Greece Update

Everybody is Somebody

It is the simple things that often lead to the greatest impact. For the project Ek Neou in Greece, one of the areas they seek to help the women in their care is by providing language classes in Greek and English. One tool that comes in handy is the children’s books Mr. Men and Little Miss by Roger Hargreaves. They provide the women easy access to useful vocabulary and grammar rules alongside fun pictures. 

One of their favorite go-to stories to teach from is Κύριος Κανένας (Mr. Nobody). In it, Mr. Happy, a very smiley character, feels a water drop on his head one day as he walks outside and looks up to find a nearly transparent and colorless man sitting in a tree, weeping. He asks the weeping man who he is, and the man replies, “Nobody.” Mr. Happy declares, “But everybody is somebody!” Then he brings Mr. Nobody to a wizard who gives him color again. 

Another way Ek Neou helps the women in their care is through running a bookstore. It gives their beneficiaries opportunities to work and engage in conversations with those who walk into the store. One of their newest employees is always willing to try new things and grow, but is also at times unsure of herself. With the Greek language lessons and encouragement from the team, she finds greater confidence to greet customers and initiate conversations. As she continues to gain skills and confidence, it is our hope, with God’s help, that her life will burst forth with light and color as she sees that she is somebody loved and cherished. 

This is the sincerest hope of our team for all the women in our care. We have seen so many wonderful ways, with God’s help, that we were able to make this possible throughout 2025 in Greece. Outside of this sweet story, the majority of our families are financially secure, have seen an increased eagerness and openness in our Bible studies to the gospel, and several of our women and their children are adjusting to normal life. 

As the team in Greece looks toward 2026, we invite you to join us in prayer over the mental health struggles that many of these women continue to face, for continued wisdom to meet these women where they are at, to help them heal, and to find more professional counselors to help them work through their trauma. In all these things, we hope that all these women and children will see that they are all somebody loved and cherished—not just by our team, but also by their heavenly Father.