Christian Therapy Center "Filimon"
The Christian Therapy Center "Filimon" ( Greek Χριστιανικό Κέντρο Απεξάρτησης "Φιλήμων" , Christianiko Kentro Apexartisis Filimon) is an institution of the Greek Evangelical Church .
history
The therapy center was one of the first in Greece in 1986. It was established by the First Greek Evangelical Church in Athens after Lambros Tsoutsos (Λάμπρος Τσούτσος), a young drug addict, came to believe and thereby overcame his drug addiction. His vision was to set up a rehabilitation center to give other people the opportunity to get rid of drug addiction. So far, 70 people have been successfully treated at the center. In addition, the facility takes care of the families of the addicts.
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Greek Evangelical Church about the center (Greek).
- Homepage of the Greek Evangelical Congregation of Nikaia with information about the work (Greek).
- Greek Christian internet newspaper with information on the center (Greek).
- Website of the National Center for Documentation and Information on Drug Addiction