They were excited to meet the people they had been praying for, and we were delighted to show them the work here and thank them for praying for us. Meeting friends and supporters is one of the privileges of being part of the MECO International Office team. Our work, even in the accounts office where I have my desk, is considerably varied. The two of us there deal with accounts using about a dozen currencies as we receive money from the home countries and channel it to the Middle Eastern lands, where it will be used.
Communications are very important in mission work.
In Cyprus, we try to keep information flowing between home countries and the Middle East. The advent of email has been a real help, cutting both costs and time. Faxes are important, too, as is the daily visit to the post office to send and collect mail. Meanwhile, others are kept busy producing the magazine, prayer notes and other publicity materials. Cyprus is also the home of MECO's literature distribution office and the place where Arabic videos are produced.