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June 2006

“…Rejoice with them that rejoice and weep with them that weep…” We often say, “Prayer changes things.” I want to testify that we couldn’t have made it without God’s grace, without your prayers, your love, and your support in the past two months. As we concluded our Missions Conferences in the end of April in Florida, we were heading to Louisiana to get my Doctorate of Philosophy degree from LBU. It was an exciting event, as it took me 10 years to conclude the work while doing mission work. PRAISE THE LORD.

That night I was awaken by my wife’s voice, speaking Greek. It took me a while to realize, she was on the phone at 2 A.M, and then I heard the most unwelcome words, “Mama just died.” I stood there stunned in unbelief and then I began to weep and grieve, while getting ready for the longest 1200 miles of tears on I-95 toward NY. In the midst of tears and heavy sorrow, God gave us comfort and reassurance that mom is now in heaven. A powerful message of the gospel was delivered at the funeral to over 250 Greek relatives and friends. PRAISE THE LORD!

We returned to Springfield just in time to attend graduation at CSOS. We had the privilege to see our youngest son, Timothy, walk the line with an Academic gold cord and honors in Spanish. Tim will be attending BBC in the Fall. PRAISE THE LORD!

In spite of the sorrow, there was a wedding in progress, relatives already with tickets to flew to Springfield, so we proceeded to prepare for my daughter’s wedding that was scheduled for June 10th. We had to make arrangements, as people came from Portugal and Greece, and New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and California. Finally the day came and God blessed, as family and friends shared that joyous occasion with Cristina and James.

Yes, it was a Big, Fat, Greek-Baptist Wedding, and the gospel was preached and heard by our unsaved family members, PRAISE THE LORD!

Please continue to pray for our children and pray for us as we will be leaving, “empty nesters,” on October 30th. Pray for Poli and Jane, she is due October 11th with our first grandbaby. Pray for my eyes and my last tests on the macular degeneration in N.Y. before we leave.

Please pray that God will supply our every need for our return to Greece. We would like to purchase a Printing machine for we distribute over a half a million tracts every year. Please pray for our people in Greece to remain strong in the Lord.

Pray for us, as we plan to fervently evangelize Greeks in every major city in Greece, while also targeting 3 of the most unreached people in the world, who are located in the borders of Greece, Bulgaria, and Turkey known as the Thracian Muslims, the Vlachos, and the Pomachs.

The Bible exhorts us to “Rejoice with them that rejoice and weep with them that weep.” There will be moments of tears as we will leave loved ones here in U.S., while experiencing joy in uniting with our spiritual family in Athens. It is of a vital importance to unite our hearts in prayer, for there is power in prayer, in order to fulfill the Great Commission together.

Laboring Together Till Jesus Comes,

Dr. George and Luisa Dimakos
Romans 1:16

E-mail: gldimakos@yahoo.com

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