March 11, 2016 Idomeni, Greece by Dr. Bill Dienst The border at the village of Idomeni between Greece and Macedonia was sealed with a barbwire fence about 4 weeks ago. Meanwhile, the refugee population has exploded exponentially. A week ago, there were about 5 thousand people living in tents. Today there are over 15 thousand...
Category: Greece
A Day in the Life of a #Refugee in Moria Camp, #Lesbos
A Day in the Life of a Refugee in Moria Camp, Lesbos March 9, 2016 by Kirsten Senturia Thousands of refugees from as far away as South Sudan and as near to Greece as Syria continue to arrive on the island of Lesbos daily. Their boat landing is just the beginning of their odyssey which...
March 7 Update on Lesbos
From Dr. Bill Dienst: March 7, 2016 David Eng, the Starfish Harbor Master in charge of refugee operations on Molyvos Harbor on the North coast of Lesbos, called me at 5:45 am. “There is a boat with about 100 refugees at sea being rescued by the Greek Coast guard. We need you to assemble your...
March 6 Update on Lesbos
From Dr. Bill Dienst: March 6, 2016 The straits between Turkey and the North Shore of Lesbos have been a major route for human migration for hundreds of years. The present migration is nothing new; its uniqueness is only due to its magnitude, because of the current humanitarian crises caused by poverty and war. In...
A Whirlwind
Here is another post from Raafia G. The past two days have been a whirlwind and have felt like weeks. Every time I thought I heard the most heartbreaking story another family would arrive with there’s. It’s hard to stay strong for these refugees as they come off the boats from Turkey, but it’s...
End of the Year Message From SCM
Your home country is all that you know — it’s where you were raised, where you’ve loved, and where you’ve lived all your years. So what happens when one day, without warning, or without cause, that sense of security is ripped from you? War, violence, persecution for who you are or what you believe; your...
From Career Woman To Refugee
GLOBAL EXCLUSIVE: From Career Woman To Refugee – The 1,500 Mile Journey Of One Syrian Mother Corinne Redfern 13:36 | 03 Dec 2015 What drives a woman to leave her home and country in the dead of night and become a refugee? Corinne Redfern travelled from Greece to Germany with pregnant Aysha and her two...
Calm before the storm? Mission Update 12/3/2015
12/3/2015 Hi all, As we gaze towards the Turkish coast, we see the Turkish Coast Guard trolling back and forth all day…and almost no arrivals on this side. Oxy camp is empty. We did some minor jobs and drove down the coast to Skala Camp, also quiet. Yesterday we helped the Greek Coast Guard to...
Greece Mission Update 12/1/2015
12/1/2015 Hi all, We we worked a big boat this morning that may have been overloaded with as many as 250 Kurds. You can see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTxYwLGl1Y0 Later, while we were at Lighthouse beach, we saw the big Greek navy ship go by. With binoculars we could see refugees on the aft deck. We...
Greece Mission Update 11/29/2015
This is an update sent to us by one of our Greece mission volunteers. His next post will be posted immediately after this, with photos taken just yesterday. 11/29/2015 Hi all, Lively day today with lots of boats. It was the first time that the new team was all together. The first boat that...
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