students come and after showing the movie we had a small group discussion about what it looks like to place your faith in Christ. Christ’s death and resurrection are so wrapped up in tradition here that the real meaning has been lost. Students spoke a lot about not having enough ‘faith’ to believe and they don’t deserve his love it they can’t have a deep faith. Each time these students come back they are growing in their understanding and I believe that the Lord is peeling back the veil that has been covering their eyes for so long and replacing their misconceptions with His truths. Please pray that these conversations would be like a pebble in their shoe.
-blog written by Christy Denman, one of my teammates
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