I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. (Matthew 25.35)
It's not every day that I come across a reference to the work of one our churches between the covers of Time (a US American weekly magazine). The 31 January 2011 edition carried an article entitled Postcard Orestiada which made a passing reference to the work of the Athens chaplaincy with migrants on the food line. 'Though most [migrants] have hopes of traveling on to countries like Sweden or Britain, where jobs and benefits are more plentiful, many migrants run out of money and find themselves trapped in Athens. That's what happened to Taha Zarouk, a 33-year-old Tunisian. He subsists on a free daily meal of soup, salad and bread prepared by the capital's Greek, Anglican and African churches, and sleeps rough.' (page 3)
If you would like to read more about the work of the Anglican church in Athens with migrants please visit the diocesan website: TEA Magazine, Autumn 2009, No. 43. page 3.
