Spent a couple nights over the weekend with the skipper and first mate of the Morning Star Santa Cruz, Hellenic Ministries' sailing yacht. The Morning Star is moored near Skropeneria off shore from HM's Porto Astro camp ministry site (will write about in a separate post).
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I hung out with the crew and slept on deck but didn't sail (this time!) as the Morning Star
is being refit with new sails. Found this pic on their Facebook page. |
HM uses the Morning Star to mobilize teams to Greeks islands for evangelistic outreach and to give Greek believers the opportunity to reach out to neighboring countries in the Middle East and Africa.
Andrew Fletcher, the first mate, is a MacGyver-ish young man from Canada who began hearing the Lord's call to Greece while serving on the Morning Star the summer he graduated from high school. He's now served full time with the Morning Star and Eurorelief (HM's disaster relief wing) for over three years.
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| Alex Macris and wife Jo-Ann (from Facebook page) |
Alex Macris is skipper of the Morning Star and a son of Costas Macris, founder of Hellenic Ministries. Alex and Andrew are men of action and faith with a passion for maritime ministry. The first night they painted their vision for a fleet of eight sailing yachts each covering a section of the Greek islands with a church planting mission.
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| Sunrise from my sleeping perch |
Here's a promo video glimpse of the Morning Star ministry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHgplmL3LZk
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