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. Visitors are always impressed by the variety of Arabic Christian books which are available. Some are translations from English, others are written by Arabs for Arabs - and more of those are needed. The range and sophistication of the video equipment is impressive.