OCMC Teaching Mission Team to Albania – Aug. 26-Sept. 5, 2016

Dear Family & Friends in the Lord,

May our Holy Theotokos strengthen us all during the fast period before her feastday!  May our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, transform our hearts and eyes to see Him as He is, the brilliant light of agape and truth!

I would like to thank, from the bottom of my heart, those of you who have already sent a sponsorship for this mission.  May God bless you with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  Please continue to pray for the OCMC Teaching Mission Team to Albania members, the teachers, the students and all of God’s people around the world.  The OCMC Team will focus on teacher training and development for about 40 teachers at the Orthodox Protagonist School in Tirana, Albania, from Aug. 26-Sept. 5, 2016.  I however, will be meeting with Archbishop Anastasios at a later date to discuss the possibility of affiliating with the college and will return September 20, God willing.   

There are three ways to be a part of this mission (diakonia). 

1) Prayer,

2) sending items for school below, and

3) consider sponsoring Vasiliki Tsigas-Fotinis @

Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC)

220 Mason Manatee Way, St. Augustine, FL 32086

Name ______________________________                

Address ____________________________

City ________________________________                

State _____________ Zip ______________

Amount of sponsorship $ ____________

OR online @ Vasiliki’s link:  http://bit.ly/1TWfb5Q

OCMC will acknowledge your sponsorship donation with a tax deduction receipt.

Items for Protagonist School

I asked the Principal, Presbytera Georgia Gilman Bendo, of the Protagonist School if we could bring anything with us for the school.  Below is her response:

Posters are always nice. The art teacher wants some of those rolls of bulletin board borders. Our elementary school assistant director has asked for the following: hands on materials that teach about the human body (like some sort of set where the students put the various parts together), she also wants any sort of materials that show the stages of growth of plants and animals: like egg, to tadpole, to frog; or seed, to seedling, to plant, etc.  Hands on stuff, manipulatives, not just books.

In the past we have enjoyed using flannel sets of fairy tales and board games with the younger kids. In fact board games and puzzles would be really helpful.  … Again, I stress that this is a "wish" list and I know that it is not likely that you'll have the opportunity to bring much of it... so no expectations here!

Educationally yours in Christ,
Vasiliki Tsigas-Fotinis 

May your learning never end and may your love for others weave community!