Working in a refugee camp with EuroRelief involves LOTS of walking. We are logging 15K to 25K steps a day! Interestingly, most of the longer term volunteers have bikes (pictured here). But they only use them to get to and fro from camp. At camp, we do everything on foot.
Why? Because we are trying to value people over tasks. As you walk, you can more easily stop to talk. EuroRelief delivers messages (mostly in the form of written tickets for things like asylum interviews, doctor appointments, coupons for the clothing or hygiene store, etc) on foot every day - sometimes going to a tent or isobox several times a day trying to find the residents home. Sometimes you are invited in for tea, and that’s always a special treat.
Pray for us for stamina each day. We are all doing quite well. But tomorrow and most of next week we are expecting rain ALL DAY. It is also supposed to be a high of 50 F. Help us do our work heartily, as unto the Lord.
