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Syrian refugees – among the growing number arriving in Greece after
fleeing Islamic State atrocities – contemplate their future. Most
refugees in Greece are in transit to other parts of Europe, but
increasingly many are too broke to travel further or wish to gain legal
status before moving on. That has given Bridge, a ministry to Syrian
refugees in Greece, more time to show the love of Christ to Muslims and
others who are coming to Christ. A nominal Christian father of one
family said that after hearing the gospel, he no longer worried about
when to leave Greece. “I’ve got peace in my heart – I know now that God
brought me here to give Him my soul,” he said. “I am 44 years old and I
had never touched a Bible in my life, and I thought I was a Christian.” A
Muslim who lost two brothers in Syria’s civil war and was himself
seriously injured also put his trust in Christ; he expected to have
documents to travel soon but said he would stay an extra month to learn
more about Christ and be baptized. “Our heart is really overwhelmed for
all of these people as their immediate attitude is to go out to other
Syrians and say, ‘Come, we found someone who knows God and they can talk
to you about Him,’” Bridge’s Voula Antoan said. The demands of the
ministry grow correspondingly for housing, groceries, meals,
transportation, medicines, financial support to jobless volunteers and
administration expenses.
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