We got to attend the last youth worship for the summer on Sunday night. It was really cool being able to see a lot of local teens gather to worship God and hear from God's Word. Gatherings like this are groundbreaking in Greece - the Orthodox church doesn't provide an outlet for teens to be involved in worship and feel relationally connected to other Christians their age. The youth met on a rooftop with a really cool view of the Acropolis! These are a few pictures from that night:
It's hard to explain how
different this is for Greeks. Christianity to most Greeks is Greek Orthodox. Anything outside of that is heresy. In fact, in talking with young people about religion they will often ask, "So what heresy are you?" Yet many of the youth are searching for true spirituality. Pray that God would save more of the youth in this city.
This looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of music do they sing? Are they songs you know, or do they have their own songs? Is it praise and worshippy, or are they singing hymns? PTL for the work being done in this new generation of Greeks!