LIFE AND DEATH
D u h i n g the recent earthquakes that shook the stricken islands of Greece, a Greek mother gave birth to a baby girl. On that very same day, her
His daily meal is a scrap of bread and some olives. He has no Mother to take care of him, to dry a tear, to love and to cherish him for she, like many other
husband was killed, buried be neath the c rum b lin g ruins. LIFE AND DEATH— such is the story of Greece. Greece, today, is the land of sorrow and tears. Of all the nations in Europe, Greece has suffered most. In World War II, her land was invaded by the enemy and her soldiers and c itiz e n s killed. In the post war period, Greece suf fered the pangs of hunger and starvation, and thousands died. Her country was torn by the ravages of a civil war. Com munist g u e r r illa s from the North robbed her of her chil dren and stole them across the frontier. There has not been one year since World War II that Greece has not experienced disaster and ruin. Just a short time ago, as this tragic land was groping her w a y ba ck to l i f e and streng th , h er shores were shattered , s p lit open, and sowed with death by a suc ce ss ion of 100 earthquakes. Huge waves from an angry sea sw ep t ov e r her islands. Smoke and tum u ltou s thun- derings filled the air. Churches became heaps of rubble, and stark h y s te r ia raged among the horror stricken and desti tute survivors. There was no way of escape as the islands
Greek Mothers, was killed in the fighting in Greece. ONCE AGAIN DEATH LEFT ITS SCAR , A N D TH IS TIME, ON TH E L IVE S A N D HEARTS OF TH E C H IL DREN OF GREECE! The European Evangelistic Crusade is in Greece today; our missionaries stand ready with a willing heart to bring p h y s ic a l relief and help to these unfortunate people, but above all, bringing them hope and sa lv a tion through the message of the Saviour’s love. We cannot ignore the desper ate situation and we know that our God is able to supply the needs of these dear people living under such tragic cir cumstances. W ill you not during this Thanksgiving season take this opportunity to express to God your gratitude to Him for His bounties to you in America by giving the Greeks a chance — a chance to hear the Gospel of Christ and a chance to be properly fed and clothed? We ask you to make this a matter of definite prayer. Your gifts, so urgently need ed, will be used in adminis tering to the physical and spiritual welfare of the Greek people. P lease address all gifts and correspondence for this purpose to:
Demetrios. One of the 400,000 Greek war orphans who need your love and sympathy.
were practically levelled by the upheaval. Bodies that could not be buried because of the ruins were burned in order to eliminate the danger of an epi demic. As far as could be determined, a thousand died and one hundred thousand were made homeless. DEATH TOOK ITS TOLL! The situation for the children of Greece is, perhaps, the saddest of all. The child, Demetrios, in our pho tograph is just one of the estimated 400,000 war orphans in Greece whose spiritual and physical future is very bleak. For a home, this child may have noth ing better than a pigsty. His bed is the earthen floor on which dirty rags are spread at night for a covering. N O V E M B E R 1 9 5 3
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(Greek Relief Fund) Rev. Douglas G. Stewart, F.R.G.S., Director for North America EUROPEAN EVANGELISTIC CRUSADE, Inc. 811 Westview St., Philadelphia 19, Penna. Dear Sir: W ith a glad and willing heart I enclose $........................ to help relieve the suffering of the Greek people. Assur- ing you of my prayers in this project of mercy. i NAME_____________ ’_________________________________ STREET__________ ____________ i_______________________ ■ ' I CITY_______________________________ _ STATF _________ I
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