{"id":56301,"date":"2024-08-13T14:40:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/?p=56301"},"modified":"2024-08-13T14:40:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:40:14","slug":"wcc-extends-sympathy-to-people-affected-by-wildfires-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wcc-extends-sympathy-to-people-affected-by-wildfires-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"WCC extends sympathy to people affected by wildfires in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay extended sympathy to the region northeast of Athens, Greece, as hundreds of people have been told to evacuate while more than 600 firefighters try to save their homes and land.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs thousands of residents are told to flee their homes, they fear for their lives, for their loved ones, and their future,\u201d wrote Pillay. \u201cI express sympathy and solidarity from all the churches in our worldwide fellowship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also expressed thanks and appreciation to all the firefighters and the many people reaching out to help their neighbors. \u201cMay God bless them with strength in this important mission,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWe stand with you in prayer and support, and we pledge our continued best efforts in this existential test for all humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oikoumene.org\/resources\/documents\/wcc-solidarity-letter-to-churches-in-greece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full letter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. 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