Syrian
refugees arriving in Greece are fewer in number since a European Union
agreement went into effect earlier this year to stem the flow, but they
are greater in need than earlier arrivals such as the ones pictured
here, the co-director of an Arabic-speaking ministry based in Athens
said. “The groups that have arrived lately in Greece are the most
vulnerable, having lost family members,” she said. “They’re from a
poorer background, sick, tortured or persecuted, trapped in camps where
they sleep on the floor, with very poor quality food, with poor medical
care, in despair believing that they would find a better place in
Europe.” A recent refugee had to sell her child’s diapers and milk in
order to pay for transit to the ministry base from a camp in Greece,
telling the director, “They told me that only the ‘Arabic Church’ can
help us. Even if you do nothing for me, I thank you because you spent
time with me and you listened to me. No one has done this.” The
co-director said the pain of both the refugees and the team members
ministering to them is increasingly daily, as needs outstrip resources.
“Actually, we really need your prayers for this, as the pain we face
every day is really overwhelming,” she said.
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