It began with simple acts of hospitality and has since become a life-changing mission.
The arrival of thousands upon thousands of Middle Eastern refugees more than a year ago shocked members of the Greek Evangelical Church (GEC) into action. Already assisting fellow Greeks who were struggling through tough economic times, the GEC members couldn’t ignore the horrific conditions facing the refugees in the makeshift camps around Idomeni.
“They were in the middle of nowhere in an open space. It was a terrible situation,” says Alexandra Nikolara, an elder of the Greek Evangelical Church of Katerini and co-ordinator of their refugee programme.