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Christos Georgiou “A Doctor & Dentist with Heart”
Posted on March 9, 2013 by PK4A in Rev Themi | 1 Comment
“It´s not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.” Mother Teresa Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many (Matthew 20:28). My spiritual father here in Thessaloniki, northern Hellas, pointed out a few days ago, that we did not come to this life to sit back and rest [...]
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Rev Themi’s 2013 Report
Posted on March 4, 2013 by PK4A in Rev Themi | 2 Comments
ADVANCED EDUCATION OFFERED BY THE ORTHODOX MISSION IN SIERRA LEONE The Young Church in Sierra Leone The Orthodox Mission in Sierra Leone (West Africa) is one of the youngest Orthodox ecclesiastical communities of world wide Orthodoxy. We recently celebrated our five years of existence – in contrast to the nearly two thousand years existence of [...]
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“We have learnt our lesson.”
Posted on March 1, 2013 by PK4A in Rev Themi | No Comments
Sierra Leone has seen a full decade of peace after an 11-year civil war that killed 50,000 people. Development is slow and most people remain poor. Rice is imported from Thailand at great expense because, despite fertile soil and plenty of rain, its own agriculture is too inefficient to produce enough. But at least violence [...]
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President wispers Thank You
Posted on February 27, 2013 by PK4A in Rev Themi | 2 Comments
Dear Rev Themi & Friends Today I spoke to Fr Themi by phone and after 5 attempts he passed on Good News regarding Electricity and the President of Sierra Leone. Over the past few months we have been trying to attach the Missions Tower Hill Paradise Kids House, the new Teachers & IT college and [...]
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Already it feels as if I have been around for ages and everyone is telling me that I will be here forever!
Posted on February 19, 2013 by PK4A in Rev Themi | 1 Comment
Dear Friends and PK4A Supporters throughout the World. Today Friday 15th February is three weeks since my arrival in Sierra Leone. Already it feels as if I have been around for ages and everyone is telling me that I will be here forever! And I am not sure when this post will get through because [...]
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Kelly’s Ballroom Bash for PK4A
Posted on February 17, 2013 by PK4A in Rev Themi | No Comments
Hi Everyone in Brisbane Thanks to all those who have already purchased their tickets for Saturday 9 March (less than 4 weeks away now!). Tickets are selling fast so if you are planning to come please get in as soon as you can. Tickets can be purchased on-line pk4a.com/event/2013-pk4a-ballroom-bash/ . If you have trouble with this or cannot purchase on-line, get in touch with [...]
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Valentines Day laugh
Posted on February 14, 2013 by PK4A in Rev Themi | 2 Comments
Everyday Rev Themi faces “challenges” (as he puts it), that we in the west can hardly comprehend. Nearly every day I call Fr Themi and I see how he suffers for his faith, living without basic things like Electricity. For us in the modern world, it is unthinkable, that, we could lose power for days at a [...]
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Fr Themi needs your help
Posted on February 11, 2013 by PK4A in Rev Themi | No Comments
Dear Rev Themi Friends and Supporters Within 3 months Fr Themi’s mission in West Africa will run out of money; and this is causing Rev Themi some concern. Even though PK4A has over $100,000 in the bank, we are unable to use these funds for feeding the poor, paying teaching staff or mission operational expenses, [...]
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Mary from Freetown
Posted on February 6, 2013 by PK4A in Rev Themi | 10 Comments
To All My Dear Friends, At long last I have arrived safe and sound in Sierra Leone and am so happy to be with my dearest brother Father Themi, (same mother, same father)! This journey has been a very interesting and emotional one for me. Leaving Melbourne, Australia meant leaving all my comforts and friends [...]
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Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
Posted on January 25, 2013 by PK4A in Blog | 1 Comment
Dear Pk4A supporters, below is a personal email that Eleni sent out to her friends and family as she prepares to leave Australia to work in the mission with Rev Themi indefinitely. Rev T mentioned her in his last post. TO MY DEAREST FRIENDS AND FAMILY “Give a man a fish and you feed him for [...]
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