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Ministry hospital honored for working at healing soul and body

The AMG International St. Luke's Hospital in Thessalonica, Greece, has finished an expansion and renovation that has doubled the available floor space and updated the medical services offered by the facility, reports MNN.

The last few months have seen record numbers of patients come, and now that number exceeds 2,000 patients a month. In addition to the medical treatment--and just as importantly, those who come have the opportunity to experience the spiritual healing that only Christ provides.

This past December we received a recognition letter from HOPE for Europe, an evangelical network that promotes activities which advance the cause of Christ throughout Europe. The letter was signed by Jeff Fountain, Chairman of the HOPE for Europe Round Table.

Fouhtain wrote, "St. Luke's Hospital has been chosen as one of three recipients for the 2008 HOPE Award, presented annually by HOPE for Europe to a person, group, or project which embodyies the message of biblical hope in Europe... and also values partnership, networking, integrity, and transformation.

"You have our warmest congratulations, and on behalf of the HOPE for Europe Round Table, we want to thank you for the inspiration and hope the work of your hospital is bringing to many in Greece--and we hope through the news of this award to many beyond Greece. The 2008 Award is also being presented to two other Christian medical institutions, the SGM Langenthal Klinik in Switzerland and the Evangelical Hospital in Barcelona, Spain. We want more people across Europe to be made aware of the groundbreaking work each of these institutions is doing in the field of Christian healthcare...

"Since 2002, the award has been presented to projects and persons from Belarus to Portugal. Our aim is to express appreciation to those who have demonstrated practically the hope of the Gospel in various corners of the continent, and to make others aware of such commendable efforts for their encouragement and inspiration.

"Unfortunately, the award is not accompanied by a large cash endowment, as is, for example, the Nobel Prize! It is simply a humble recognition of those who deserve to be put in the spotlight."

A delegation from HOPE for Europe will travel to Thessalonica on March 18, 2009, to officially present the award to Dr. Demosthenes Katsarkas, Director of St. Luke's.

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[02/27/2009]

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