A Place to Learn, Belong, and Dream
Discover how Koinonia Education Center created a place for refugee children and youth to learn, belong, and dream through education, technology, and caring relationships.
A VBS Team Comes to Share God’s Love in Person
Discover how a twelve-member Saddleback Church team traveled from Los Angeles to Athens in June 2023 to share God’s love with more than thirty refugee children and parents through an in-person VBS.
Sharing the Gospel Through an Online VBS
Discover how an online VBS connected a Saddleback Church Home Church with thirty refugee children and youth in Athens through worship, Bible teaching, prayer, games, and creative activities in 2022.
The Beginning of Koinonia Education Center
Discover how Koinonia Education Center began in a small Athens basement in 2020, supporting refugee students through theological education, mentoring, and practical care.
Raising Refugee Leaders
Discover how Fred and Kelly Shin began supporting four refugee seminary students through theological education, mentoring, practical care, and hands-on ministry in 2020.
The First Glow of Love
Discover how the first Greece Glow of Love brought refugees and international ministry teams together for four days of worship, prayer, shared meals, and fellowship in 2019.
Obeying God’s Call to Greece
Discover how Fred and Kelly Shin obeyed God’s call to move to Athens in 2019, where relationships with Persian-speaking refugees shaped a new vision for discipleship and leadership development.
God Led Us into Refugee Ministry
Discover how a 2018 visit to Greece and encounters with refugees, persecuted believers, and emerging faith communities redirected our hearts toward refugee ministry.