by Hellenic Ministries | 23 Jan 2025 | Stories
Dina*, a young woman who left her homeland to live freely, arrived in Athens with dreams of a better life and more work opportunities—something she quickly realized was a myth. When we first met her, she was already in the later stages of pregnancy and living in a...
by Nafsika Kourasmenaki | 23 Jan 2025 | Pregnancy, Stories
“I met Dora at the hospital when I was there for another case. She had been admitted the night before, and from the time I first saw her – early the next day – she was constantly silent and lying in bed. It was visiting time and the hallway was...
by Amy E Patton | 1 Dec 2021 | Stories
Sylvia* found herself in desperate need of help, when her boyfriend abandoned her. When she first connected with another ministry in Athens, Sylvia’s children were living with her mother in her homeland, while she was raising the youngest one in Greece. Because Sylvia...
by Hope Center | 16 Sep 2021 | Stories
At thirty years of age, *Tonya’s life has not been easy. But the constant twists have made her strong. Today, as a mom to five wonderful children, she is able to say, “Thank God!”. Tonya arrived on Lesvos island from Syria in 2018 with four children. There...
by Hope Center | 22 Mar 2021 | Stories
They say that there is no worse thing than a parent losing a child. This would be confirmed by Nicky*, who last autumn experienced the traumatic loss of her little son Arsenis at just 7 days old… Her pregnancy was unplanned, and when she learned that the father of her...
by Hope Center | 16 Feb 2021 | Stories
When Katerina* first came in contact with the Hope Center she was in a poor emotional state. Her partner had abandoned her when finding out she was pregnant, so in addition to raising her 8-year-old daughter, she now had to face the arrival of a new baby on her own....
