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	GREECE STINT

Imagine yourself living in Greece for a year, helping long-term staff raise up Greek students to reach their campus and country for Christ. Imagine yourself trusting God in ways you never thought possible as you live in community with the other staff in Greece, go relationally deep with your Greek friends, praying and working towards building a movement so that everyone in Greece knows someone with a dynamic relationship with Christ.

	DAVID'S STORY

Name: David Dalrymple
University: University of Texas
Hometown: Denton, TX
My Story: I was originally drawn to come on STINT to Greece because of the people that were coming here. I was excited to be a part of a team whose highest priority was relationships. I had already been on a STINT in East Asia and knew that community was important. I was also drawn to Greece by the opportunity to be a part of a pioneering ministry. It has been challenging to pioneer but my ability to trust the Lord has been greatly stretched this year. I can't express the joy of bringing the kingdom to a campus full of lost students, who are mostly distant and uninformed about God, Jesus and the Bible.

	CHRISITNA'S STORY

Name: Christina Kennon
University: University of Texas
Hometown: Ft. Worth, TX
My Story: Being a part of the first campus team in Athens has been a privilege and quite a roller coaster of a year! I have been extremely grateful for all of the Greek friends that I have made and talked to about the gospel as well as all of the personal growth I have experienced in my relationship with God. Through planning, trying lots of new things, failing, and going again, the team is really learning that God is at work and that we are just stepping into what he is already doing in the country of Greece. Students are desperate for hope, but are unsure of how this desire can ever be fulfilled. In many ways Greece is ripe for harvest and I hope to always be involved in bringing hope and life through the gospel to this wonderful country.

	THE MINISTRY IN A NUT SHELL

Our Vision: A “revangelized” Greece , finding its future in producing spiritual leaders for Western Europe and beyond.

Our Mission: Helping to Turn the lost students of Greece into Christ-centered lifetime laborers, and enabling them to reach their country, their continent and their world.

Our Values:
1. Ministering from an Overflow (In)
2. Raising Lifetime Laborers (Out)
3. Building Lasting Movements (Org)

Our Method: Relevant Presentation of the Gospel Message, in the Power of the Holy Spirit, Authenticated by Our Changed Lives and Participation in a Transformational Community.

	CURRENT MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY

1. Being Relevant — this is the main issue with students in Greece . They feel “burned” by religious tradition, and can't name any way that a relationship with God intersects with their personal life. We are inviting students into our personal walks with Christ, allowing them to hear and see how Jesus has changed our lives as we ask them to consider his teachings in the Bible.

2. Working in Community — Greeks students are incredibly relational. Everything thing they do relates to their “parea ” (small group of intimate friends). They can't be reached without knowing their friends. We are emphasizing how people grow in relationship with God while in the midst of relating to others . This allows believers and people in process to enjoy one another's company without having to feel ashamed or ignorant about what they know. It also allows us to begin the discipleship process before someone makes a personal commitment to Christ.

3. Getting to the Gospel — In building community, we have not forgotten the importance of making a personal relationship with Jesus Christ central. Jesus didn't just say, “Follow me,” but as people understood who He was, He challenged them to commit their lives to Him. We want people to be able to choose to belong to the faith, knowing that people are not merely born cultural Christians, but must respond to Christ's offer of salvation.

4. Underscoring with Compassion — As we follow Christ together, we want to demonstrate our faith to others by helping the less fortunate in this world. We have already started key partnerships with existing compassion ministries that will allow us to focus our primary resources on campus while giving us an outlet that can explain why we are compelled to help others in need.

	MISSION AND VISION

A lot of time, effort and prayer has been spent on developing the mission and vision here in Greece. To see the full presentation of what the ministry's mission and vision looks like check out the ministry page.

	MORE STINT INFO

The best way to learn about STINT is to talk to someone in the know. Please go to our contact page or check out our Facebook group. Your local staff person is also a great source of detailed information about STINT.

GreeceCru is a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ and agapeGreece